Hospital Benefits

Salary

Residents are paid according to their level of training. The 2012-2013 salaries are:

  • PGY1 $ 49,750
  • PGY2 $ 51,525
  • PGY3 $ 52,980
  • PGY4 $ 54,830

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Vacation
All residents receive four weeks of vacation each year of training. Requests are submitted in advance to the Chief residents who review and approve.

Meal Card
Residents receive on-call money that they use by swiping their identification badges at the cafeteria and the Einstein’s bagel & coffee cart in the hospital atrium. The amount of money is directly correlated to the number of overnight calls each resident has, and can be used even when not on call. In addition, free breakfast is provided at all pediatric morning conferences with free lunch provided at medicine noon conferences.

Case Western Reserve University Affiliation
All residents are provided affiliation with Case Western Reserve University. This includes free access to gym facilities, libraries, and email. This can also get you discounted admission to places like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Natural History Museum, and Art Museum.

Fitness Centers
As part of the Case affiliation, all residents have free access to Case’s Veale Center gymnasium and athletic facilities. The available facilities include a cardio training room, weight lifting room, swimming pool, racquet ball courts, squash courts, climbing wall, basketball courts, indoor track, and tennis courts. The Veale Center is located across the street from UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Case also has a private fitness center, 1-2-1 Fitness Center, also located across the street from UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. In addition to a weight and cardio training room, 1-2-1 offers a variety of group exercise classes at no extra cost, including cycling, pilates, yoga, and cardio kickboxing. Discounted memberships are available to residents.

Health Insurance
The medical plans in the UH Benefits Program are offered through Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. There are two plans to choose from, thus allowing each resident to choose the plan that best fits their needs. Health insurance is available to employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least 16 hours per week. Coverage is effective the first day of the month coinciding with or following your employment date.

Dental Insurance
Dental coverage is available through CIGNA Dental for you and your family. Covered services can be obtained in or out of the network. The plan provides coverage for preventive, basic, and major restorative services. Your monthly contribution is payroll deducted on a pre-tax basis. Coverage is effective the first day of the month coinciding with or following your employment date.

Professional Liability Insurance
Professional personnel are covered by the hospital at no cost.

Retirement Funds
403(b) Matched Retirement Savings Plan: All employees are eligible to contribute to the 403(b) Matched Retirement Savings Plan. Employees with one year of service who have worked at least 1,000 hours are eligible to receive a match. University Hospitals will match 50 percent of the first 6 percent of your contributions. Money the hospital contributes (matched contributions) is 100 percent vested after three years of service.

Program Perks!

Financial Support

Education Allowance
Educational funds are available for books, journal subscriptions, conference travel, and some medical equipment (e.g. stethoscopes, otoscopes). Amounts are based on training level, with junior and senior residents having the opportunity to earn additional funds by meeting a minimum level of conference attendance. Med/Peds interns receive a free copy of MedStudy Internal Medicine Board Review books.

Pediatric Boards
Categorical and Medicine-Pediatric Residents will be reimbursed $2000 for the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) exam if they take the exam in the fall immediately following residency. All residents are reimbursed for half of the cost of the boards upon registering, with the opportunity for full reimbursement if the conference attendance requirement is met.

Micro Grants
Residents have the opportunity to apply for a micro grant through the pediatric program to help with the costs of their research projects. Interested residents must complete an application that is then reviewed by the committee.

Travel Funds
Residents selected to present posters or conduct platform presentations at national meetings are eligible for travel funds to help offset the cost of airfare, hotel and registration fees.

Saving You Time and Money

  • AAP Membership: Pedialink, Online ILPs, Red Book
  • Three White Coats: Free Cleaning!
  • UH Best Benefits Club: Receive discounts on museums, parks, movies, more
  • Food with conferences: bagels, muffins, fruit, coffee with pediatrics morning conference and daily lunch provided at medicine noon conference

Certification-Recertification

  • PALS: New interns receive certification, and the PALS book, during orientation week. Residents receive free recertification onsite. Dates and times are coordinated by the chief residents.
  • NRP: New interns receive certification, and the NRP book, during orientation week. Residents receive free recertification onsite. Dates and times are coordinated by the chief residents
  • BLS: We require all new interns to have a current BLS card prior to starting with us. The chief residents then coordinate recertification for the entire class.
  • ACLS: Interns are encouraged to have ACLS certification prior to starting, but have the option of coming early to complete the training along with the Internal Medicine interns

