BenefitsVacationDepartment of Imaging Sciences residents receive twenty days of vacation per year. Additional time for attendance at scientific or medical meetings may be allowed at the discretion of the department. InsuranceAll housestaff are enrolled in the health plan through the University Health Service. Housestaff, their spouses, and dependent minor children may choose from several different health plans. Upon appointment, house officers, their spouses, and dependent minor children are also covered by the Dental Assistance Plan which helps provide preventive, basic, and major dental expense coverage. Malpractice and professional liability insurance for house officers is provided by the university's insurance program for all activities that are a regular part of the residency program. There is no coverage for the professional activities outside the scope of approved duties in the residency program. Book FundEach resident receives funding which may be used for the purchase of department-approved expenditures. These funds may be used for education-related expenses such as text books and imaging software. Athletic FacilitiesThe department provides residents with a subsidized membership to the medical center athletic facility. Alternatively, membership to the University of Rochester Zornow Sports Center, located on the university campus, is available. Miscellaneous BenefitsFull tuition benefits are provided for house officers for up to two credit courses each semester at the University of Rochester. Half tuition benefits for house officer spouses for one course per semester are also offered. Strong Memorial Hospital will pay for residents' and fellows' training in BLS, ACLS, ATLS, NALS, or PALS as deemed necessary by the program and conscious sedation. A meal allowance is provided for residents taking overnight call in-house. |