The internship is open to first-year medical students at institutions across the U.S. This initiative began through the Commission for Women and Diversity in hopes of giving underrepresented minorities (URMs) and women an opportunity to explore the radiology specialty and engage in research.

The PIER internship is open to first-year medical students in the U.S. Application requirements include:

• a letter of good standing
• resume/curriculum vitae
• two letters of recommendation
• a recent photo
• ACR membership (medical students join free)

The internship culminates with a presentation of the students’ research of their Case in Point projects to the Radiology/Radiation Oncology Section at the annual meeting of the National Medical Association. The PIER Program provides a stipend for selected scholars during their Summer Internship, as well as continued mentorship and support throughout the years leading to your radiology residency application.

Medical students in a U.S. or Canadian approved program and who have an interest in becoming a diagnostic radiologist, interventional radiologist, radiation oncologist or nuclear medicine physician are eligible to apply.

Application requirements include:

• ACR Membership (medical students join free).
• Students must be in their first, second, or third year of medical school, or in a research year, and not yet matched into a residency program. They may only receive the scholarship once.
• Resume/curriculum vitae.
• Awardees must register for the meeting and attend pre-determined activities, including MSS sessions, Council meetings and the RFS meetings with a required attendance of a minimum of three days. Awardees will also participate in the meeting mentor program, complete pre- and post-conference surveys and provide a post-meeting write-up on their experience. This may be used in ACR publications and marketing materials.

Eligibility requirements:

• Be enrolled in a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program. Students may only receive the scholarship once.
• Become an ACR Member-in-Training.
• Complete pre- and post-conference surveys.
• Provide a post-meeting write-up on their experience (content from post-meeting write-ups may be used in ACR publications and marketing materials).
• Submit a W-9 form for expense reimbursement.
• We recommend having a professional portrait available so that the selected candidate(s) may be featured in ACR social media posts without unnecessary delay.

Applicants are required to provide an audio file .wav, .mp3, or .m4 explaining why they want to attend the meeting in two minutes or less, as well as summarize their graduate research in 500 words or less. The summary should be easily understood by readers with no background knowledge; submissions will be judged on both content and comprehensibility. Top submissions may be featured in the ACR Bulletin.