Family Medicine Residency Benefits
The Saint Joseph Health System is pleased to provide excellent benefits for all residents and their families. We believe healthy residents are happy and more productive. The following items detail the major benefit groups.
Compensation and Housing Allowance (Adjusted annually)
- First year residents: $67,580
- Second year residents: $69,898
- Third year residents: $70,836
These amounts include a $6,500 Housing Allowance each year.
Vacation (Paid)
- First year residents: Three weeks (15 week days)
- Second year residents: Three weeks (15 week days)
- Third year residents: Four weeks (20 week days)
CME
- Five days per year for every residency level
- First year residents: $1750
- Second year residents: $1750
- Third year residents: $2,000 (note increased allowance offered to help offset costs of ABFM Board Exam, licensing, etc.)
Included in your training are the following workshops:
- ACLS
- ALSO
- Casting & Splinting
- Colposcopy
- Dermatology (suturing, cryo, excisional biopsies, etc)
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring
- NRP
- PALS
- Management of Health Systems
- Ophthalmology
Also options for consideration are: funded opportunity to travel for scholarly activity.
Resource allowance/Technology
Residents are allotted $300 per year for technology and related resources. In addition, $1,000 is potentially available as an Electronic Resource Fund.
Maternity Leave
Through the SJHS system, 12 weeks total allowance are available. Also recently added is our Parenting elective, typically done during traditional leave time, which facilitates continuity in the FMC, but also allows time for new parents (male or female residents) to spend more time at home with their newborn while doing self-study. This newly designed elective gives new resident-parents the opportunity to continue their residency education while caring for their newborn without having to extend their residency
Moving expenses
Up to $1,000 of moving expenses are reimbursed, payable on submission of receipts of allowable expenses.
Meals
Meals are provided to residents while on duty in our hospital facilities.
Uniform Allowance
Upon employment, scrubs and lab coats are provided to each resident.
Insurance
Insurance is available to choose from at the standard rate for an employee specific to: health, vision and dental. Healthcare coverage begins on the first day of employment. Family coverage is available as well.
In addition to health, vision and dental, the following insurances are offered:
- Life insurance is provided at two times annual salary (residents are able to purchase ADL coverage for self and family)
- Disability insurance
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Saint Joseph Health System also offers a broad range of other benefits (403(b) retirement plans, legal plans, adoption program, etc.) for residents to purchase, or participate in, at minimal cost.*
Moonlighting
Moonlighting is allowed during a resident's second and third years, as per policy. This varies from year to year, but may include ER, conscious sedation in the MRI center, Urgent Care, Overnight Hospitalist at a local LTAC, etc.
Other
- Paid holidays
- AAFP, ISMA Memberships paid
- Opportunity to attend Notre Dame football games
- Free Parking
* Eligibility, benefits and conditions are governed by the applicable plan document or policy and are subject to change at any time.