Family Medicine Residency Program

Everyone teaches here, attendings, specialists, senior residents, junior residents, nurses, respiratory therapists or pharmacists. At any hour of the day or night, any team member is ready to stop to help refine my knowledge, as I am to help them. We get good, constructive feedback from our fellow residents and attendings that helps polish our skills and techniques. It is a learning environment like no other.

David Kuhns, M.D. - 2008

Susquehanna Health Home Family Medicine Residency About Our Program
Salary & Benefits

Each resident's contract year begins on July 1st and ends on June 30th of the following year. Salaries and benefits are reviewed yearly and the System is committed to remaining competitive with other Pennsylvania residency programs.

SALARY (2010-2011)
First Year $52,998
Second Year $55,140
Third Year $57,844

ON-CALL SCHEDULES
First year three weekend calls (Fri., Sat., Sun.)/month*
Second year two to three weekend calls/month*
Third year zero to two weekend calls/month*
*Plus two night float rotations during each year of residency

BENEFITS

Health insurance

Flexible benefit plan. Optional dental, vision, family health coverage. Tax-exempt healthcare and dependent care accounts can be created.

Life insurance

Each resident's benefit totals full salary plus $5,000.

Long-term disability insurance

Coverage for resident; provides 60% of salary if disabled.

Professional liability (malpractice) insurance

Covers resident at The Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center and other hospitals in Pennsylvania.

Vacation

Fifteen paid working days away each year.

Holidays

Six each year (Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and Memorial days.)

Paid sick leave

Ten days maximum each year.

Maternity and paternity leaves

Granted by written policy.

Conference days

Up to five working days away and expense reimbursement up to $2,000 each year.

Palm Pilot

Palm Pilots For all residents at no cost

Practice site visitation days

Five paid working days can be taken in resident's second and/or third years.

Moonlighting opportunities

Available to second and third-year residents, including competitive positions and salaries in Susquehanna Health.

Meals

Provided without charge to residents at The Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center cafeteria (value approximately $4,000/year).

Relocation allowance

Upon presentation of receipts, incoming residents are granted up to a maximum of $5,000 allowance to facilitate the transition from student to resident.

White coats and free laundering

Six coats are provided.

Job finding assistance

For residents' spouses both within Susquehanna Health and in the greater community.

Discounted day-care fee

Available to residents' children using licensed child-care centers.

KidCare service Available for residents' ill children who require supervision on the Pediatric unit during the residents' working hours.

Partial reimbursement

Of recreation/health promotion activities at local facilities.

Boards fees

Boards fees paid by the program as stated in policy.

Monetary Bonus

Eligible semi-annually when hospital meets performance criteria.
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