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A comprehensive benefits plan is available to all residents, including health, dental, life insurance, paid leave, etc.  Additionally, the Pediatric Residency Program offers perks to its residents, such as complimentary tickets for sporting events, concerts, theater, and other recreational and cultural activities in the area.

Current salary levels for residents on University Medical Resident Services pay lines are posted on the University Graduate Medical Education site:

2009-2010 Salaries

Pediatric Residency Program benefits and perks include:

  • State University of New York at Buffalo Faculty Appointment (Clinical Assistant Instructor Health Sciences)
  • University athletic facilities
  • On-site medical library
  • Educational and research opportunities
  • Internet and Med-Line computer access
  • Paid vacation (3 weeks PL-1/PL-2; 4 weeks PL-3)
  • Paid holidays/resident days (10)
  • Comprehensive health, dental, disability, and life insurance
  • Professional liability insurance coverage
  • Financial advice
  • Continuing education reimbursement
  • Tickets to sporting and other entertainment events
  • Monthly meal allowance
  • Free Hospital parking
  • Time off granted for military commitments, maternity/paternity, illness and bereavement

Medical Library

Students, residents, and attending physicians utilize the conveniently located medical library at Children’s Hospital. It is available for use via proper identification on a 24-hour basis, and is staffed on weekdays until 4:30 p.m. The library houses 9,816 volumes, of which 9,687 are periodicals and the remaining are textbooks and monographs. The library subscribes to 350 periodicals and is sensitive to the needs of pediatricians as well as other specialists using the resource facility. All major texts and reference materials are available, as are computer searches with access to on-line retrieval service and MEDLINE on CD-ROM.