Benefits
Residency Benefits
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Salary within 10% of the approved ACGME Sponsoring Institution GMEC stipend
and benefits recommendations
- Vacation - 2 Weeks per year
- Lab Coat - PGY1 Residents receive two free lab coats. PGY 2-5 will receive
one free lab coat per year.
- Access to health/dental/vision insurance for resident and eligible dependents
- Professional liability insurance
- Access to Disability insurance
- Annual $1,250 Educational Allowance
- Annual Specialty In-Service Exam
- Reimbursement for required courses and travel related to the residency program
- ACGME/AOA or ACOS Course
- ATLS Course ("Advanced Trauma Life Support")
- AOA & Specialty College dues
- COMLEX Level 3 and/or USMLE Step 3 Boards
- Board Review Registration
- General Surgery Written Boards for residents in the General Surgery Program
- Orthopedic Surgery Written Boards for residents in the Orthopedic Surgery Program
- Meals and parking provided at St. Mary's Hospital of Blue Springs
- Digital/voice activated pager
- Surgical Loops
-
DEA in your 2nd year only
Our Strengths:
- Trauma and Foot and Ankle rotations are stronger than ever
- Caseload and variety easily meet ACGME Requirements
- More scholarly activity, more collaboration with other hospital systems
ZOOM has increased our working together as a larger group
- Grand Rounds participation
- New Hand surgeon will strengthen the program
- Team Environment
- Autonomy with patient care
- Great Surgical experience and development of clinical management of patients
- Exposure to wide variety of surgical cases/patient presentations.
- Exemplar attendings.
- Varity of pathology and learning experiences.
- Dr. Orth is a very hand on program director who always has the best interest
of the program and residents in mind.
- Our residents have done extremely well in matching to competitive fellowships,
with greater than 95 percent getting one of their top choices.