Salary, Benefits, and Resources
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Mentorship
- Physician and Peer Resident Clinical Mentoring Program - Upon starting radiology residency, each resident is matched with a senior resident mentor (big sib-little sib program) who facilitates residents’ transition to UCSD, and a faculty mentor who provides support and guidance throughout residency training. Additionally, residents and faculty are each others’ informal mentors throughout one’s time at UCSD and beyond.
Salary
Post Graduate Year
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2023-24 Salary* *housing stipend is incorporated into wages
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PGY 1
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$80,388
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PGY 2
| $82,695
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PGY 3
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$85,521
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PGY 4
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$88,471
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PGY 5
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$91,652
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PGY 6
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$94,657
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PGY 7
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$97,446
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Benefits
Education Benefits
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Other Benefits
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- $750/year education stipend, $1000y year conference funding if presenting
- Tuition for the ACR RLI Leadership, Economics, and Informatics Courses
- Medical board licensing fees
- USMLE Step 3 application fees
- DEA fees
- Average of 10 days off per year to attend conferences!
- Radprimer, e-Anatomy, StatDx, UpToDate, and Clinical Key
- Brant and Helms’ Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology
| - Salary increase of +6%, +4%, +4% per year in the upcoming 3 years.
- New meal stipend of $100/month, $150/month, $200/month in the upcoming 3 years
- Fully paid family bonding for 4 weeks per occurrence
- 2 embroidered lab coats/year with on-site laundry service
- 1 embroidered fleece at the beginning of R1 year
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance for yourself and dependents (link)
- Disability, Malpractice, and Life Insurance provided by the university
- Retirement benefits through Fidelity
- Department and residency sponsored social events
- Additional UC system benefits include inexpensive access to UCSD recreational facilities
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Reduced tuition for UCSD courses
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Substantial discounts or free access to computer software
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Moonlighting
Multiple moonlighting opportunities (contrast reaction monitoring) are offered through UCSD and with several local radiology groups for all resident levels, subject to licensing eligibility.
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