For recent years,although interventional radiology in China has achieved rapid development,it is still facing some rigorous challenges,such as the lack of personnel in interventional field and the flowing-away of certain patients who are definitely suitable for interventional therapy.This paper aims to discuss the reform of interventional radiology education for the undergraduates,postgraduates and clinical practitioners in the medical colleges in order to seek effective solutions to these issues the interventional radiology has confronted with.