Benefits
Stipends & Allowances
- Chief resident stipend: $4,000 per program.
- Education stipend allowance: $1,000.00 (As of July 1st, 2023)
- On-call meal allowance of $1,000 per academic year.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Residents and fellows receive a total of 20 vacation days/year and 3 days for unplanned absences/year. Unused days do not accumulate from year to year.
Educational Perks
- Institutional discount for TrueLearn
- Membership for Anesthesia Toolbox
- We cover 100% of the cost of ITEs and AKTs.
- Step 3 Examination – up to three days out of the 5 scheduled paid education days per year
- Fellowship/Post-Graduation Employment Interviews – up to three days (does not include travel time to/from out-of-two interviews).
- Conference Attendance and Travel stipend
- For MARC and ASA, when a resident presents at least two abstracts/presentations and the program pays for registration, transportation, lodging, and food.
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Free membership to Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS)
- Fatigued Trainee - Safe Ride Home Transportation Program
- Reimbursement of ABA Basic ($875.00) if the resident passes on their 1st attempt and registers early.
- Provides transportation expenses for required off-site rotations – Rush, Lurie’s, and Christ.
Insurance
- A resident or fellow may select any medical, dental and vision health care insurance plans offered by the Advocate Aurora Health Care System. Coverage becomes effective from the first day of training.
- Disability and life insurance benefits.
- Residents and fellows are covered by the system’s professional malpractice liability insurance for all required training related to hospital activities.
Other Benefits
- Qualified retirement plans and tax-deferred annuities.
- Lab coats and lab coat cleaning service provided.
- Access to confidential counseling and other support services available through the Employee Assistance Program.
- Onsite Fitness Center membership at a reduced cost.
- Onsite subsidized housing (dependent upon availability).
- Reimbursement for ensuring safe transportation when too fatigued to drive home.
| Resident/Fellow Level | Academic Year 2023 - 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
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Resident First Yr |
$66,000 | $31.73 |
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Resident Second Yr |
$68,250 | $32.81 |
|
Resident Third Yr |
$70,750 | $34.01 |
|
Resident Fourth Yr |
$73,500 | $35.33 |
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Fellow 4Th Year |
$73,500 | $35.33 |
|
Fellow 5Th Year |
$75,750 | $36.30 |
|
Fellow 6Th Year |
$78,000 | $37.50 |
|
Resident Sixth Yr |
$78,000 | $37.50 |
|
Resident Seventh Yr |
$80,700 | $38.80 |
|
Fellow Eight Yr |
$83,600 | $39.71 |
Resources
AAH Library: Residents have access to electronic versions of most anesthesia texts including Miller’s Basics of Anesthesia, Miller’s Anesthesia, Barash’s Clinical Anesthesia, and Stoelting’s Anesthesia and Co-Existing Diseases.
TrueLearn: Prepare with anesthesia board questions specifically crafted by board-certified anesthesiologists to mirror those tested on ABA anesthesia exams.
Anesthesia Toolbox: Residents have access to a collaborative project of over 100 academic programs to develop and share educational resources for anesthesia education. Multi-media peer-reviewed content, Wiki cases, and rotation curricula are just some examples Anesthesia Toolbox has to offer.
AccessAnesthesia: The Advocate Health – Midwest Library is pleased to provide AccessAnesthesiology, an online resource that helps residents in strengthening their skills with instant access to procedural videos, self-assessment, and leading anesthesiology textbooks that will establish a solid base for learning and enables practicing anesthesiologists to reinforce their medical knowledge for recertification. Core resources found here include:
- Top books including Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology, Longnecker's Anesthesiology, and The Anesthesia Guide
- Case based learning tools - Many Board type review books, including Question and Answer review books.
- More than 800 procedural and lecture videos