Dr. Vaughn Whittaker is completing his final year as the chief surgical resident at Harlem Hospital in New York City, where he is also a member of SEIU Healthcare's Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR). A native of Jamaica, Vaughn immigrated to the United States to further his medical career. Today, he lives in Yonkers, New York, and despite working between 70-80 hours per week, he still must struggle to make ends meet on his resident's stipend. Despite the hard road to become a full fledged surgeon, Vaughn would do it all again, and he looks forward to continuing to work among low-income clients.