House Staff Policies

Stipend
Stipend levels for 2007-2008 are:
R1 - $43,700
R2 - $45,800
R3 - $47,900
R4 - $50,000
R5 - $52,700

Benefits
Residents are offered their choice of several medical insurance plans. They may add family members to their plan at an additional fee. All of the medical insurance plans available offer coverage for eye exams and eyewear. A life-insurance policy with death benefits is provided to every resident as an employee, along with long-term disability and worker’s compensation. Dental insurance is also provided at the same level as every other Swedish employee with dental benefits for family members provided at a low cost. The Medical Center provides professional liability insurance for each resident for all activities performed in conjunction with the training program. The liability insurance does not cover any additional work performed outside the training program

Housing
Swedish does not maintain a real-estate referral service; however, many notices of available homes and apartments are sent to the hospital administration office and are available through the Surgical Residency office.

Work Hours and Quarters
On-call schedules are based on fourth-night rotations on most services, complying with the regulations related to resident supervision and work hours. A house-staff lounge and on-call sleep rooms are available in the hospital.

Meals
Meal cards are provided for meals when on night call.

Uniforms
Uniforms (and laundry service for uniforms) are provided by the hospital.

Parking and Security
Parking is covered by the program for all residents. Residents are provided with a combination name-badge and parking card and assigned to one of the most convenient parking garages for secure parking. Although the area surrounding the Medical Center is not considered a high-crime area, security guards are available at all hours to provide escort service to and from the parking garages at the resident’s request. The Security and Engineering departments of the Medical Center are also equipped to assist with charging batteries and unlocking doors should the need arise.

Vacation/Professional Leave
All residents are entitled to 15 days paid vacation per year. First-year residents are allowed three days off to attend a local meeting. Second, third, fourth, and fifth-year residents are allowed five days off to attend an educational meeting. Financial support to attend a meeting will be provided to R2s to R5s

Other Benefits
The surgery residents are provided $200 per year for the purchase of personal textbooks. This money can be used at the residents’ discretion. Since the Surgery Residents Lounge/Library is well stocked with current textbooks for the exclusive use of the surgery residents, many of the residents decide to accumulate their book stipend from all their years of training and purchase the latest editions as they leave the program.  The program also gives each categorical resident $400 to use toward the purchase of Loupes.

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