Interventional Radiology - Independent ACGME case minimums
Residents in Interventional Radiology - Independent must log at least 1,000 procedures overall. The ACGME lists 12 case categories for the specialty but publishes no minimum for any single one, so each row below shows an em-dash, not a zero.
By Chris, CA-1, anesthesiology
Interventional Radiology - Independent minimums by category
| Category | First operator |
|---|---|
| Aortic Stent Grafting | — |
| Arterial PTA or Stent | — |
| Dialysis Access Intervention | — |
| Embolization | — |
| New Outpatient Clinic Evaluation | — |
| Primary GI Intervention (PTBD, Cholecystostomy, Gastrostomy) | — |
| Primary Nephrostomy | — |
| Thrombolysis or Thrombectomy (Arterial or Venous) | — |
| TIPS or TIPS Revision | — |
| Tumor Ablation | — |
| Venous Port | — |
| Venous Intervention (Stent, PTA, or filter) | — |
An em-dash means the ACGME publishes no minimum on that row — not a minimum of zero.
Interventional Radiology - Independent · ACGME specialty 415 · minimums effective April 1, 2024.
Capnolog counts these live for anesthesiology and neurological surgery; other specialties are reference only.
What counts toward a minimum?
- Residents log cases into categories the ACGME defines, not by procedure code.
- The one number is an overall minimum of 1,000 procedures (415 Program Requirements 4.5.f.1.).
- The Review Committee for Radiology sets these requirements.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Case Log categories and minimum numbers, April 2024
- Case Log guidelines, July 2025
- Program Requirements
Capnolog is independent of the ACGME. Where a number here and the ACGME's own document disagree, the document is right.