IMG SUCCESS Story: How to match in Interventional Radiology - With Dr Harleen Kaur

A small town girl in an Indian medical college, holding a catheter for the first time, decides she wants to spend her life doing this. Everyone tells her the same three things: → IR is nearly impossible to match into. → It’s a men’s field. → You’re an IMG. Pick something realistic. She did it anyway. 🇮🇳➡️🇺🇸 Only ~10% of IR physicians in the U.S. are women. Fewer still took the road she did — from an Indian medical college, through the USMLE grind, into one of the most competitive specialties. Indian women aren’t asking for a seat at the table anymore — they’re building the table across the globe. See how she made it happen ! Time stamps • 0:00 – 1:11 — Teaser • 1:12 – 3:05 — Introduction to Dr. Harleen Kaur • 3:06 – 4:25 — What made you choose IR? • 4:26 – 7:10 — Journey from high school growing up into medical school [How did moving to different cities — Punjab to Delhi to Pune — influence you?] • 7:11 – 11:20 — When did USMLE come into play & timeline? • 11:21 – 15:26 — Finding rotations for IR • 15:27 – 19:40 — What does an IR rotation look like & a day in IR? • 19:41 – 22:10 — How competitive is IR & what are the chances of matching? • 22:11 – 23:35 — How passionate are you about IR & how did it help you match? • 23:36 – 29:50 — How did you find mentorship in a less-taken path? • 29:51 – 40:00 — What were the challenges on this journey & how did you overcome them? • 40:01 – 43:01 — What things outside of medicine helped you with the process? • 43:02 – 47:10 — Interview experiences for [IR] • 47:11 – 50:00 — Personal statement • 50:01 – 53:04 — How does one stand out? • 53:05 – 56:35 — How to find postdoc positions? • 56:36 – end — What separates an average from an extraordinary match applicant? Produced by Jugal Acharya Edited by ‪@TheManavCreates‬ Music by Dhananjay Mistry #indiandoctors #womeninmedicine #interventionalradiology #interventionalradiologist #breakingbarriers #indianwomen #MedTwitter #residence #imgjourney #usmle #usmleprep #IMG #Match2026 #womeninstem