Hospital Benefits

Salary
Fellows are paid according to their level of training.

The 2012- 2013 salaries are:

  • PGY 4 $54,830
  • PGY 5 $56,945
  • PGY 6 $59,060
  • PGY 7 $60,830

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Vacation
All fellows receive four weeks of vacation each year of training.

Meal Card
Fellows 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 morning conferences.

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

Fitness Centers
As part of the Case affiliation, all fellows 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 University Hospitals 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
University Hospitals is proud to offer its employees two comprehensive medical plans. Both plans are self-funded by University Hospitals, which means that University Hospitals pays the plan’s portion of all medical and pharmacy claims. Beginning 1/1/2012, Apex Benefits Services will provide administrative services, including member services and claims processing. Having two plans available allows each fellow 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).

In Training Exam
All fellows will be reimbursed $150 towards their in training exam each year.

Grants
Fellowship Research Award Program in Pediatrics (FRAP):The Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation provides the generous financial support for the FRAP grants, which aim at encouraging and furthering the academic research training of fellows enrolled in various sub-specialty fellowship training programs at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.

Travel Funds
Fellows 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
  • Three White Coats: Free Cleaning!
  • UH Best Benefits Club: Receive discounts on museums, parks, movies, more

Wellness & Resources
Fellows 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.
  • Lounge
    The residents and fellows have a newly refurbished lounge with a flat screen TV, Nintendo Wii, snacks, a refrigerator (stocked with soda, yogurt, frozen meals, etc), microwave, 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 and fellows 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.

Fellows Events

  • Graduation Dinner & Awards Ceremony – Our annual celebration of graduating Fellows and Residents.
  • Winter Dinner – An annual dinner with faculty, fellows, residents and families.
  • Resident and Fellows Appreciation Week – One dedicated week with events and prizes where the hospital shows its thanks to the fellows and residents for all the great work they do.
  • Science Day – The annual presentation of all fellows research occurs in June.

Workshops & Conferences

  • Teaching Symposium
  • Fellows Core Curriculum
  • CRSP Course: Introduction to Clinical Research (July)
  • Pediatric Grand Rounds
  • Division specific conferences

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.