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
- Educational annual allowance 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 TV/DVD/VCR, 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.
