General Surgery Residency Program

House Officer Salaries, Benefits, and Vacation

2009-2010

House Officer Salaries

 Level           Annual             Monthly      
 HO I$48,882.00 $4,073.50
 HO II$50,692.00$4,224.33
 HO III$52,758.00$4,396.50
 HO IV$54,639.00$4,530.75
 HO V$56,552.00$4,712.66
 HO VI $58,377.00$4,864.75
 HO VII$61,326.00$5,110.50
 HO VIII$64,393.00$5,366.08
Vacation and Leave 
  • Twenty working days paid vacation
  • Professional leave with pay for approved meetings
  • sick leave - six months accrual after two years of employment

Insurance Available

  • Comprehensive group health coverage
  • Low-rate automatic eligibility coverage available.

Other

  • Four lab coats provided at University expense at the beginning of residency
  • Laundering of lab coats provided
  • $100 appropriation to departments for House Officer education
  • Travel money for residents investigating practice locations in Nebraska
  • Reimbursement for travel to and from required training sites more than 25mi from the Medical Center
  • Evening and breakfast meal allowance while on in-house call at The Nebraska Medical Center
  • Liability coverage for moonlighting with advance approval from Program Director and Office of Graduate Medical Education

For more information, contact Graduate Medical Education at (402) 559-7426 or e-mail rnelsen@unmc.edu or vhamm@unmc.edu