Benefits and Perks
The Pediatric Residency Training Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides a variety of perks, benefits and on-site services and facilities to help make your experience at Cincinnati Children's positive and rewarding.
Perks
- Catered breakfast and lunch provided daily
- Meal money provided for every night and weekend meal on call
- Centrally located, individualized call rooms, each with its own computer, phone and nearby bathroom and shower
- Book stipend, on the order of $205 per year, with additional money added for completion of evaluations each month
- Travel money, on the order of $1,000 per year as an upper level resident
- Ticket lottery. A system by which residents can choose which of the many local sports, arts and entertainment venues they would like to visit for free! The residency owns season tickets to the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cincinnati Reds, and purchases tickets to the highly acclaimed Cincinnati Zoo, as well as local arts and entertainment venues
- Intern Retreat in mid-January, with coverage provided for all interns
- End-of-intern-year canoe trip, with coverage provided for all interns
- Residency library, complete with computers, scanners, printers, a heavy-duty copier, pediatrics journals and texts. Nearby lounge with couches, cable TV, gourmet coffees / tea / hot chocolate
- Housestaff Committee, which tends to the entertainment needs of the residents with class parties and gatherings on a regular basis, utilizing dedicated Housestaff funds
- Holiday party, complete with catering and Christmas music, often provided by pediatric residents and their significant others
- Jeopardy system. A system by which coverage is provided by a dedicated, on-call resident for residents who are unable to come to work due to illness or personal reasons
Stipends 2007-2008
| PL-1 | $43,000 |
| PL-2 | $44,000 |
| PL-3 | $45,000 |
| PL-4 | $46,000 |
| PL-5 | $47,000 |
Insurance
Health and dental insurance is provided at special rates for residents. The effective date of insurance is the first date of employment. Enrollment must be made in accordance with standard procedures.
Life insurance -- in the amount of $50,000 -- is provided at no cost to you. This insurance is convertible to a continuing policy when you leave Cincinnati Children's.
Long-term disability insurance covering disability incurred as a result of sickness or an accident will be provided effective the first day of active employment. Cincinnati Children's pays for the entire cost of this coverage. The plan benefit is 60 percent of your base salary, up to a maximum benefit of $2,000 per month, beginning after 90 days of disability.
White Coats and Scrubs
On-call rooms are provided, as well as white coats and scrub suits every year. Three sets of scrubs/lab coats per year provided to all residents.
Vacation
PL-1, PL-2 and PL-3 residents receive four weeks of vacation.
Leaves of Absence
Medical Leaves of Absence with pay will be granted for short-term illness or injury, including pregnancy, for a period of up to twelve weeks with medical certification. Paid paternity leave of up to four working days will be granted. This time will not count as vacation days. Personal (non-medical) leaves of absence without pay are available for a period of up to one year with the approval of the residency / fellowship training director. The house officer is guaranteed a position in the next year's program at an equivalent PL level. This, however, does not guarantee status in terms of completion of the residency requirement of the American Board of Pediatrics.
Parking
Parking while on duty -- after an initial deposit of $15 for an ID badge and a window sticker -- $10 per pay period. When your ID badge is returned, your deposit will be refunded.
Educational Meetings
One special educational meeting will be supported to a maximum of $1,000 for PL-2 and PL-3 residents. If the resident does not attend a meeting, $200 may be applied to the purchase of approved books or publications. A book / journal allowance of $205 per year will be provided to each PL-1, PL-2 and PL-3 resident. Medical instruments approved by the director may be purchased as well.
Contract
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is pleased to offer our residents a variety of benefits. These benefits are described in our current House Officer Contract for Residents.
You can download a copy of our current House Office Contract for Residents (218k) in portable document format (.pdf).
You must have Adobe Acrobat" Reader installed on your computer to read this file. You can download Adobe Acrobat" Reader at Adobe's Web site by selecting the version appropriate for your type of computer.
On-Site Services
- Cincinnati Children's owns and operates an on-site child care facility for all employees called Children's for Children. The facility is a recipient of national, state and local awards and is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
- Pratt Library offers several services to employees and community physicians, including document delivery and interlibrary loans and subject research.
- Cincinnati Children's provides its employees and their families the use of an on-site federal credit union.
Learn about other on-site on-site amenities and services.
For more information about the Pediatric Residency Program, please contact Diane M. Skeen, Program Coordinator, 513-636-4315 or 1-800-344-2462, ext. 4315, chmccpeds@cchmc.org.
