2009 Convention

2009 National Convention: Celebrating Our Victories and Preparing for the Challenges Ahead

For three days in May, CIR’s newly-elected delegates from across the country came together in Philadelphia to review the past year’s accomplishments and to strategize for the year to come. Nearly 200 delegates traveled to City of Brotherly Love for the 2009 CIR National Convention, held from May 15 to 17, 2009.  The weekend focused on several issues important to resident physicians, including work hours, safety in the workplace, and the effort in Congress to pass meaningful health care reform this year.

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CIR and Allies Rally in Philadelphia for a "More Perfect Health Care System"

In conjunction  with the annual national convention in Philadelphia, CIR leaders from around the country held a press conference on May 15, 2009 steps away from Independence Hall to call for “a more perfect health care system.”

Brandishing historical “Betsy Ross” and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags, resident physicians and other doctors, medical students and health care workers shared their experiences with a failing health care system and called for comprehensive reform.

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