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Salary & Benefits

Salaries (2022-2023)

The following trainee stipend schedule has been approved for the 2021-2022 academic year: 

  STIPEND AMOUNT
PGY-1 $ 63,214
PGY-2 $ 65,547
PGY-3 $ 68,014
PGY-4 $ 71,047
PGY-5 $ 73,594

Paid Leave

Paid leave includes four weeks (20 calendar days) of vacation, personal or educational leave, and sick leave (maximum 12 days) with individual approval. Houseofficers may use some of this time for paid maternity/paternity leave with approval of the training director. If other leave is required, the houseofficer will be required to make up the additional time in order to meet ACGME requirements

Insurance

Residents have the choice of health insurance plans. Premium costs are shared between the University Hospital and the houseofficer for health coverage for the houseofficer and family. Group dental insurance for the houseofficer and family is available at a nominal charge per month. Group term life insurance in the amount of $25,000 at no charge. Additional life insurance up to a maximum of $350,000 may be purchased by the houseofficer. Malpractice insurance is provided by the hospital for professional activities that are an approved part of the training program and disability insurance with own-occupation clause in the amount of approximately $2,613 per month, with built-in cost-of-living rider. Basic policy paid by the hospital. Additional options may be purchased by the houseofficer.

Meals & Housing

Meals will be provided to an on-call houseofficer required to spend the night in any affiliated hospital as part of his/her training program. Overnight accommodations are available in the hospitals for housestaff on-call. House and condominium costs are modest enough that many residents purchase their housing.

 

Other Benefits

Other benefits such as reduced tuition, bookstore and athletic event discounts, and uses of recreations facilities are available to all university employees. All residents have access to networked computers, medline and email. Recognizing that some residents may experience depression, anxiety, substance abuse or marital and family stress at some time during their training, the School of Medicine provides preventive, consultative and referral services. As triple board residents with the Department of Psychiatry, many take advantage of the opportunity for individual demonstration psychotherapy and a demonstration therapy group.

Kristi Kleinschmit, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Program Director, Triple Board Residency
Program Director, Child & Adolescent Training Program

Contact Us

Jessie Skriner
Administrative Program Manager
Phone: 801-585-5184
Email: Jessie.Skriner@hsc.utah.edu

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