RIDR Summer Intern Symposium 2023

RIDR 2023 Symposium Zoom Participants

Eighteen student interns from the 2023 RIDR cohort – including 5 high school students, 2 undergraduate college students, and 11 medical school students – presented their final research projects at the RIDR Symposium on Friday, August 18. 

Developed by UCSF Radiology and Biomedical Imaging’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, the Research Initiative to promote Diversity in Radiology (RIDR) offers an 8-week summer internship for students from diverse backgrounds. Students get an early opportunity to experience what a career in radiology would be like with hands-on research in the labs and one-on-one mentorship from faculty members.

“The RIDR program had another successful year, introducing high school, college, and medical school students to radiology through mentorship and research projects at UCSF. This year, we were truly impressed by the caliber of…

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