UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM
Selma Family Medicine Residency Program
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM Selma Family Medicine Residency Program |
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SALARY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE Residents earn a competitive salary and benefits package that included coverage for group health, dental, term life, accidental death and dismemberment and long-term disability. Optional benefits include supplemental life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and tax-sheltered annuities (TIAA). Salary stipends are based on the year of the graduate and are reviewed annually to assure they are competitive. All noon conferences are accompanied by a complimentary meal. CME ALLOWANCE Resident physicians are allowed up to five days per year for out of town educational conferences. The educational expenditure must have prior approval and the amount is determined by resident academic year. VACATION/SICK LEAVE Each resident is entitled to fifteen days paid vacation each academic year. There are an additional eight holidays each year; however, these holidays are not necessarily granted on the normally recognized holiday dates. Those official days are; Christmas day, New Year's day, July 4th, Labor day, Memorial day, Thanksgiving (2 days), and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. The resident is allowed ten days sick leave each academic year. LICENSE FEES/MEMBERSHIP DUES Alabama limited license fees, Alabama permanent license fees and USMLE Step 3 fees, American Medical Association, Medical Association of the State of Alabama, Dallas County Medical Society, and American Academy of Family Physicians fees are paid by Selma Family Medicine. The initial DEA certification number and ACLS, PALS & ALSO certification for interns are paid by Selma Family Medicine. MALPRACTICE INSURANCE Full malpractice insurance, including "tail coverage" for the resident, is paid by Selma Family Medicine. LAB COATS Lab coat allowance of $150 is provided. MOONLIGHTING Moonlighting privileges are extended to second and third year residents. COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR 2007 - 2008
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