Program Benefits
Your residency experience is about more than clinical training—it’s also about your personal well-being, professional growth, and life outside the hospital. At the UNMC/Creighton/Children’s Nebraska Joint Pediatric Residency Program, we are committed to providing the support and resources you need to thrive throughout your training. From competitive compensation and comprehensive health coverage to wellness resources, time off, and educational opportunities, our benefits are designed to allow our residents to succeed and maximize their personal wellness. Explore the benefits below to learn how we support you throughout your residency experience.
- Residents enjoy 20 weekdays and 8 weekend days of vacation each year. Additionally, residents can utilize up to 5 educational days for conference travel, board exams, etc…
- Our month-long block system allows maximal flexibility with vacation. Vacation can be taken single days at a time or in large segments of 5-7 days at a time.
- We provide 8 weeks of parental leave and can work with our residents to achieve nearly 12 full weeks of time with their families.
- Each year, our residents participate in our holiday block. This occurs over the Christmas and New Years holidays. Each resident indicates their preference and then only works one of the holidays, with the other one off. In effect, our residents get an extra week of vacation.
- All residents accrue sick leave time. Our program has a robust back-up system in place so that every resident feels supported in taking the time they need for any unplanned absence.
- In addition to benefits and salary information for all UNMC residents, our competitive salaries afford residents the ability to live comfortably in Omaha.
- Orientation stipend of $1000 to support you during your time orienting with our program.
- Group medical, dental and vision insurance. Malpractice coverage provided.
- Optional low-rate disability eligibility.
On-call meal allowances at all sites, including a lunch meal card at UNMC.
Children’s Nebraska house officer lounge with daily lunch provided M-F, soda machine, coffee, snacks, and large, spacious areas to work and relax.
Catered lunches at our monthly Residency Program and Journal Club meetings.
A large variety of jackets, sweatshirts, t-shirts and apparel when you start and throughout the year.
Covered parking at all locations.
House Officer Wellness Lounge (HOWL) at UNMC
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Pediatric Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (PFCCS) training provided with fees covered by the program.
- American Academy of Pediatrics membership
- Full access to libraries at UNMC and Creighton University
- Subscriptions to Pediatrics, Pediatrics in Review, and PREP
- Educational stipends are provided each year of residency to support residents with a variety of academic endeavors (e.g. board exams, books, scrubs, etc…). PGY-1 residents receive $350, while PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents receive $500 each year.
- Residents presenting at national conferences are fully supported to present their work. All conference travel-related costs are covered by the program, and we ensure residents receive time off to travel to that conference.
- Med-Study subscription for all residents to assist with board exam preparation and studying.
- All PGY-3 residents will participate in a “board review week” in June of their third-year. This time is free of clinical responsibilities and residents spend the week engaging in an intensive board review curriculum delivered by faculty and fellows.
- As an employee of UNMC, residents enjoy up to 15 credit hrs/year that can be applied to degree programs. Some of our resident choose to start advanced degrees during residency, including master’s degrees in Public Health, Health Professions Teaching & Technology or even Business Administration.