Stipends (2008-2009)

The UIC Graduate Medical Education Committee has approved annual stipends for the 2007-2008 academic year as follows:

PGY1 Residents $44,700
PGY2 Residents $46,680
PGY3 Residents $48,720

Other resident benefits include:  

• Four weeks (28 days) of paid vacation in each post graduate year
• Five additional days available in second and third year for educational conferences, workshops, seminars
• $600 educational support (CME funds) available in second and third year
• Eligibility for comprehensive health care and dental care coverage (nominal monthly fee)
• Supplemental stipend for partial coverage of dependents enrolled in health care/dental care plan
• Enrollment in the tax-deferred State University Retirement System (SURS)
• Long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance benefit of one year's stipend
• Professional liability insurance while performing educational duties
• Family/Personal leave
• Employee Assistance Services for counseling and referral services
• Lab coats and scrubs and free laundry service
• Meals provided when on in-house call
• Access to campus-based child care
• Paid certification courses in ALSO and re-certification in ACLS
• Access to online medical resources
• Access to medical library including the AAFP Essentials Home Study Manuals
• Access to UIC graduate courses, with tuition waived for residents
• Options for training in the School of Public Health, including Master's in Public Health, Master's in Health Professionals Education, and others

For Additional information regarding resident benefits, please visit the UIC Chicago Graduate Medical Education benefits information site.