Stipend

Policy Statement

Residents/fellows (trainees) with funding from an external organization (e.g. private practice) must be:

Policy Statement

Trainees in all programs must be paid in accordance with the stipends set by the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC).  For every program, each program level is associated with a standard stipend step.  Trainees may not be paid less than or in excess of the stipend step set for their program level of training, except as noted below.

Exceptions

Policy Statement

The first recognized day in their program is hereby defined as the first mandatory day the resident/fellow is required to report to their GME training program.  This is typically the first day of orientation or the first day of their rotation whichever comes first.

Policy Statement

Residents and fellows must be paid at the appropriate stipend rate as set forth by the Stipend Level Policy and receive their benefits, defined as health, dental, life and disability insurance, upon the first recognized day of employment in their respective program.

Reason for Policy