Integrated Systems Change

Organizes and leads advocacy campaigns, including legislative advocacy days, digital tools for public engagement, and coalition coordination to advance pay equity legislation, budget investments, and worker protections in New York, including the Benefits Transparency Act and reproductive and gender-affirming care access programs.

Supports and elevates existing statewide efforts such as the Time to Care campaign, the Women’s Equality Agenda, and Equal Pay Day events through sponsorship, public programming, and coordinated awareness campaigns.

Builds and facilitates collaboration among over 100 network partners and organizations to advance gender justice and economic equality for women in New York through regular meetings, shared strategies, and collective action.

Runs the LEAP Program (Leaders for Equity, Advocacy and Progress), offering monthly virtual and in-person educational sessions from January to June 2025 at no cost to participants, facilitating engagement among organizers, practitioners, and advocates to support learning, networking, and collective action.

Honors individuals and campaigns for their contributions to gender justice and pay equity through annual Equity Awards, including recognition of advocacy, policy leadership, and equal rights achievements.

Shares resources and sponsors educational opportunities such as conversations with leaders, webinars, and hybrid events to inform the public and promote awareness of gender and racial wage inequality in New York.

Produces and curates statements, videos, and social media content for key equity observances including Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and Latina Equal Pay Day to raise public awareness about wage inequality.

Lobbies for reproductive rights legislation, including supporting California fertility care coverage laws, advocating for Medicaid and Title IX funding for reproductive health, and supporting abortion training programs in New York for residents from restrictive states. Provided testimony in legislative hearings and supported political candidates and ballot initiatives aligned with abortion access.

Sued the federal government to block unlawful immigration policies, including the Trump-Vance administration’s travel and asylum restrictions and the H-1B fee proclamation. Submitted amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the elimination of birthright citizenship using member testimonies.

Organizes and negotiates collective bargaining agreements to improve working conditions, including securing salary increases, limits on on-call schedules (e.g., one night in three), paid parental leave, fertility benefits, and work hour regulations. Also advocates for resident unionization rights, winning a National Labor Relations Board decision affirming collective bargaining rights in private hospitals.

Secures and administers grant funding controlled by residents for reproductive health research, equipment acquisition, and quality improvement projects.

Collaborates with teaching hospitals to involve residents in patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, enhancing training and care delivery.

Offers free immigration legal consultation services and publishes an FAQ guide for foreign medical graduate members covering visa status, travel, and social media practices.

Offers medical, dental, disability (short and long-term), life insurance, and other benefits to over 40,000 resident physicians and fellows across multiple states and Washington, D.C., through a housestaff-administered benefit plan.

Offers discounted legal review of physician employment contracts by specialized attorneys, including a follow-up consultation, and distributes educational contract packets to help housestaff understand their agreements. Services are offered at flat rates of $300 or $500, below typical market costs.

Lobbies before Congress and federal bodies such as the Senate HELP Committee to protect access to evidence-based gender-affirming care for transgender youth and families; includes direct testimony, such as that delivered by Dr. Nisha Verma at a Senate Subcommittee field hearing.

Provides direct education and policy briefings to lawmakers and their staff on reproductive health issues, including immigrant access to care and the practice of shackling pregnant prisoners.

Engages the public through digital platforms, reaching over 30,000 followers on social media and recording over 50,000 unique website visits with more than 70,000 sessions on PRH.org during fiscal year 2024.