Dental benefits are provided through three different plans - Delta Preferred Plus, Delta Preferred or Delta Care USA (HMO).  Delta Preferred Plus and Delta Preferred have an annual limit of $2,000 and $1,200 respectively and a $50 annual deductible per person, $100 per family.  Diagnostic and Preventive Care have no deductible.  Orthodontic services are covered under Delta Preferred Plus and Delta Preferred at 50% up to $1,500 or $1,000 respectively. Family members may be added at the Resident’s expense.  Delta Care USA (HMO) has co-pays but no deductible and no annual limit.

• Health Care Account (may contribute $100 to $5,000 annually)
• Dependent Care Account (may contribute $100 to $5,000 annually)

Funds are available for attending conferences as:

• presentation of research papers at local and national conferences (reimbursed up to $2,000 per conference)
• Surgical Chief conference at ACS (American College of Surgeons or choice on one per year (reimbursed up to $2,000 per chief resident)
• APDIM spring conference for upcoming internal medicine Chief Resident (reimbursed up to $1,500)
• Chief review course for surgery boards “Osler” (reimbursed up to $2,000 per chief resident)
• Reimbursement for oral board review course for graduated surgical chief if boards are passed (reimbursed up to $3,000 per chief resident)

All requests for conferences and travel must be pre-approved using the Travel Request Form.  Reimbursement requests for all pre-approved conferences and travel must be submitted within 30 days of travel date.

$1000 discretionary educational grant is available for categorical residents to use for educational material such as books and educational software with an additional $1,000 grant for assistance in purchasing a laptop.  Both of these grants need to be used during their 3 year internal medicine residency or 5 year surgical residency with the approval from the program director. Preliminary residents will have $667.00 to use during their one year in our program, however they need to use the funds before December 31st with the approval from the program director.  The categorical residents need to use submit a request for reimbursement no later than 6 months before graduation. *(Refer to policy on Educational Stipend). 

All residents must maintain certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) throughout the residency training at Huntington Hospital.  These classes are supported and paid for by Huntington Hospital during your residency.  Surgical Chief Residents will be reimbursed for FLS Certification Course (up to $2,000 per chief resident).  Residents are strongly encouraged to complete the course through Huntington Hospital.  In the event that a resident must take an ACLS course outside of Huntington Hospital, they will be reimbursed at the rate of the Huntington Hospital course.

Upon completion of the first year of training, all residents are required to apply for the California Medical License and subsequently the DEA license.  Both licenses are required and reimbursed by the program.  Graduates of US medical schools cannot begin their third year of training without a valid California Medical License.  Residents who graduate from foreign medical schools are required to apply for the California Medical License upon completion of 24 months of training and cannot begin their fourth year of training without a valid California Medical License.

Note:  The purpose of this document is to provide the most accurate information regarding the House Staff Stipends and Benefits.  This document should be referenced for the most current coverage, with the Resident Physician Manual as a secondary resource.