WIRS EDUCATION · PATHWAYS

Training and career pathways.

How registrar learning connects to training, certification and a career in interventional radiology — in South Africa and internationally.

WIRS awards no qualification and runs none of the courses below. Training pathways evolve and eligibility criteria change — confirm current requirements directly with the relevant body, and with your programme leadership, before relying on them. Courses build knowledge; they do not replace supervised procedural experience.

Where to start.

Interventional radiology in South Africa →
The route from medical school through FC Rad Diag(SA) into IR practice, written for the local training landscape.
Neurointervention →
How neurointerventional training is entered and what it demands, from a diagnostic radiology or neurosurgical base.

International courses & certification.

EBIR (opens in a new tab)CIRSEThe European Board of Interventional Radiology — a two-part knowledge certification for fully qualified radiologists with dedicated IR training and procedure experience.
PLANET (opens in a new tab)Pierre Lasjaunias Neurovascular Education TeamAn internationally recognised foundation course in neurovascular anatomy and embryology, widely taken before or alongside the ECMINT cycle.
ECMINT (opens in a new tab)ESMINTA theoretical course in interventional neuroradiology, taught across several five-day modules — the reference theoretical grounding for neurointervention.
EXMINT (opens in a new tab)ESMINTA condensed theoretical course in the neurointerventional treatment of ischaemic stroke.
ESMINT Skills Training (opens in a new tab)ESMINTHands-on simulation training in neurointerventional technique, run at a dedicated skills centre.

Training and career pathways.

Where to start.

Interventional radiology in South Africa →

Neurointervention →

International courses & certification.