Resident Wellness & Resources

  • Wellness Inside & Out
    Our Residency Wellness program was implemented in 2009 and was accepted as a Poster Presentation at the 2010 APPD Conference in Chicago. The program targets work-life balance. Our wellness website and bulletin board feature monthly personal health themes and group social activities. In addition, residents have access to University Hospitals’ system-wide employee wellness program.
  • UH WELLNESS Matters
    UH believes that wellness goes beyond physical health. It includes financial security, satisfaction at work, and balance in your personal life – all the things that affect your sense of well-being. WELLNESS Matters brings together tools and resources that UH provides to support residents and employees in all these ways. This is just one of many reasons UH was named as one of Cleveland’s Top 30 large companies to work. One facet of this program is affordable Backup Child & Elder Care.
  • Intern Survival Guide
    Designed and edited each year by the residents, this electronic guide helps new doctors survive the day-to-day workflow of intern year. Provided free to each intern.
  • Humanities in Medicine
    The Department of Medicine started a series open to all residents including activities as book clubs involving physician-authors and a private showing at the Cleveland Museum of Art focusing on the role of art and literature in medicine.
  • Career Planning
    A conference series dedicated to assist residents in applying for fellowship or jobs. Additionally, conferences are held with the assistance of the House Officer’s Association, dealing with topics such as reimbursement, contract negotiation and student loan repayment.
  • Resident Lounge in Rainbow
    The residents and fellows have a recently refurbished lounge with a flat screen TV, Nintendo Wii, snacks, a refrigerator (stocked with soda, yogurt, frozen meals, etc), microwave, Keurig coffee maker, and water cooler.
  • Rainbow Zagat
    Each year, the residents update our own “Zagat” guide to Cleveland eateries. This handy guide helps our residents find the best of Cleveland’s world class cuisine.
  • Cleveland Rocks
    Just a few reasons why we love our city!
  • Cleveland Neighborhoods
    This was written by the residents for our new interns. This guide is a quick reference to help you decide what neighborhood is the best fit for you.

Resident Events

  • Graduation Dinner & Awards Ceremony – Our annual celebration of residency graduates.
  • Winter Dinner – An annual dinner with faculty, residents and families. Residents on the floors are provided coverage so they may attend this celebration.
  • Resident Appreciation Week – One week in February with events and prizes where the hospital shows it’s thanks to the residents for all the great work they do.
  • Pearls Day – A Rainbow tradition where we honor our favorite faculty members. Faculty present “pearls” in an off-beat and fun conference.
  • Science Day – For 40+ years, the annual presentation of all resident research occurs in June.
  • Bronson Day – Internal Medicine program-sponsored trip for the interns to an Indians game
  • Summer picnic –residents gather at the annual picnic to celebrate recent graduates and welcome a new group of interns.
  • Med/Peds Switch Party – the med/peds residents get together in September prior to the interns’ first switch between specialties to help orient them to the other side
  • Resident Initiated Events…just to name a few:
    • Rainbow’s Iron Chef
    • Chili Cook-Off
    • Cookie Decorating for Ronald McDonald House
    • Sledding
    • Indians Opening Day cook-out
    • Blossom Music Festival outing
    • Worst Holiday Sweater Party

Retreats and Workshops

  • Intern Retreat
  • Rising Junior Workshop
  • Communication Workshop
  • Senior Teaching Workshop
  • Rising Senior Retreat (Medicine)
  • Intern ED Skills Workshop

In the Hospital’s Backyard

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
  • MOCA: Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Severance Hall- Cleveland Orchestra
  • Botanical Gardens
  • Museum of Natural History

In Our Backyards: Where we like to live and visit!

Clevelanders divide the city into "East side" and "West side," with the Cuyahoga River being the dividing landmark. Because UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital is on the east side of town, it's most common for residents to live in the near Eastern suburbs, downtown Cleveland, or in the historic urban Cleveland districts just west of the river. Check out our Cleveland Neighborhoods information, in the Life in Cleveland tab, which our residents created as an introduction to some of the most popular neighborhoods.