Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program

Salary, Benefits, and Employment Requirements 2012-2013

Salary

PGY1: $48,714
PGY2: $51,095
PGY3: $53,449
PGY4: $55,647
PGY5: $57,817
PGY6: $59,742
PGY7: $61,800
PGY8: $64,876

Benefits

Life Insurance (paid by the hospital)

Professional Liability Coverage

All University of Maryland residents and fellows are provided professional liability coverage through the Maryland Medical Center Insurance Program for activities performed on behalf of UMMS while working within the scope of employment, performed with the delineation of clinical privileges and in accordance with specified Terms and Conditions of Coverage.

Coverage provided annually is in the limits of liability of at least $1 million per claim/$3 million per aggregate.

Health Care

Choices include University Network Care (a triple option plan); Kaiser Permanente (a managed care plan); Maryland Point of Service (managed care plan with opt-out feature).

Prescription Drug and Vision Benefits
Dental
Group Life

Short-Term Disability

All University of Maryland residents and fellows are eligible to receive 100% of your weekly base salary up until the 90th day of disability and 60% thereafter. Benefits may continue for a maximum of 180 days. Beyond 180 days, you may be eligible for long-term disability.

Long-Term Disability

All University of Maryland residents and fellows are eligible and the benefit pays 60% of monthly income after short-term benefits and all paid leave have been exhausted. The benefit integrates with Social Security and Worker's Compensation benefits.

Vacation

Three weeks plus time off for either Christmas or New Year's holidays.

Educational and Professional Advancement

AAP membership, including all member benefits (e.g. Pedialink, NeoReviews)
Certification in NRP
Neonatology office modem access to University of Maryland Health Sciences
Library, facilitating searches through most recent literature
Educational stipend toward expenses for attending research meeting

Miscellaneous

Pagers
Photocopy privileges
Two white lab coats plus laundering services
Eligibility for membership in the Employee Credit Union
Use of Medical Center athletic facility at a nominal cost
Meal tickets for nights on call
Parking (available through payroll deduction)

Employment Requirements

Satisfactory completion of an ACGME-accredited pediatric residency
UMMC will hire only U.S. citizens and non-citizens that are authorized for employment. Non-immigrant alien fellows will be sponsored under the J-1 visas program. H-1B visas are not considered appropriate visas for fellows. Prospective foreign national fellow will need to produce:
- a Certificate of U.S Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561);
- a Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570);
- an unexpired foreign passport with I-551 stamp or attached Form I-94 indicating unexpired employment authorization;
- Permanent Resident Card ("green card") or Alien Registration Receipt Card with photograph (Form I-151 or I-551);
- Unexpired Employment Authorization issued by DHS that contains a photograph (Form I-688B);
- or a J-1 status with an unexpired I-94 and unexpired IAP Form 66
You will be required to have a pre-employment physical which will include proof of vaccination and/or titers for MMR, varicella, hepatitis B and also a urine drug screen.

This page was last updated on: January 11, 2012.

If you have any questions regarding our fellowship program, please contact our Fellowship Coordinator, Millie Bileck, at (410) 328-6003.