House Officer Benefits
 
  • Twenty working days paid vacation.
  • Professional leave with pay for approved meetings.
  • Sick leave-up to six months accrual after two years employment.
  • Comprehensive group health coverage at reduced rates.
  • Low rate automatic eligibility disability coverage available.
  • Malpractice insurance provided for all approved professional and educational activities.
  • Lab coats and scrubs provided at University expense at the beginning of residency.
  • Laundering of lab coats provided.
  • Prescription medication and OTC drugs provided at acquisition cost for hospital employees.
  • $200 house officer book allowance annually.
  • Travel money for residents investigating practice locations in Nebraska.
  • Reimbursement for travel to and from required training sites more than 25 miles from the Medical Center.
  • Outside employment and locum tenens opportunities (if they do not interfere with the duties, assignments, and responsibilities of the house officer's program).
  • House officers' lounge provided at the Medical Center.
  • Parking spaces near the Emergency Room for house officers on call who need to come in after working hours.
  • Preferential eligibility for Medical Center parking.
  • Evening and breakfast meal allowance while on call overnight at University Hospital.

Salaries for 2005-06

  • HO I — $42,507;  HO II — $44,081;  HO III — $45,877;  HO IV — $47,513
 

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