Blog Archives

  • 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…

  • Jackson Memorial Hospital Settles a New Contract!

    After tough negotiations, Jackson housestaff have settled on an amazing new contract that covers residents and fellows through September 2018. Some of the contract highlights include: 3% raise AAMC 50th percentile adjustment Wage re-opener in 2018 An additional $250 in the professional allowance (a total of $1500 yearly) An additional $50,000 in the Housestaff Fund…

  • Statement by CIR Executive Committee: Refugees Are Patients, Not Scapegoats

    Both around the world and here at home, the American values that inspire our hearts are freedom, justice, tolerance, opportunity, and the promise of a New World — that if one worked hard, played by the rules, and cherished our common ideals, anyone could make a fresh start here. Throughout our history, this American promise…

  • Massachusetts CIR Members Win Access to Opioid Database

    After a public campaign by Massachusetts CIR at Cambridge Health Alliance and Boston Medical Center, 5,000 physicians in training will now have access to the Massachusetts Online Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). As Cambridge resident Dr. David Scales wrote, “The database is a major piece of the state’s effort to stem the overdose epidemic. Checking its…

  • Physicians Implore Congress: #EndTheBan on Gun Violence Research!

      For twenty years the National Rifle Association (NRA) has campaigned against federal scientific research of gun violence by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). CIR leaders joined Doctors For America and a community of concerned physicians and congressional representatives at a press conference on December 2 and…

  • Vitals: Fall 2015 – Resident Perspective, Dr. Omar Metwally and the Health Tech Boom

    HEALTH TECH BOOM IN SAN FRANCISCO Meet Dr. Omar Metwally, A Tech Health Consultant & Resident at St. Mary’s Medical Center… Silicon Valley has certainly had it’s influence on Bay Area residents, inspiring many physicians to explore anything from medical apps to speech recognition and machine learning algorithms that predict adverse events, as ways to…

  • Vitals: Fall 2015 – Making the Tool Work for You: Modern Tech Talk with Dr. Wen Dombrowski

    Making the Tool Work for You: Modern Tech Talk with Dr. Wen Dombrowski Dr. Wen Dombrowski, a former CIR delegate, develops technology and business solutions to drive innovation in patient care and improve the quality of life of our more vulnerable populations. When did your fascination with technology and new media begin? During college, I…

  • Vitals: Fall 2015 – Startup, MD

    Startup, MD Highland Hospital Resident Pilots App to Connect Patients with Resources Patients present in the emergency room at Oakland, California’s Highland Hospital with a number of chronic needs that can’t be treated by a physician – joblessness, food insecurity, and eviction from their homes, to name a few. To address these social and environmental…