“They're our mentors, they're our friends, they're our colleagues, they're our peers. They recognize, 'Hey, we have this need ... you have these skills. How do we leverage this and really serve our patients to the best of our ability?'"  —Carrie Hayes, PA, Chair of the SIR Nurse Practitioner & Physician Assistant SectionHost Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with SIR NP&PA Section Chair Carrie Hayes, PA, and Membership Chair Nick Oravetz, PA,  about how advanced practice providers (APPs) can help interventional radiologists meet the needs of patients, paths to becoming a PA or NP in IR, and more.Related resources:Information about the SIR NP&PA SectionIRQ article: "The advantages of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in IR," by Kathy Taylor, MS, FNP-BC (Winter 2019)Note: This episode was recorded on Feb. 25, 2023.Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.(c) Society of Interventional Radiology.Support the show