Resident Salary and Benefits

The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at UA/UPHK offers these competitive benefits:    

• Health and Dental Insurance
• Meals (When On-Call Overnight)
• Professional liability insurance
• Life insurance
• The University of Arizona tuition fee discount for resident and spouse

Additional benefits supplied by the residency include:

• Lab Coat and Scrubs Allowance
• 22 days paid Vacation
• 10 paid Holidays
• Sick-Leave-accrued at 1st day per month
• Book/Electronic/Professional Development Allowance
• Educational Leave and Travel Allowance for Presentations at National Meetings (with Department approval)
• Use of an outstanding medical center library
• Photocopying and med-line searches
• Notary Service
• A residents' area and computer and separate ED library with three personal computers
• ACLS, ATLS, PALS instructor courses provided
• Free parking

Resident salaries as of July 1, 2012, at UPH Hospital (not including benefits) are:

• PGY I - $48,804
• PGY II - $51,002
• PGY III - $53,461