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Congressman Meek Meets with CIR in Miami

Can you spot the person in this picture who is not a doctor? Congressman Kendrick Meek (holding the plaque) toured Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL on February 5, 2010. After a tour of the hospital led by resident physicians, Rep. Meek, who this year participated in the drafting of the comprehensive health reform bill as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, sat down for a discussion of topics ranging from compensation for safety net hospitals to improving mental health care to the final fate of health care reform. “Count on me as it relates to being a part of the solution for as long as I’m in public service,” Rep. Meek pledged.

Above, from left to right: Dr. Akua Asare, Dr. Eneida Roldan (CEO of Jackson Memorial), Dr. Damien Hansra, Rep. Meek, and Drs. Aarti Patel, Almari Ginory and Maya Green.

CIR Co-Sponsors Great American Smokeout at Jackson Memorial Hospital

For the second year in a row, the CIR Patient Care Fund Committee invested in an event to help increase public health by encouraging people to stop smoking. After the success of the 2008 Great American Smokeout, CIR and partner organizations like the American Cancer Society and the Miller School of Medicine came together to organize an even bigger event in 2009.

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Preparing for “the Business Side of Medicine” After Residency

The devil is in the details when it comes to negotiating an employment contract, planning for one’s financial future, and managing debt. That was the main takeaway for CIR members who attended post-residency life workshops in November.

Throughout the month, CIR hosted Post Residency Life Workshops at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida, Harbor-UCLA and LAC + USC Medical Centers in Los Angeles, and Highland Hospital and Children’s Hospital in Oakland. Residents heard from experts like attorneys Mark Richard and Henry Fenton, and financial specialist and CPA Mitch Freedman, who highlighted what to watch for in navigating the business side of a medical career.

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CIR Residents Take the Health Care Fight to the Hill

CIR Leaders joined thousands of doctors and nurses in Washington, DC on June 24 and 25, 2009 for a massive mobilization to fight for health care reform. Dr. Janetta Cureton, CIR Regional Vice President, reports on the Experience.

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Jackson Housestaff Honored at 8th Annual Appreciation Day

CIR sponsored Housestaff Appreciation Day on March 5 at Jackson Memorial Hospital to honor residents for their contributions. This year was the biggest yet, with more than 400 attendees, including residents, SEIU 1991 nurses, and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine medical students.

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Patient Care Funds Support Innovative Projects

Through Patient Care Funds, CIR members have a chance to create and fund programs based on needs they identify in their hospital and their communities. Residents in Los Angeles originated the idea when they negotiated for dedicated funding to cover patients’ needs into their contract starting in 1975. Since then, housestaff around the country have followed suit, using their voice as a union to advocate not just for better compensation and working conditions, but for better care for their patients.

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County Commissioner and CIR Work to Improve Jackson’s Rehab Center

After County Commissioner Sally Heyman had major back surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, she regularly visited Jackson’s rehabilitation center for therapy. She found the rehabilitation staff, which included CIR members, to be extremely helpful. However, the facility they worked in and the equipment they used were in less than pristine condition.

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Housestaff Appreciation Day: What a Concept!

It’s always nice to be appreciated, and CIR members at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, were honored with an annual Housestaff Appreciation Day on February 28, 2008, commemorated by the Miami-Dade County Office of the Mayor and County Commissioners

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CIR Doc’s Designs are Rooted in Values

CIR Member Halland Chen, MD was selected as the winner of the Values Symbol design contest at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL.

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Concessions? No Way!

When the ink was dry, residents ratified a new contract that included gains in all areas. How the 1,000 residents at Jackson got off the concessionary path, and won gains that range from salary increases to improved work hours and other conditions had everything to do with a strategy that included coalition building, community support, and political outreach.

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