Becker's Healthcare January 16, 2025
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare resident and fellow physicians voted 111-52 to unionize, making them the first resident and fellow physician union in the state.
The group will join the Committee of Interns and Residents, the largest U.S. house staff union that represents more than 37,000 resident physicians and fellows, according to a news release shared with Becker’s on Jan. 16. CIR is also affiliated with the Service Employees International Union.
“It’s very exciting that Christiana residents have come together to form a union, creating the framework to support each other in each department’s needs,” Layla Annous, MD, a resident physician in medicine and pediatrics at ChristianaCare, said in the release. “We look forward to partnering with Christiana to create a fair...