Clinical Experience

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Cooper University Hospital is the only Level I Trauma Center in South Jersey, serving a large, diverse, and high-acuity patient population across the Delaware Valley region. Our IR division operates a high-volume procedural suite, a robust outpatient IR clinic, and an active inpatient consult service — providing residents with exceptional clinical breadth across the full spectrum of interventional practice.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

Our formal affiliation with the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper is one of the most significant differentiators of this program. Residents participate in multidisciplinary oncologic tumor boards alongside world-renowned faculty, gain access to high-complexity locoregional tumor therapies, and develop the interventional oncology expertise that is increasingly central to the IR specialty. 

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

A dedicated pediatric radiology rotation at CHOP — one of the top-ranked pediatric hospitals in the nation — exposes residents to a breadth of pediatric imaging and procedures that enriches both their diagnostic and interventional training.

Clinical Responsibility Progression

Resident responsibility grows deliberately across training years:

  • PGY-2 to PGY-4: Supervised participation in IR procedures during dedicated IR rotations; developing procedural foundations alongside DR training.
  • PGY-5: Active role in case planning, procedural performance, and inpatient IR consult management; outpatient IR clinic participation with faculty oversight.
  • PGY-6: Primary proceduralist with direct faculty supervision; independent management of the IR consult service; leadership of resident team; near-attending level responsibility.

This progressive autonomy model ensures that graduates enter independent practice with full confidence and clinical capability.

Simulation and Procedural Skills

Residents have access to simulation resources for procedural skills development throughout training. Simulation-based training is integrated into the didactic curriculum, allowing residents to build foundational technical skills in a safe environment before applying them in the clinical setting — and to practice advanced techniques as they progress toward independent practice.