UM/Sheppard Pratt Psychiatry Residency Program

Salary and Benefits:

The annual stipends for all residents at the University of Maryland for the residency year beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2009 are:

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PGY-1 - $ 45,237
PGY-2 - $ 47,448
PGY-3 - $ 49,634
PGY-4 - $ 51,176
PGY-5 - $ 53,171

Benefits:

Insurance: Major medical, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability, and malpractice
Vacation/Leave: PGY-1 residents - 15 working days of paid annual leave. Five working days of educational leave beyond the PG-I year, which can be extended to 10 days in PGY-III and PGY-IV with approval of the Training Director. This, plus other leave, totals to about 1 month after the PGY-I year. Two weeks of paternity leave and six weeks of maternity leave are permitted. Seven official holidays are observed each year.
Professional Dues and Licensure: APA and Maryland Psychiatric Society Dues and APA Annual Meeting registration fees. If presenting a paper at a scientific meeting, the program pays all expenses for a first author. If a Maryland medical license is obtained by the beginning the PGY-3 year, the Education Office will cover one-half the cost.
Books: All residents receive a yearly stipend for professional books.
Meals: Provided free of charge at on-call sites. Lunch weekly at the Thursday resident meeting. Parking: Provided at all sites.
Annual Retreat: A unique group experience is held one weekend in the fall at an estate on the Susquehanna River. Residents choose the facilitators. The experience is elective.
T-Group: A weekly support group meeting of interested residents. Each class chooses its own facilitator for this experience in group dynamics. The experience is elective.
Moonlighting/Extra Training: Available with written approval of the Training Director in Years 2, 3 and 4. A variety of opportunities are available in state, private, and federal facilities.

This page was last updated on: August 26, 2009.

For more information, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).