Radiology Interest Group
Diagnostic Radiology Student Interest Group (DRIG)
Our Mission Heading link
Our goal is to expose medical students to radiology and provide a variety of educational experiences for all students interested in learning more about the field.
Current Board Members Heading link
Divya Surabhi
President
Divya Surabhi
Class of 2023
Vikram Tammana
Vice President
Vikram Tammana
Class of 2023
Amer Safdari
Vice President
Amer Safdari
Class of 2023
Meet Patel
Treasurer
Meet Patel
Class of 2024
Hrishikesh Bhaththiwala
Secretary
Hrishikesh Bhaththiwala
Class of 2025
Viraja Alluri
Event Coordinator
Viraja Alluri
Class of 2025
Emily Chuang
Event Coordinator
Emily Chuang
Class of 2025
Faculty Mentor Heading link
Dr. Karen Xie is the current program director of the University of Illinois Diagnostic Radiology residency and is very involved in medical student exposure to the specialty. She is instrumental in connecting interested medical students to residents and other mentors in radiology. Dr. Xie works closely with the current board members and diversity chair of the interest group to provide events for medical students throughout the academic year. She also collaborates with interested students on many radiology and educational research projects.