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When Negotiations Fail: An Exclusive Interview with UWHA Lead Negotiator Dr. Kisha Clune

by Ashley Cheek

We are fighting for UW to come up to the national standard in their treatment of residents; we’re not asking for the impossible. Residents deserve to work in humane and livable conditions.

October 14, 2019

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Featured, GME, Health Policy, Housestaff Wellness, Opinions

Why We Walked Out: A Call for Courage and Action from the University of Washington Housestaff Association

by Brandon Peplinski, MD, MPH

On September 25, we participated in a 15-minute unity break (effectively a walk-out) with over 450 residents and fellows at the University of Washington in protest of UW’s dismal contract proposals during our negotiations. It was led by the University of Washington Housestaff Association (UWHA), one of the few unions of resident doctors in the United States.

October 9, 2019

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Featured, GME, Housestaff Wellness, Intern Year

Featured, GME, Health Policy, Housestaff Wellness, Opinions

When Negotiations Fail: An Exclusive Interview with UWHA Lead Negotiator Dr. Kisha Clune

We are fighting for UW to come up to the national standard in their treatment of residents; we’re not asking for the impossible. Residents deserve to work in humane...

Featured, GME, Housestaff Wellness, Intern Year

Why We Walked Out: A Call for Courage and Action from the University of Washington Housestaff Association

On September 25, we participated in a 15-minute unity break (effectively a walk-out) with over 450 residents and fellows at the University of Washington in protest of UW’s dismal...

Clinical, Intern Year, Pediatrics

Night Call

My senior and I had been on night float together for a few weeks. That night, the dimmed lights of the hospital corridors spilled into the workroom which was...

Clinical, Family Medicine, Featured, Intern Year, OB/GYN

Foolish Feelings

It was 2 a.m. and I was downward-dog in the call room. Earlier during this maternal/child health rotation night shift, I had labored with three other moms in so...

GME, Housestaff Wellness, Opinions

A Cry for Help: Burning Out as a Resident Physician

During residency, do you ever stop to think why you wanted to become a doctor? What were your reasons? I wish I could remember mine. I could have pursued...

Physician Author

The Epidemic We Don’t Talk About: Response to the University of Washington Resident Physician Strike

On September 25, the resident physicians and fellows at the University of Washington (UW) participated in a “strike.” It lasted only 15 minutes, because above all else, they are...

Featured, GME, Housestaff Wellness, Opinions

In Solidarity: Response to the University of Washington Resident Physician Strike

Last week, the resident physicians and fellows of the University of Washington collectively decided to walk off the job for a 15-minute "unity break" in protest of unacceptable working...

Clinical, Featured, Housestaff Wellness, Internal Medicine, Poetry

“PGY3”: How I Coped in the Medical ICU by Making Music

Listen to the track "PGY3" by Dr. Roy Souaid and his band "John Lebanon." The song started in New Orleans during the American College of Physicians National Conference in May...

Featured, GME, Housestaff Wellness, Opinions

In Defense of Resident Wellness (Part 2 of 2)

In my first post in this two-part series, I presented an argument for why physicians and administrators need to work together to develop small-scale interventions to bring meaning to...

Clinical, Columns, Featured, Health Policy, Opinions, Policy Prescriptions, Psychiatry

Solitary Confinement and Health: Why It Matters in 2019

Over the last year, our collective minds have been captivated by stories about child and family separation, detainment of citizens and immigrants, and the quality of the health care...

Clinical, Internal Medicine, Poetry

Leaving My Heart at the Door

At first, my heart pauses: frozen from shock. / But, within a few seconds, I start to take stock.

Clinical, Family Medicine, Featured, GME, Housestaff Wellness, Intern Year

The Sweet and Sour of Intern Year

Of all the fulfilling and purposeful vocations to pursue, we’ve ended up trying to find our footing in the vast and ever-changing maze of medicine. Propelled by some combination...