Employment Policies, Salary, and Benefits

The annual salary scale beginning July 1, 2010 is as follows:

	PGY I		$45,074
	PGY II		$46,680
	PGY III		$48,000
	PGY IV		$49,622
	PGY V		$51,591

Part-time/shared positions	No
On-site child care	No
Subsidized child care	No
Allowance/stipend for professional expenses	Yes
Leave for educational meetings/conferences	Yes
Moving allowance	No
Housing stipend	No
On-call meal allowance	Yes
Free parking	Yes
PDAs	Yes
Placement assistance upon completion of program	No
Cross coverage in case of illness/disability	Yes

Compensation and leave

Grad year	Salary compensation	Vacation weeks	Sick days
1	$45,975	3	12
2	$47,615	3	12
3	$48,960	3	12
4	$50,615	3	12
5	$52,625	3	12

NGO = Negotiable

Maximum number of paid days for family/medical leave	81
Maximum number of unpaid days for family/medical leave	NGO

Major medical benefits
Major medical insurance for residents	Resident shares cost
Major medical insurance for dependents	Resident shares cost
Outpatient mental health insurance	Resident shares cost
Inpatient mental health insurance	Resident shares cost
Group life insurance	Fully paid by institution
Dental insurance	Resident shares cost
Disability insurance	Fully paid by institution
Disability insurance for occupationally-acquired HIV	Fully paid by institution
Medical insurance coverage begins

Health insurance is provided for the house officer. Professional liability insurance is paid for by the Department of Surgery.

The current vacation period is three weeks per year.

Expenses will be paid for travel to meetings where the resident is making a presentation. Each chief resident attends a national surgical meeting of his/her choice at departmental expense.

There is no university housing. Residents and their families live in a variety of neighborhoods throughout Kansas City.

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