UCSF Fresno | Psychiatry

UCSF Fresno Resident Contract 2008/09

Revised July 2008

Resident Stipend and Benefits Summary

UCSF Fresno is a regional campus of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Residents are employees of the University of California, San Francisco. Residency programs are sponsored by the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program. Major training partners in Fresno include: Community Medical Centers, Children's Hospital Central California, and the Veterans Administration Central California Health Care System. Training partners collaborate to provide residents with other benefits such as parking, meals, computer and Internet access.

(NOTE: Reference herein to residents includes fellows)

Annual Stipend (Effective 7/1/08)

PG-1 $45,659
PG-2 $47,211
PG-3 $49,203
PG-4 $52,287
PG-5 $55,549
PG-6 $58,926

Additional compensation of $150 per month for chief residents

Educational funds: Available through program offices

License application fees:
Initial MD or DO license application fees are paid if an application is submitted to the state within the first six months of eligibility

Memberships Paid:
Fresno-Madera Medical Society
California Medical Association
American Medical Association

Benefits (Residents are covered beginning first day of employment.)

Insurance

	Health Insurance Plans	■ Medical: Choice of a PPO plan (Bluecross) or an HMO plan (HealthNet). All include prescription drug coverage ■ Dental: Delta Dental ■ Vision: VSP Vision Plan ■ For more information on costs, co pays, and benefits please refer to: http://www.ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/benefits/residentsfellows Dependent coverage is also available NOTE: If you decline health coverage you automatically decline dental, vision, life and disability insurance benefits.
	Long Term Disability	LTD (long-term disability) coverage is automatically included for all primary enrollees: Residents, Clinical Fellows, and Research Fellows, but not dependents. There is a 30-day waiting period from first date of disability. MetLife provides the LTD policy and the coverage provisions are detailed in the benefits page located at: http://ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/benefits/residentsfellows/files/benefits_comparison.pdf. There are no choices to be made in this area; all residents are covered at the same rate and for the same amount. In essence, LTD pays a disabled trainee 66.2/3% of base salary (capped at $3,000/mo and after a 30 day wait period) for the duration of the disability. Maternity leave extending beyond 30 days can often be a qualifying disability; so, residents expecting to be on leave more than 30 days postpartum, are wise to file a claim.
	Life Insurance/ AD&D	Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage is automatically included for all primary enrollees: Residents, Clinical Fellows, and Research Fellows, but not dependents. MetLife provides the policy and the coverage provisions are detailed in the benefits comparison located at: http://ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/benefits/residentsfellows/files/benefits_comparison.pdf There are no choices to be made in this area; all residents are covered at the same rate and for $50,000. NOTE: If you decline health coverage you automatically decline dental, vision, life and disability insurance benefits.
	Professional liability	Professional liability Insurance coverage is provided by UCSF.
	Workers’ Compensation	Worker's Comp provides medical care and wage loss reimbursement for job-incurred accidents or illness as governed by state law

Leaves

	Vacation & Educational Leave	15 days vacation annually 5 days educational leave annually NOTE: Leave does not carry over from year to year
	Sick Leave	12 days annually NOTE: Leave does not carry over from year to year
	Bereavement Leave	Up to 3 days with full pay for death in immediate family, one day for grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law or father-in-law. Counted as a part of sick leave.
	Maternity Leave	Up to four months of leave for medically certified disability due to pregnancy or childbirth. May use vacation/educational leave or sick time; balance unpaid
	Medical or Personal Leave	May be requested and available without pay
	Family Leave	Up to 12 weeks of leave coordinated with paid leave for personal illness, birth or adoption of a child, serious illness of a child, or to care for a parent or spouse who has a serious health condition. (Available after 12 months of employment and 1250 hours.)
	Military Leave	Short term (30 days with pay) and long term military leave is available (up to 4 years, first 30 days with pay).
	Jury Duty	A resident who is called to Jury Duty or to Grand Jury Duty will not suffer a loss of regular pay for those days when one would otherwise be scheduled to perform their resident duties.

Please note: Absences may impact the amount of time credited for training. Additional training may be required by a specific specialty Board or the Residency Review Committee (RRC) if established limits are exceeded. Residents should discuss the possible impact with their program director prior to planning leave time.

Other Benefits

	Call Rooms	Available at training sites, generally private rooms with telephone and computer access
	Direct Deposit	Monthly paychecks are automatically deposited. Automatic paycheck deposit available with most banks and credit unions.
	Employee Assistance Program	Confidential counseling program designed to help employees and families through difficult and stressful times. INSIGHT provides three free visits per six month period and referrals if needed
	Health Services	--Initial OJI evaluation is done by health services at facility where incident occurs; subsequent follow up by worker's compensation provider. --Semi-annual PPD screening is required and provided at no charge. --Required vaccinations provided at no charge.
	Fresno House	For approved rotations to San Francisco, housing is available close to the UCSF/Parnassus campus on a first-come, first served basis.
	Housing/Living Quarters	Not generally provided by program except for some required, distant rotations, e.g. San Francisco
	Internet access	Free email accounts provided by UCSF Fresno
	Laundry Services	Available at training sites for contaminated items
	License Fair	Held in Spring each year to assist with completion of California medical license forms. Includes notary, photo, fingerprints. Attended by representative from the Medical Board of California.
	Meals	Provided at all major training sites while on duty
	Parking	Free at all hospital training sites
	Scrubs/lab coats	5 sets of scrubs and 2 white coats supplied at beginning of training program
	Other benefits	Paid orientation at beginning of first academic year ACLS/PALS offered at no charge during orientation week. Recertification fees paid by program (requires deposit at time of registration for class; reimbursed upon attendance). Textbooks are available for purchase Photographs provided for licensure applications