Salary for 2007-08 is listed below. A reasonable cost of living increase can be expected for 2008-09.
3 weeks of paid leave per year
$100 during each year of residency. These funds may also be used to purchase software, a PDA or other electronic equipment for educational or clinical use.
$750 is available to each senior resident to pay for a conference.
The Department of Medicine pays for meals while on-call (dinner and breakfast) and for campus parking. Lunch is provided at most noontime conferences. Group on-call dinners are provided a few times per week. The VA provides meals while on-call. While rotating at Mercy Medical Center, all meals are provided by the hospital. Convenient and safe on-call rooms are readily available at all sites. White coats are provided.
The Department provides interns and upper level residents with optional extra shifts or "moonlighting" opportunities to supplement their salary. Restrictions on duty hours and the amount of moonlighting and allowed per rotation apply.
Details about the following benefits are available through the Office of Graduate Medical Education. Information about the current contract, application process, and all GME policies can be found at the same site.
UMMS offers several health plan options from which to choose. Residents with health care benefits elsewhere may waive this insurance and participate in a health plan rebate program. All plans are contributory for all levels of coverage and offer vision and pharmacy benefits. Dental coverage is available with benefits paid for a variety of services.
Full salary is paid for 29 days for injury or sickness.
Residents receive 100% of their salary for short term disability beginning on the 30th day of disability through the 90th day, and 60% thereafter. Beyond 180 days, you may be eligible for long term disability which pays 60% of your salary. Both plans are fully paid for by UMMS.
Although not a separate leave category, female residents may use a combination of sick leave, vacation time and disability leave to permit six weeks of post-partum leave for a standard delivery and 8 weeks for a C-section. A male resident may use annual leave to help care for his new family. Male and female residents may use FMLA up to 12 weeks if they have met the employment requirements.
UMMS provides and pays for basic life insurance benefits equal to 100% of the resident's salary upto $50,000. The resident may purchase additional coverage for his/herself, spouse or dependent children.
Various plans are available to the resident to contribute money for long-term savings on a tax deferred basis with a choice of four investment companies.
Coverage may be purchased by the resident with the benefit of low group rates.
Residents may establish an account to convert taxable salary dollars into tax-free benefit dollars within the limits established by the IRS. The monies are reimbursed to the resident for eligible expenses incurred for health care and/or dependent care of children under 13 and/or disabled adult dependents. Residents may enroll during the first 31 days of employment; afterward, residents can only enroll during the Open Enrollment period or if there is a qualifying family status change.
The resident is covered for medical expenses and lost work time due to injury or illness that is job related. The resident's survivors are protected in case of death due to a job-related injury or illness.
Carebridge is an innovative work-life services program that provides professional consultation, referral and information to help with personal and family needs, such as child care, college and financial planning, stress management, eldercare, adoption, relocation and continuing education.
EAP is a free, confidential counseling and referral service available to all residents and their family members, and is separate from the health plans provided by UMMS. EAP is staffed by trained mental health professionals and is provided free of charge.
In partnership with Baltimore City and the State of Maryland, UMMS provides a $3,000 LIVE NEAR YOUR WORK benefit. This benefit is for full-time UMMS employees purchasing homes in designated neighborhoods within walking distance of the Medical Center. An additional benefit of up to $5,000 (covering closing costs) is available for home in some nearby neighborhoods through the Empowerment Zone program. Free educational and counseling services to assist in purchasing a home are offered to UMMS employees through Tri-Churches Housing. Information is available at the UMMS Human Resources Office or Tri-Churches can be contacted directly at 410-385-1463.
If you are a member of the National Guard or the Federal Military Reserve, you are permitted up to two weeks of leave per year. If your military pay is less than your normal wages, the Medical System will pay the difference. Other military leave will be approved according to Federal Law.
HIV benefit, credit union privileges, cafeteria discount, direct deposit, MTA commuter benefit program, COBRA and unemployment insurance are included in the resident's benefit package.
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