Resident are entitled to 24 days paid vacation excluding weekend and holidays each year.  Residents can choose to take vacation in either a one-month block or 2 two-week blocks.

Sick, Family and Medical Leave

Sick Leave is accrued to a maximum of 8 days per year.  Three of these 8 days may be used for personal days with permission of the Program Director.  In compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act, residents may take up to 12 weeks leave of absence without pay.

Meals

Residents are provided three meals per day without charge.  For residents on call, a fourth late night meal is also provided without charge.  

Call rooms

Each service provides call rooms for interns and residents.  The call rooms include amenities such as beds, telephones, computers, printers, bathroom facilities and refrigerators (stocked daily with light meals, snack, and sodas).  

Uniforms
White coats and scrubs are furnished and laundered by the hospital without charge.

Malpractice Insurance

Malpractice insurance is provided without charge for all resident physicians during training.  This coverage also includes legal defense and protection against awards from claims reported or filed after the completion of graduate medical education if the alleged acts or omission of the housestaff are within the scope of the educational program.

  
Medical / Dental / Life Insurance

Medical and dental insurance are provided without charge.  A term life insurance policy is also provided without cost.

Parking

All residents are provided free parking in a patroled parking lot adjacent to WCH.