Residency Benefits
The Emergency Medicine Residency at The University of Arizona offers competitive benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Meals (when on duty)
- Professional liability insurance
- Life insurance
- The University of Arizona tuition fee discount for resident and spouse
Additional benefits supplied by the residency include:
- Intern textbook allowance
- Junior textbook allowance
- Travel and expenses stipend to attend one major conference during senior year
- Use of an outstanding medical center library
- Photocopying and med-line searches
- A residents' office and separate library with two personal computers
- ACLS, ATLS, PALS instructor courses paid
Resident salaries as of July 1, 2008, at University Medical Center
(not including benefits) are approximately:
- PGY I-$44,283
- PGY II-$46,412
- PGY III-$48,575
