Blog Archives

  • Vitals: Spring 2016 – Alumni Corner: The Power of a Collective Voice

    Alumni Corner: The Power of a Collective Voice Cynthia Stotts, DO, is an inpatient pediatric ward and PICU attending at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center and recently spoke on the Women in Medicine alumni panel at CIR’s Resident Leadership Conference. She completed her residency at LAC+USC and was the President of the Joint Committee of…

  • UC Irvine Residents Win Housing Stipend, Education Funds in First Contract Victory

    UCIMC interns, residents, and fellows voted overwhelmingly to ratify a first-ever CIR contract on Wednesday, May 11. This is a first CIR resident-physician contract within the UC-system. The contract is a milestone in raising standards for residents and fellows at UCIMC and residents are now in a better position to win even better contract conditions…

  • New Contract at Cambridge Health Alliance

    Despite a budget crisis and a round of voluntary layoffs, residents at Cambridge Health Alliance won increases and a the continuation of a patient experience bonus in their latest three-year contract, ratified in April. The 18-member bargaining team, representing 116 residents in nine programs, negotiated a $500 bonus for all housestaff, plus 3 percent increases…

  • UCI Residents Need YOUR Support!

    As residents, we provide essential care to the Irvine and Long Beach communities. UCIMC residents have been bargaining for over 23 months with little movement from the University. Our contract proposals have been simple: give us compensation that is commensurate with our work requirements and the expensive cost of living in Orange County.   — Please support UCI…

  • St. Mary’s Medical Center Joins CIR

    Welcome, St. Mary’s, to CIR! St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco voted overwhelmingly on March 8 and 9 in favor of their first tentative agreement, making this the third Dignity Hospital (out of six in California) to join the Committee of Interns and Residents. Residents at St. Mary’s voted to join the housestaff union…

  • LA County Resident Physicians Due for Salary Increase, QI Fund

    Fourth year medical students who match at LA County hospitals this March can look forward to a major salary increase over last year’s starting salary, thanks to a recently settled contract between the LA County’s Department of Health Services and the resident doctors’ union, the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU Healthcare). “We made a…

  • 2016 CIR Delegate Elections

    CIR Delegate Elections are coming up in February and March at all of our hospitals around the country – find out more details about your election process, running for Delegate, and election dates and locations here: Hospital Region Date(s) Details Jackson Memorial Hospital Florida February 9, 10, 11 Details Boston Medical Center Massachusetts March 1…

  • CIR’s Tax Tips for Residents

    It’s tax season again. But don’t panic! We’ve put together a list of common deductions and other things to consider when you do your taxes this year. Moving Deduction If you moved more than 50 miles from your old home to start your residency, you could qualify for a moving deduction. This includes the cost of…

  • UNM Residents Continue Strong QI Work with 5th Annual Journal

    There is a longstanding history of Quality Improvement work by residents at the University of New Mexico, one that has been continued with the recent publication of the Fifth Annual Journal of Quality Improvement in Healthcare. As the front line of care for patients at UNM, the residents have continuously worked over recent years to improve…

  • Landmark Case Threatening Public Employee Rights Heard by Supreme Court

    On Monday, Jan. 11, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Friedrichs v. the California Teachers Association (CTA). The outcome of this case will have a direct effect on all public sector employees, including teachers, firefighters, postal workers, and healthcare workers at public hospitals — including residents. A decision is expected by…