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House Staff Policies and Procedures Manual section navigation

  • Section 1: House Staff General Responsibilities
  • Section 2: School of Medicine's General Responsibilities
  • Section 3: Summary of Benefits
  • Section 4: Leave Time
  • Section 5: Requirements For Appointment
  • Section 6: Clinical Experience and Educational Work Hours and Moonlighting Policies
  • Section 7: Disciplinary Actions
  • Section 8: Counseling and Support Services
  • Section 9: Behavioral Health Statement
  • Section 10: Graduate Medical Education Committee
  • Section 11: Personnel Files
  • Section 12: Other Services
  • Section 13: Workers' Compensation
  • Section 14: Infection Control
  • Section 15: Equal Opportunity
  • Section 16: Liability Insurance and Risk Management Programs
  • Section 17: Standards of Conduct
  • Section 18: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • Section 19: Release of Information to the Media
  • Section 20: Conflict of Interest
  • Section 21: No Solicitation
  • Section 22: Weapons
  • Section 23: Smoke-Free Workplace
  • Section 24: Drug-Free Workplace
  • Section 25: Dress Code
  • Section 26: Conflict of Interest/Industry Relations
  • Section 27: Care and Use of Property/Equipment
  • Section 28: Pastoral Services
  • Section 29: Security
  • Section 30: Teaching Responsibilities
  • Section 31: Department Orientation
  • Section 32: Policy on Consensual Teacher (Faculty or Resident)-Student (Resident or Student) Relationships
  • Section 33: Grievance
  • Section 34: Hearing and Appellate Review Procedures for Termination of a Residency Appointment
  • Appendix A: Policy and Procedure on Resident Recruitment & Appointment
  • Appendix B: Residency Appointment Agreement
  • Appendix C: Equal Opportunity and Discriminatory Harassment Policy and Office of Accessibility Services
  • Appendix D: Clinical Experience and Educational Work Hours and Moonlighting
  • Appendix E: Professional & General Liability Insurance
  • Appendix F: Institutional Policies

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  • Section 3: Summary of Benefits

Section 3: Summary of Benefits

Each resident attends a comprehensive administrative orientation session at the beginning of the training program. A portion of this orientation session is devoted to reviewing all elements of the benefits package and to answering any questions about these benefits. The benefits package is also summarized on Emory's Human Resources website.

The Residency Training program provides each eligible resident, at no cost, the following group benefit plans:

  • Health Care Coverage
  • Term Life Insurance
  • Dependent Term Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

Group Dental and Emory Vision Care Plans are available at a minimal cost.

Each resident may also enroll his/her eligible dependents for health, dental and vision coverage, with the cost paid by deductions from the resident's stipend.

3.01 Life Insurance

The Residency Training program provides each eligible resident: · $50,000 Term Life Insurance · $50,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance · $25,000 Term Life Insurance for spouses · $ 5,000 Term Life Insurance for eligible children

3.02 Health Care

Residents are eligible for health insurance at the start date of their residency agreement. Residents have one medical plan option, the POS Plan.

The POS Plan is a conventional medical plan where members pay co-pays for some services (co-pays are fixed fee amounts that you pay at the time you receive services). The POS Plan also uses co-insurance for some services (co-insurance is the portion of expense you must pay for care, in most cases, after meeting your deductible). The deductible is a set amount that typically you must pay before co-insurance starts.

The POS Plan also has an out-of-pocket maximum to protect you in the event you have significant medical expenses during the year.  The Plan allows members to receive services from a national network of providers and facilities.

Plan details are available at the Emory HR Benefits page.

House staff with family coverage can elect to pay the premiums for their family's coverage on a before-tax or after tax basis.

Dental Plan

The Emory University Residency Training program offers residents a dental plan. Details regarding the plan will be reviewed during orientation and is available on the Emory HR Benefits page. 

Premiums for the dental plan may be paid by the resident on a before-tax or after-tax basis. Residents must remain in the Dental Plan for one year.

3.03 Flexible Spending Accounts

These accounts are established to enable residents to accumulate money on a before-tax basis to pay eligible out-of-pocket health/dental and dependent care expenses. There are annual minimum and maximum contribution amounts. Flexible spending account details are available during orientation.

3.04 Auto/Homeowners/Renters Insurance

Emory University offers stipend deductions to residents for auto/homeowners and renters insurance through MetPay (Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance). The premiums are discounted, and the resident pays the entire cost.

