Benefits

General

  • Resident office with laptop computer and phone line
  • Free on-site parking
  • Library services
  • Business cards
  • BLS/ACLS certification
  • One lab jacket

Professional meeting expenses

A stipend is provided for ASHP membership and Midyear Clinical Meeting registration. Appropriate reimbursement for travel expenditures, hotel accommodations (double occupancy), and meals at professional meetings (ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Resident Research Conference) is provided.

Compensation

Stipend: $44,000

Leave/paid days off

Each resident is provided 13 paid days off during the residency (includes vacation, personal, sick, and interview days). Days away from the hospital related to the residency (i.e., ASHP Midyear Meeting and Resident Research Conference), as approved by the director, do not count toward this time off. Days off should be scheduled in advance when possible. Paid days off must be used by June 1.

Health benefits

Residents are entitled to full West Penn Hospital and Forbes Hospital employee insurance benefits, including the following:

  • Medical / Dental / Vision
  • Prescription drug
  • Disability
  • Life