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| Resident Benefits: |
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| Salaries |
| Resident
salaries are quite competitive, especially when you take into account the
low cost of living in Columbia. Salaries are adjusted yearly in order to
correspond with the mean resident incomes across the nation. Resident stipends
for the 2008/2009 year are as follows: |
| Year
of Residency Training |
Stipend
2010-2011 |
| 1 |
$46,478 |
| 2 |
$48,226 |
| 3 |
$49,876 |
| 4 |
$52,012 |
| 5 |
$54,134 |
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| Leave Time |
| Radiology residents are given 15 days vacation for PGY1-3 and 20 days vacation for PGY4-5. Each resident is also allowed 10days of sick leave and 8 holidays per year, plus eith the week of Christmas or New Years (half-staff). |
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| Insurance |
| Medical and dental benefits are very
competitive. Residents and their families may choose medical/dental/long-term
disability/life insurance from plans available on a cost-sharing basis through
University Healthcare. Malpractice insurance is covered for residents at
no charge. Disability and life insurance are also available through the
University at low cost. |
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| Retirement Plans |
| Residents may choose to enter into 403b
plans through the University. |
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| Parking |
| Our parking garage is very conveniently
located adjacent to University Hospital, at a current cost of $18 per month.
You will not need shuttles and will have no long walks to get your car during
those rainy days or winter months. |
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| Educational
Funds: |
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| Each resident is allotted a $1000 educational
fund for each of the five years of their participation in the program to
be used for books, journals, and meeting expenses. In addition, the department
provides the Brant and Helms radiology text to each PGY1 resident. |
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| Moonlighting Opportunities |
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| Many residents choose to supplement
their income and gain experience by working independently at outside facilities
in Missouri. Several moonlighting opportunities are available for upper
level residents. |
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| Libraries |
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| The
J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library is located in the atrium at the north
end of the medical school on the second floor. The resources in the library
are available to all personnel with an ID badge. Information on the library,
including hours, interlibrary loan, and access to the MERLIN catalog, OVID
databases and on-line books and journals, is available at their website
(library.muhealth.org.). There is also a seperate Radiology library as well online to access major radiology journals and interactive case files. |
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| Resident
Lounge |
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| The resident lounge area that is stocked with food and beverages 24 hours
a day, seven days a week free of charge. It also serves as a gathering place
for residents from all departments so that you can relax and enjoy the company
of your colleagues. |
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| AIRP (formerly AFIP) |
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| As part of the resident educational experience,
each radiology resident has the opportunity to attend the 4 week radiology
AFIP course in Silversprings, MD. The department covers the $1500 tuition and
additionally, provides a $2000 living expense allocation. See www.airp.org for more information. |
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Additional information |
| School of medicine Graduate Medical Education Site |
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