Amid reports of patients canceling their doctor visits out of fear of immigration raids, CIR members are adding their voices to campaigns for sanctuary cities and states. In addition to patients staying away from the hospital, physicians report a heavy psychological toll on families and children because
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From securing new fathers up to two months of paternity leave to significant salary increases, guaranteeing wellness days in the employment contract and expanding FMLA, residents have bargained and won strong contracts across our regions. St. John’s Episcopal Hospital April 2017, Queens, NY The residents at St.
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After six outstanding years of supporting medical volunteer relief work in Haiti, the CIR Policy & Education Initiative has expanded its work to a new program: the Global Medical Volunteer Scholarship program (GMVS). In its inaugural year, the GMVS program received 41 applications from an incredibly competitive
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