UPMC McKeesport Internal Medicine Residency Program Compensation and Benefits

Resident Benefit

As part of the Graduate Medical Education program at UPMC, residents and fellows receive stipends and a comprehensive benefits package.

UPMC GME Benefits and Stipends

Benefits

• Three weeks (15 business days) paid vacation and 5 days paid time off
• Up to one week (5 business days) paid educational leave
• Six-week paid maternity leave
• One-week paternity leave using paid time off days
• Health insurance, vision coverage, dental for resident and family
• Malpractice insurance (occurrence policy)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement Plan (optional)
• Free parking at UPMC McKeesport and UPMC East
• $1,000 Annual Educational Stipend for PGY-1 residents
• $1,500 Annual Educational Stipend for PGY-2/3 residents
• Relocation Allowance up to $2,500
• Reimbursement for Step 3 examination (first attempt, during first year)
• PGY-2 residents are supported to attend the national American College of Physicians (ACP) meeting or the Society of Hospital Medicine meeting during their second year of residency within their educational stipend.
• PGY-3 residents are supported for a board review meeting within their educational stipend.
• Reimbursement for regional and national meetings if selected for poster or oral presentations according to policy

Other Perks

• Crisis team training provided via simulation technology
• Certification and re-certification training in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Lab coats provided yearly
• Reimbursement for scrubs
• Free access to the fitness center at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Meal allowance