Salary and Benefits
PGY Level: Annual Stipend
PGY-1: $49,398.59 PGY-3: $53,508.00
PGY-2: $51,453.29 PGY-4: $55,996.80
Paid Leave
Vacation: PGY-1: three weeks (15 Monday – Friday days), PGY-2 to PGY-8: four weeks (20 Monday – Friday days)
Holidays: Eight (8) paid holidays are: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday following Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Sick Leave: Ten (10) days (Monday – Friday)
Professional Leave: Varies according to program
Family/Parental Leave
Twelve (12) weeks of family/medical leave, without pay but with continued benefits, is available for personal illness or family needs within the guidelines of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Health Coverage
Major medical coverage, including vision and prescription coverage, and optional dental coverage is available.
Recreation Facility
Drayson Center membership is free for our residents. This facility provides residents with indoor sports facilities including basketball courts, weight room, volleyball courts, racquetball courts, table tennis and floor hockey. Outdoor facilities include pools and a jacuzzi, tennis and basketball courts and a multipurpose outdoor lighted recreation area that can be used for football and soccer. Classes and training are available in many outdoor and recreational activities including rock climbing, camping, tennis and marathon race training. The Drayson Center also offeries a variety of intramural sports and other organized activities.
Professional Liability Coverage
Loma Linda University Medical Center provides professional and general liability coverage through a self-insured program. This program covers house staff while acting within the course and scope of their employment relationship. All coverage is provided on an occurrence basis. No separate “tail coverage” is required.
Disability Insurance
State Disability Insurance (SDI) is available for eligible employees in the event of hospitalization, outpatient surgery, or illness lasting over one week. An SDI claim form must be completed and submitted to the state promptly. LLUMC requires that employees apply for SDI if a covered event occurs. In addition to SDI, residents are covered by a long-term group disability income plan provided by LLUMC. This plan provides disability benefits until age 65.
Life Insurance
LLUMC provides a $100,000 group term life insurance policy.
Resident Educational Fund
$1,000 per resident per academic year is allowed for reimbursement for California Medical License, USMLE Step 3, DEA certificate, etc. stated in reimbursement policy.
Assistance to Fatigued Residents
Residents who feel it unwise or unsafe to drive themselves home following duty should take a cab home. The GME Office will reimburse the resident for a round-trip cab fare to home addresses within 45 miles of LLUMC if presented with a receipt within one week.
Call Rooms
The LLUMC East Campus Hospital features a spacious, homelike call facility with a fully-equipped kitchen and family room, showers, and four sleeping rooms, two of which have double beds for the convenience of spouses.
Meals
Meal tickets are issued for each scheduled 24-hour in-house on-call period. In addition, residents receive a 20 percent discount on food purchased at the LLUMC, Children’s Hospital, Faculty Dining Room, FMO, and the Councilor’s Student Pavilion.