Resident Benefits / Perks
Life as a resident is hard no matter where you train, but being a resident at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center makes life just a little bit easier.
- Continental breakfast and hot lunch catered daily at conferences
- Meal money provided for every night on call
- Jeopardy system that does not require payback
- Annual travel allowance for conferences
- Elective opportunities at international health locations
- Annual educational money for books, computers, medical equipment and PDAs
- Additional educational money for every evaluation turned in on time
- Ticket lottery for local cultural and sporting events and attractions
- Private, single person, centrally located and security-protected call rooms adjacent to the house staff lounge
- Call nights made easy – computers and phones in each call room
- Resident lounge with Flatscreen TV/DVD, gourmet coffees and teas, hot chocolate, conference room and work computers
- Intern orientation is a seven-day introduction to the hospital, to your peers and to the city of Cincinnati with social events for you and your family
- Several handbooks created by the chief residents to ease your transition to residency:
- The Pocket Senior, A Guide to Starting Residency sent to newly matched interns
- The Pocket, a handbook of vital information for daily use
- Faculty advisors, whom you first meet during intern orientation
- Career days tailored to each residency class with concentrated discussions on career choices, financial management and medical-legal issues
- Yearly intern retreat in January with coverage provided by upper-level residents
- Yearly holiday party with coverage for all residents by fellows and attendings
- Amazing ancillary staff – child life, nutrition, social work, discharge coordinators, chaplains and many more
- Covered, protected parking with easy access to the hospital
