Salaries/Benefits
Salaries (effective 10/01/08)
- PGY 1 $48,604
- PGY 2 $49,747
- PGY 3 $51,129
- Co-Chief $53,278
Benefits
- $2,100 signing bonus.
- Vacation - 15 working days per year.
- Week-long CME plus allowance each year.
- International medicine electives with stipend ($3,000 stipend allocated for each resident during residency).
- Holidays including three days off between Christmas and New Year's Day.
- Residents receive their own laptop computer to use during the three years for electronic health records and other residency activities.
- Fully paid resident retreat weekend.
- Assistance in securing housing and bank loans (most residents are able
to obtain 100% financing, have their own homes).
- Palm hand-held computer provided for all residents.
- Free parking adjacent to hospital and Family Practice Center.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, and Fundamental Critical Care Support courses provided.
- Licensing fees, state and federal DEA registration, and USMLE exam fees paid.
- Annual book allowance and lab coats provided for all residents.
- Membership fees paid for American Academy of Family Physicians and Greenwood County Medical Society, if desired.
- Competitive health and dental insurance plan for resident and their family.
- Life insurance: free to residents up to the level of base salary; may
be doubled at minimal cost and purchased for spouse at minimal cost.
- Long term disability insurance provided.
- Tax sheltered annuity (403b retirement plan): Hospital partially matches
all contributions.
- Malpractice: total coverage provided for program related activities.
- Lunches provided at daily noon conferences.
- Meals provided for on-call physicians and their families.
- Free membership to local health club.
- Tax free health and dependent care spending accounts available.
- Sick, maternity, and paternity leave available.
- Child care facility available adjacent to the hospital.
- Greenwood Community Theatre tickets.
- Use of Lander University Library, weight room, tennis courts, racquetball
courts, pools, and auxiliary gym.
- YMCA facilities available at reduced rates.
*Benefits effective as of October 2, 2006
