Rutgers – State University of New Jersey (NJMS)

The incredible benefits you have are a result of your colleagues working together to ensure that resident physicians can provide the highest quality care possible and improve their working conditions.
Join CIR now. We’re stronger together.

Member Discounts:


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Member Benefits, including Post-Residency Contract Review & Immigration Legal Benefit.

+ Discounts
  • Electronics
  • Food & Dining
  • Home & Auto
  • AT&T
  • Costco and more

Access discounts

+ Travel
  • Car Rental
  • Hotels
  • Airfare
  • Resorts
  • Tours & Cruises

Travel discounts

+ Finance
  • Financial Wellness
  • Debt Navigator
  • Rewards Cards
  • Personal Loan
  • Home Financing

Finance discounts

+ Insurance
  • Auto & Home
  • Group Term Life
  • Life Insurance Plan
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Legal Services

Insurance discounts

Your Contract:


  • Educational Allowance Reimbursed $600/year
  • Orientation Pay $600
  • Meal Allowance $20 per on-call, overnight, shifts over 12 hours (8hrs ER)
  • Vacation, sick leave

Questions about your contract?
Contact: Marley-Vincent Lindsey
mvincentlindsey@cirseiu.org | (917) 687-1924

Regional Vice Presidents:

  • Andrea Attenasio, Orthopedic Surgery,
    Jersey City Medical Center
  • Ja’Nelle Blocker, Psychiatry,
    Howard University Hospital

Delegates:

  • Alexandria Cooper, Emergency Medicine
  • Helen Lu, Emergency Medicine
  • Stephanie Ruthberg, Psychiatry
  • Dustin Biron, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Rebecca Mutesi Balimunkwe, Anesthesiology
  • Tzeidel Eichenberg, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
  • Yida Cai, Plastic Surgery
  • Stephanie Casey, Obstetrics and Gynecology (alternate)
  • Yashasvini Sampathkumar, Surgery (alternate)

+ Mental Health Resources
  • NJ Human Services Mental Health Hotlines
  • The Peer Recovery Warmline: 1-877-292-5588
  • National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
  • NJ Hope Line (Suicide Prevention): 1-855-654-6735
  • NJ Mental Health Cares: 1-866-202 HELP (4357)