3.05 Long-term Disability Insurance

Eligible residents unable to perform in their program due to a qualifying disability may qualify for long-term disability benefits through the long-term disability insurance coverage. These benefits will be provided to eligible residents in an amount equal to 60% of the resident's stipend, up to a maximum of $5,000 per month. There is a ninety-day waiting period before otherwise eligible residents may receive coverage and payments.

3.06 Retirement Plan

Each resident may contribute to Emory University's retirement plan upon his/her date of entry into the residency training program. Contributions can be on a before-tax basis, and may be designated for investment in either TIAA/CREF, or in mutual funds offered by The Vanguard Group or Fidelity Investments.

3.07 Old Age Survivor Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Medicare Participation

Participation in Medicare and the OASDI are conditions of participation in the residency training program for all residents. Emory University contributes an amount equal to 7.65% of each stipend for coverage, while the resident contributes an equal amount through automatic stipend deduction. In addition to retirement benefits, this program provides survivor and disability benefits.

3.08 Parking

The Office of Graduate Medical Education (OGME) pays a monthly fee for each resident to receive parking privileges at Emory University facilities.  Although OGME pays the monthly parking fee, each resident must pay the initial cost of obtaining a parking/security card at Grady Memorial Hospital. Parking at the VA Medical Center is free but requires the resident to obtain a parking permit. This permit is obtained free of charge from the chief of service. Parking privileges for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston are reserved for those in one of the pediatric training programs. The resident is required to go to the parking office at Egleston to complete the requisite paperwork. Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) uses the EmoryCard photo ID card to access the parking lots. The EmoryCard should be presented to the security office at (EUHM) to receive parking privileges.

3.09 Laundry

The OGME does not provide laundry service to residents.

3.10 Housing

The OGME can provide information about housing in the Atlanta area but does not provide housing for residents.

3.11 Meals

Emory University Affiliated Hospitals assure the availability of meals for purchase by residents in the hospital cafeterias and snack bars during rotations.

3.12 Additional Benefits Provided to Residents Include

  • Direct Deposit of stipend checks
  • Library privileges
  • Membership in the Emory Federal Credit Union (located in the lobby of the Dobbs University Center)
  • Benefits for same sex domestic partners
  • Woodruff Physical Education Center privileges ($18 monthly fee)
  • Use of call rooms at each hospital (the Program Director will provide further information regarding call rooms during department/program orientation)
  • Lab coats [residents only]

Residents with questions about any aspect of the Group Benefit Plans should call the Benefits Office of the Human Resources Division at 404.727.7613. The main office of the Human Resources Division is located at 1599 Clifton Road, NE.

House Staff Policies and Procedures Manual
  • Section 1: House Staff General Responsibilities
  • Section 2: School of Medicine's General Responsibilities
  • Section 3: Summary of Benefits
  • Section 4: Leave Time
  • Section 5: Requirements For Appointment
  • Section 6: Clinical Experience and Educational Work Hours and Moonlighting Policies
  • Section 7: Disciplinary Actions
  • Section 8: Counseling and Support Services
  • Section 9: Behavioral Health Statement
  • Section 10: Graduate Medical Education Committee
  • Section 11: Personnel Files
  • Section 12: Other Services
  • Section 13: Workers' Compensation
  • Section 14: Infection Control
  • Section 15: Equal Opportunity
  • Section 16: Liability Insurance and Risk Management Programs
  • Section 17: Standards of Conduct
  • Section 18: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • Section 19: Release of Information to the Media
  • Section 20: Conflict of Interest
  • Section 21: No Solicitation
  • Section 22: Weapons
  • Section 23: Smoke-Free Workplace
  • Section 24: Drug-Free Workplace
  • Section 25: Dress Code
  • Section 26: Conflict of Interest/Industry Relations
  • Section 27: Care and Use of Property/Equipment
  • Section 28: Pastoral Services
  • Section 29: Security
  • Section 30: Teaching Responsibilities
  • Section 31: Department Orientation
  • Section 32: Policy on Consensual Teacher (Faculty or Resident)-Student (Resident or Student) Relationships
  • Section 33: Grievance
  • Section 34: Hearing and Appellate Review Procedures for Termination of a Residency Appointment
  • Appendix A: Policy and Procedure on Resident Recruitment & Appointment
  • Appendix B: Residency Appointment Agreement
  • Appendix C: Equal Opportunity and Discriminatory Harassment Policy and Office of Accessibility Services
  • Appendix D: Clinical Experience and Educational Work Hours and Moonlighting
  • Appendix E: Professional & General Liability Insurance
  • Appendix F: Institutional Policies
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