Benefits
Call Rooms
- Sleeping provisions
- Private shower facilities
- Computers, printers and telephones
Allowances
- Annual fund for book purchases
- Personal Digital Assistant reimbursement
- On-call meal allocation
- Off-campus housing allowance for off campus rotations
Resident Lounge
- Large screen television
- Variety of coffee, tea and soda selections
- Complimentary refreshments
Lab Coats
- Two personalized, embroidered lab coats provided each year
- Laundering services for these lab coats is done at no cost, through the Medical Center laundry
Campus
- Tobacco free grounds
- Three on-site dining facilities with discounted healthy options
- Physician designated, free parking in a covered garage
- Employee Pharmacy located in main concourse
Electronic Medical Record System
- Efficient reporting for research studies
- Eliminates illegible medical records
- Increases consistency in the hand-off process
Library Resources
- Access to the statewide AHEC Digital Library
- Access to UNC Chapel Hill's Health Sciences Library
- Librarians assigned to specific residency programs
- Hard copy resources available for check-out and reference
Travel
- Opportunities for formal away rotations to supplement learning experiences
- Funding for research presentations at regional and national conferences
- Medical mission trips available in some programs
Retirement Savings
- Authorized payroll deduction
- 403b and 457c options
- Transferable upon graduation
Salary
2015-2016 Academic Year Salary
- First Year Resident - $49,054
- Second Year Resident - $50,555
- Third Year Resident - $52,012
- Fourth Year Resident - $53,534
- Fifth Year Resident - $54,946
Confidential Counseling, Medical, and Psychological Support Services
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) managed by independent, off-site counseling service
- Access to individual counseling sessions with the Director of Behavioral Medicine
- Employee Health and Clinic for health assessments, immunizations and illnesses
Career Planning Resources
- Professional development seminars (CV Writing, Employment Contracts, etc)
- Access to regional hospital recruiters
Core Benefits
- Dental Insurance to help pay for preventive, basic and major care
- Long-term Disability Insurance to replace 60% of base salary
- Life Insurance up to $10,000.00 with the option of purchasing additional coverage
- Vision Insurance that includes a $150 annual expenditure for eyewear
- Health Coverage effective the first of the month following the hire date
- First year residents receive 22 paid days off; all other residents receive 27 paid days off
- For salary information, visit FREIDA
Employee Fitness Center
- Open 24 hours, seven days a week exclusively for employees and their eligible dependents
- Equipped with a variety of cardio, strength and conditioning machines
- Includes an indoor walking/running track and group exercise classes
- Drop-in childcare
Additional Benefits
- Employee Discounts
- Children’s Learning Center, a Five-Star rated facility for hospital employees
- Adoption Assistance – Receive up to $3,000 to apply to adoption fees
- LegalShield
- College Savings Plan
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