Our National Convention is a time when CIR delegates from across the country come together to review the work of the past year and chart the course for the year ahead. 2012-13 included some big milestones, from advocating on behalf of residents and our patients to implementing life-saving quality improvement projects in our hospitals and strengthening our membership. Resident leaders continue to raise the voice of residents for our patients and our learning and wellbeing.
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- New Delegates swear in at National Convention
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- The 2013 convention saw the very first alumni CME track. CIR alums practicing in the Boston area were invited for a luncheon and talk by Dr. Stephen Martin, a former CIR leader from Boston Medical Center, on the crucial role of safety net institutions in healthcare reform.
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- Delegates attended workshops to hone their leadership skills for the year ahead. The workshops included themes like treating urban violence, cost of care, quality improvement, media training, patient advocacy and women in medicine.
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- Dr. John Schumann, the Internal Medicine Program Director at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, addressed the house of delegates on the importance of “civil non-conformity” in medicine. Dr. Schumann is a former CIR leader from Cambridge Health Alliance.
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- Delegates from all seven regions broke out into separate regional meetings. Pictured above, New Jersey delegates met to strategize programming and set priorities for the upcoming year.
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- Dr. Linda Pololi, Director of the National Initiative for Gender, Culture and Leadership in Medicine: C-Change. A nationally recognized researcher, Dr. Pololi spoke on leadership development and the culture of academic medicine.