Clinical Housestaff
University of Pennsylvania Medical
Center's budget policy for supporting graduate medical education:
"HUP will use standards set by the major third parties
as a basis for the budgeting of payment of residents and fellows."
In concert with this Medical Center policy, all Department
of Surgery housestaff on the HUP payroll will be paid according
to their number of years in Medicare-approved Department-recognized
clinical surgical training.
FY13 Salary Information
Clinical Year |
Hourly Rate |
Annual Salary |
PGY1
|
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,084.00 |
PGY2 |
$ 25.23 |
$ 52,478.00 |
PGY3 |
$ 25.99 |
$ 54,059.00 |
PGY4 |
$ 27.46 |
$ 57,116.00 |
PGY5 |
$ 28.90 |
$ 60,112.00 |
PGY6 |
$ 30.72 |
$ 63,897.00 |
PGY7
|
$ 30.90 |
$ 64,272.00 |
PGY8
|
$ 31.67 |
$ 65,873.00 |
PGY9
|
$ 32.37 |
$ 67,329.00 |
These stipend rates for housestaff reflect
the ongoing institutional commitment to remain competitive
within the Northeast region of the country as well as the
local market.
Paycheck Distribution
All housestaff paychecks are distributed
through the Division of Surgery Education to individual mailboxes
located on 4 Maloney. This has been agreed by previous REC
meetings to be the most effective means of distribution. Direct
deposit is available; contact the DSE off for information.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Virtually all HUP General Surgery
Residents spend at least 2 full years in a research laboratory
of their choice. Residents, with the assistance of their mentors,
are required to seek outside funding to support their laboratory
experience. Funding
possibilities should be researched early in the residency.
Please visit Research
Section for information regarding faculty and their laboratories
or research opportunities.
- Residents
who leave the residency Full-time for a research assignment
will be "Postdoctoral Researchers in the Harrison Department
of Surgical Research." Upon the completion of their
research activity individuals will re-enter the residency
in the usual fashion, assuming acceptable performance.
- Payment will be through the University
and Hospital payroll systems.
- Please refer to the Moonlighting
Section for policies and procedures for moonlighting
while a postdoctoral fellow.
- Attendance
at Departmental housestaff conferences will be required
of the Postdoctoral Researchers.
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