The anesthesiology resident enjoys a generous and comprehensive package of benefits provided by Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC) and The Ohio State University, as well as additional benefits provided by The Department of Anesthesiology. 

Housestaff Salary

Salaries are determined through the office of the Medical Director.  In general, salaries increase approximately 3-4% per year with advancement up to the PGY-7 year.  Salaries are subject to changes yearly.  Increments in salaries are made upon satisfactory advancement to the next primary level and may be modified by the Medical Director’s office.

Housestaff Salaries for 2006-2007
PGY1	$42,813
PGY2	$44,256
PGY3	$45,846
PGY4	$47,601
PGY5	$49,002
PGY6	$50,586
PGY7	$53,490

Benefits

Provided by Department:

• Vacation:  Fifteen days (three weeks ) paid vacation
  • Additionally, residents may use up to 5 days of accrued sick pay as scheduled vacation.  (Please refer to the Graduate Medical Eduation website for more information regarding sick leave benefits.)
• Conference Attendance:  Five days professional leave with pay.
• Education Fund: provided to residents to reimburse expenses for conferene attendance, purchase of textbooks, periodical subscriptions, certification courses, (ACLS, PALS, etc.) and the purchase of some computer software.  The amount of the education fund is based on training year as follows:
  • CBY (PGY-1):  $1,000 per year
  • CA1 and CA2 (PGY-2&#):  $2,000 per year
  • CA3 (PGY-4):  $3,000 per year (the additional $1,000 is to allow for a board review course.
• Textbooks:  A substantial collection of texbooks is provided at the start of your residency.  For example, in 2006-2007 all of the applicants that matched with our program received a copy of Clinical Anesthesiology, 4th Ed, G. Edward Morgan.  Then, at orientation our CA1 residents were given these texts:
  • Anesthesia & Coexisting Disease (Stoelting)
  • Principles & Practice in Anesthesiology Vol. 1&2 (Longnecker/Tinker)
  • Pharmacology & Physiology (Stoelting)
  • Essentials of Anesthetic Equipment (Baha Al-Ahaiki)
  • Anesthesiology Review (Faust)
• Society Memberships:  ASA and IARS membership dues and renewals are paid by the Department.
• Pagers:  Pagers and batteries are provided by the department.

Provided by OSUMC and The Ohio State University:

Limited Staff includes all residents and clinical fellows. For Limited Staff, The Ohio State University routinely provides the following benefits. A Limited Staff Agreement is provided for residents and fellows each academic year.

For a detailed list of the extensive benefits provided by OSUMC and The Ohio State University, please click  here.