Salary & Benefits


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Salaries:

Major Benefits:

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Professional Liability Insurance

Meals, Parking & Uniforms:

  • Monthly meal stipend for extended call at University Hospital
  • Complimentary parking for all housestaff provided by University Hospital
  • White lab coats provided free of charge to incoming housestaff by University Hospital

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Benefits: 

  • CardioSource Plus – valued at $12,000 – provides access to the following resources:
      • Board prep activities
      • Thousands of high-quality self-assessment questions
      • Hundreds of points toward Part II of the ABIM’s MOC program
      • Hundreds of hours of CME credit, including 85 echo credits
      • 15 nuclear cardiology credits
      • A library of heart murmurs (Heart Songs)
      • Access to ACCSAP, CathSAP, EchoSAP, EP SAP, HF SAP
  • Complimentary membership to the American College of Cardiology (ACC) as a Fellow in Training (FIT).
  • Chief Fellows receive $1,000 reimbursement toward Board exam fees.
  • Other reimbursements considered on an individual basis.

Vacation Time & Sick Leave:

  • 3 weeks of paid vacation time per year.
  • 10 paid days of sick leave per year for injury or illness.
  • Sick leave can be carried over through academic years during fellowship.
  • Although not a separate leave or extended leave, housestaff may use a combination of sick leave and vacation time for maternity, paternity, or other extended leave.