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Michael Gallagher, MD Michael Gallagher, MD (1 Posts)

Resident Physician Contributing Writer

Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation

Michael Gallagher is a PGY-3 resident in physical medicine & rehabilitation at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation interested in palliative care, the ethics of rehabilitation and physiotherapy, and health care labor relations. Outside of work he is a mediocre 400m sprinter, sci-fi writer, and amateur barista.




Bosses of Us: Doctors, Administrators, and the Profit Motive

Published by Michael Gallagher, MD

The pandemic points to an important lesson: a rejection of traditional leadership structures, at least those that feed into a profit-based medical system, may be necessary in order to create a different world. The union provides such a framework, vesting power in a collective of voices. But in order to succeed at the level of a union, physicians need to let their voices join that collective — they cannot expect a delegate or representative alone to do the entire job, just as we might expect a program director to guide us in the right direction.

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

Published 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.

Brandon Peplinski, MD, MPH Brandon Peplinski, MD, MPH (1 Posts)

Resident Physician Contributing Writer

University of Washington School of Medicine

Brandon Peplinski is a current PGY-2 internal medicine resident at the University of Washington where he is a University of Washington Housestaff Association board member. Originally from the Twin Cities, Minnesota, he has lived in Maryland, Washington DC, Argentina, Southern California, and Seattle. His interests include epidemiology, socioeconomic determinants of health, and advocacy.