General Surgery Residency
Salary & Benefits
The Department of Surgery is delighted to extend a wide variety of benefits for our residents, including:
- Three weeks of vacation per year for interns
- Four weeks of vacation per year for other residents
- Free participation in meetings of the Cleveland Surgical Society
- Stipends are available for presentation of scholarly work at national meetings
- Participation in the Residency Committee and in applicant recruitment
- Insurance coverage:
- Health/dental
- Malpractice
- Disability
- Additional family coverage available
- Annual Departmental Retreat
- Online system for communication, teaching and recording case logs
- Access to hospital and medical school libraries
- Scrubs provided and laundered by the hospital
- Meal money for all on-call periods
- Optional two years of research
Graduate Medical Education Benefits
The Graduate Medical Education office maintains a comprehensive detailed list of up to date resident benefits and salary. Stipends are increased by the GME office annually.