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:
PGY-1 - $ 43,919
PGY-2 - $ 46,066
PGY-3 - $ 48,188
PGY-4 - $ 49,685
PGY-5 - $ 51,622
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: June 13, 2008.
For more information, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).
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