Didactics
Cooper's didactic curriculum is designed to develop not only procedural competence, but the cognitive foundation and clinical reasoning that define outstanding interventional radiologists. Our educational offerings blend structured formal teaching with high-yield case-based learning, multidisciplinary collaboration, and real-world clinical exposure.
- Daily faculty-led readout sessions with one-on-one teaching across all subspecialties.
- Formal lecture series covering all radiology subspecialties.
- Multidisciplinary conferences spanning oncology, surgery, neurology, and other clinical services.
- Monthly Interesting Case Conference, Radiology M&M, and Journal Club.
- MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper tumor boards — world-class oncologic expertise and complex pathology exposure.
- Resident-selected board review course (PGY-4) and dedicated physics board review course.
- In-house physicist-led supplemental physics didactics for Core Examination preparation.
- Emergency Radiology Boot Camp for incoming residents.
- Simulation and procedural skills training sessions.
- Weekly faculty lectures covering the full spectrum of vascular, oncologic, and non-vascular IR.
- IR Morbidity & Mortality (M&M) conference.
- Case conferences and small-group teaching sessions.
- Journal Club with review of high-impact IR and clinical literature.
- IR Clinic didactics: patient management, consent, shared decision-making, and follow-up care.
- Simulation training and advanced procedural skills workshops.
During the core years of training, IR residents are fully incorporated into the Diagnostic Radiology didactic program:
Senior residents participate in a structured IR-specific didactic schedule:
Throughout all years, residents are encouraged to take an active role in teaching — leading case conferences, presenting at grand rounds, mentoring junior residents and medical students, and contributing to the academic life of the program.