New Mexico

CIR Doctor Blogs About Work Hours on the Huffington Post

CIR doctor and Regional Vice President for New Mexico, John Ingle, MD recently wrote about criticisms of the recent Institute of Medicine's report on residency work hours and safety on The Huffington Post under the headline, "Resident Work Hours: Standing Up for Patient Safety is Not 'Whining'":

As a surgeon -- specifically a third-year resident physician in Otolaryngology in New Mexico -- I've been deeply disappointed at some of the reactions to the Institute of Medicine's much-anticipated report Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety. The report has been hailed as long overdue by those who have studied the effects of lack of sleep on human performance and hospital safety, and howled at by critics who wish to preserve the status quo in the way we train our nation's doctors.

>> Read the whole blog post on The Huffington Post

Preparing for the Year to Come in New Mexico

New Mexico, dubbed “The Land of Enchantment,” was the backdrop for CIR’s Western Regional Meeting on November 8, 2008. CIR doctors from the Northern California, Southern California and New Mexico regions gathered at the Albuqeruque Hotel in Albuqerque for a full-day’s worth of activities, incorporating workshops, presentations, training, planning for the year ahead and, of course, networking and socializing with their fellow members.

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CIR’s Western Members Are Going Green!

CIR’s environmentally-conscious physicians in our Wesern region are “going green” to create a healthier, more sustainable environment.

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Bringing Healthcare Reform to Our Nation's Top Political Conventions

As the United States counts down to an historic election this fall, the debate about healthcare reform in this country has taken on a sense of urgency for both political parties. Never has the voice of frontline providers of care been more critical in the national debate on healthcare reform. In recognition of this, CIR doctors were among the participants at SEIU events at both the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO and the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN.

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CIR Doctors Welcome SEIU “Road to American Health Care” Bus to New Mexico

SEIU’s “Road to American Health Care” bus tour is traveling across the country on its way to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, stopping in communities large and small to highlight the real people who are being hurt by the health care crisis. On Thursday, July 24, 2008, it arrived in New Mexico -- home to the UNM Medical Center -- and picked up a couple of CIR leaders who are making the issue a top priority.

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CIR Residents Win Another Wage Increase at UNM

On April 23, 2008, the CIR Negotiating Team successfully concluded its 2008 Salary Re-Opener negotiations with UNM.

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Senate Candidate Rep. Tom Udall "Walks A Day In the Shoes" of CIR Doctor

On April 4, 2008, as part of SEIU’s program to ensure that candidates running for political office experience firsthand what life is like for working people, U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Tom Udall walked a day in the shoes of Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU member Dr. Elizabeth Burpee, a resident at the University of New Mexico Hospital.

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Charting the Year Ahead

On November 3rd, 2007, the three chapters that make up CIR’s Western Region -- New Mexico, Southern, and Northern California -- came together to meet, share news, and make plans for how to accomplish their goals in the year ahead.

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Residents in New Mexico Ratify First Contract

On August 15, 2007, resident physicians at the University of New Mexico Hospital voted by an overwhelming margin to ratify their first union contract. There are 550 interns, residents and fellows, in 17 different specialties at the hospital.

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CIR Members Meet with Gov. Richardson in New Mexico

Drs. Elizabeth Burpee, PGY 2, Internal Medicine, and John Ingle, PGY 1, Otolaryngology, from the University of New Mexico Hospital met with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson on May 2, 2007 to discuss his proposals for expanding health coverage so that every American is insured.

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Housestaff at the University of New Mexico Vote to Join CIR

Nearly 500 interns, residents and fellows at the University of New Mexico overwhelmingly voted to join together for a stronger voice in the delivery of patient care at their hospital. Residents voted 222-99 to form a union through the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU.

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