The previous deputy chairwoman of the curia of resident doctors in Vienna, Naghme Kamaleyan-Schmied, was elected as the new chairwoman at a curia meeting on Monday. She succeeds Erik Randall Huber, who announced his retirement in the wake of the quarrels in the Curia.
“I would like to thank the Curia members for their trust and am convinced that from now on we will work constructively in the interests and interests of our colleagues,” said the general practitioner, who had already temporarily taken over the post last Wednesday. Huber had previously resigned after the Equip4Ordi scandal announced his resignation on October 6th. The ex-chairman brought the allegations against the procurement platform Equip4Ordi (E4O) to light. This is an outsourced subsidiary of the Curia of Resident Doctors. What followed was a conflict with the Vienna Medical Association President Johannes Steinhart, who also had to defend himself against allegations. The general practitioner Kamaleyan-Schmied has been working as a representative in professional politics since 2017. “Our commitment and focus as a curia is now focused on the upcoming negotiations on the health insurance contract as well as other important professional policy issues, on which we will now work with great commitment,” she is quoted in a press release. “We need fair health insurance rates quickly.” This goal was also formulated by the new one First deputy in the curia, Paul Schönfeld: “We need fair health insurance rates quickly in order to make the profession more attractive for young colleagues,” said the 44-year-old. It is also important to “improve the framework conditions in health insurance offices so that family and work are compatible”.
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