Anna Ivanova MD, M.A. currently serves as an FDNY EMS Fellow and Northwell LIJ/Northshore EMS Fellow, specializing in event medicine and emergency medicine, respectively. Anna holds the position of Regional Vice President for Private Hospitals with the Committee of Interns and Residents, representing a large membership base and actively participating in labor management and quality improvement initiatives. In addition, Anna operates EMBERS Leadership & Counseling, focusing on mental wellness for emergency responders. Previous experience includes extensive residency training in emergency and internal medicine, leadership roles during medical education, and firefighting with the Bureau of Land Management. Anna earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from St. George's University and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Colorado Denver.
Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare
The Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) is the country’s oldest and largest housestaff union, representing more than 22,000 resident physicians in California, Florida, Illinois, New England, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Washington, D.C. CIR represents the interests of our members by negotiating the best possible contracts governing salary, benefits, hours and working conditions. CIR contracts aim to improve not just housestaff salaries and working conditions but to enhance the quality of patient care within the hospital. In addition to negotiating great contracts, CIR seeks to improve the well-being of members as well as the communities in which members work through innovative Quality Improvement initiatives, neighborhood health programs with underserved populations, and membership community events such as Women in Medicine and Physicians of Color programs. CIR is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), an organization of over 2 million members united by a belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide. SEIU's Healthcare division is the country's largest healthcare union, with more than 1.1 million members in the field, including doctors, nurses, LPNs, lab technicians, nursing home workers, and home care workers.