<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0jYZGV_1DGbEjMr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0jYZGV_1DGbEjMr00" width="840" height="560" ><figcaption>Brian Stevenson / Vermont Public The entrance to the University of Vermont Medical Center South Prospect Street location in downtown Burlington.</figcaption></figure>After nearly seven months of negotiations, the University of Vermont Medical Center and the union representing its doctors-in-training have inked their second-ever contract. The three-year deal covers the roughly 400 interns, residents and fellows employed by Vermont’s only academic medical center.Resident physicians are doctors who have completed medical school but who must still undergo several years of supervised training before practicing completely independently.The hospital’s residents first unionized with the Committee of Interns and Residents, a national union, in 2022, citing grueling schedules and pay that did not keep up with student loans and the cost of living in Chittenden County. Bargaining themes for the latest round of negotiations were much the same.The latest deal, which union members ratified earlier this month, includes a 10% increase in compensation, a $2,000 annual meal stipend and seven weeks of paid caregiver leave. The contract also included new immigration protections and limited 24-hour continuous shifts.“This is a strong contract that improves working conditions for resident physicians and our well-being so we can be at our best for the patients we care for wholeheartedly,” Rhys Niedecker, a CIR union delegate and family medicine resident physician at UVMMC, said in a statement.In an email, University of Vermont Health spokesperson Phil Rau said the hospital was “proud of this contract and grateful to all the residents and fellows who participated in the process.”“Residents and fellows are critical to our academic medical center’s mission of caring for communities across our region,” he said.But UVMMC will remain at the bargaining table. The hospital is still negotiating two outstanding contracts, covering thousands of employees — one with support staff, and the other with nurses.Union talks are taking place amid financial difficulties at University of Vermont Health. AFT-Vermont, which represents support staff and nurses, organized a rally over the weekend to protest recent layoffs across the health network and call attention to workers’ demands. AFT has argued that administrative bloat is at the root of the system’s fiscal woes — not compensation for front-line workers.“This is a challenging time financially for our organization and for all Vermonters,” Rau said. “Staying at the table and working together to address the challenges facing health care while reaching agreements that support our teams and our patients is critical to creating a sustainable future that works for the communities we serve.”</div></body>

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After nearly seven months of negotiations, the University of Vermont Medical Center and the union representing its doctors-in-training have inked their second-ever contract. The three-year deal covers the roughly 400 interns, residents and fellows employed by Vermont’s only academic medical center. Resident physicians are doctors who have completed medical...

UVM Medical Center inks its second contract with resident physicians

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After nearly seven months of negotiations, the University of Vermont Medical Center and the union representing its doctors-in-training have inked their sec

UVM Medical Center inks its second contract with resident physicians

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