Salary and Benefits

Insurance

• Choice of health care plans for residents and their dependents
• Dental insurance for the resident and his/her dependents 
• Life insurance equal to the yearly salary
• Option to purchase short-term disability insurance
• Malpractice insurance
• Long-term disability insurance*

*Coverage effective 6 months from date of hire.

Paid Time Off

• 4 weeks paid time off
  • 3 weeks vacation
  • Sick time will accrue at a rate of one day per month
  • Two personal days to be used at the resident’s discretion

Education

• Education Allowance - $600.00 per year
• Payment of licensing and examination fees required for advancement in the program
• OBGYN Specific Question Bank for CREOG/Board Review
• Intern library gifted by the program including:
  • PROLOG
  • The Johns Hopkins Manual of Gynecology & Obsetrics
  • Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies (Gabbe)
  • Berek & Novak’s Gynecology
• Shared library:
  • Creasy & Resnik’s Maternal Fetal Medicine: Principles & Practices
  • Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Conference and Travel Allowance

• PGY-4: $2,000 and five days for a board review course
• $2,000 stipend when a resident has a paper accepted for presentation at a meeting

Other Benefits

• $700 to purchase a tablet or laptop for education and home EHR access
• Prescription plan for the resident and dependents
• Base provisions, as well as an on-call allowance commensurate with schedules. We also provide food throughout the year with exclusive resident/fellow-only events
• Three free lab coats
• Employee assistance program
• Child development center provides day care for hospital employees' children at competitive rates (adjacent to St. Luke’s Hospital – Bethlehem Campus)
• Credit union membership
• Membership in the St. Luke’s Health & Fitness Center
• Tax sheltered annuities - option to establish payroll deductions for pre-tax contributions
• Flexible spending accounts – option to establish pre-tax deduction to pay for non-reimbursed medical expenses and/or dependent (child or elder) care
• Resident Well-Being: Various resident appreciation events and items including breakfasts, clothing items, get-togethers, and wellness activities.