CALL ROOMS

Call rooms are provided for residents on call.

EDUCATION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS

A resident’s spouse and dependent children receive a forty percent tuition discount for undergraduate training at the University of Arkansas.

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES

Pediatric Grand Rounds and core curriculum conferences are held weekly; in-patient morning report is held four days a week; research conferences, complicated case and pediatric seminars are held at least monthly. Intern lecture seminars are held daily during July and August.  Interns receive two weeks of training prior to beginning their first rotation in July.

EDUCATIONAL FUND

$400 is provided annually (contingent upon satisfactory conference attendance and medical record completion) to purchase books and journals or to use to attend a medical conference.  Supplemental funding is provided for residents presenting at academic meetings.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Arkansas Employee Assistance Program provides counseling, information, and management consultation for residents and/or family members who experience personal distress.

FITNESS CENTER

All UAMS Pediatric residents are provided membership to the ACH fitness center compliments of ACH. Membership to the fitness center at UAMS is available at a special resident rate. 

INSURANCE

A managed healthcare plan as well as life, disability, claims made and "tail end" liability insurance is provided for each resident. Dental insurance, in addition to spouse and dependent children medical coverage, is available at an additional charge but is subsidized.

MEALS

Meal cards are provided for residents use at ACH. Ninety dollars per month is placed on the card which may be used in the cafeteria or vending machines.

Meals are furnished on a per call basis while at UAMS.

MEETINGS & CONFERENCES

Residents may attend one major or two minor meetings during each year of training. (Attendance at meetings is not considered vacation time.) Travel expenses may be reimbursed through the resident's educational fund.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

The Department of Pediatrics pays membership dues for residents in the American Academy of Pediatrics. All residents receive the Pediatric Review and Education Program from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

MISCELLANEOUS

Library access, photocopy access, computer services, secretarial support and pagers are provided free of charge.

PARENTAL LEAVE / SICK LEAVE

Residents can take up to twelve weeks of leave, paid or unpaid, during any twelve month period for family medical problems which include: the birth or adoption of a child, or placement of a child for foster care; a serious health condition that prevents the resident from performing essential job functions; or a serious health condition affecting the resident's spouse, child or parent and for whom they are needed to provide care. A housestaff member must discuss the leave with the program director and understand how the leave will affect his/her residency program and eligibility to take the Board Exams.

PARKING

All residents are granted parking privileges at Arkansas Children's Hospital and in the gate-controlled parking lots for resident physicians at the University Hospital.

PAY SCHEDULE

Residents are paid monthly by direct deposit on the last working day of the month.  For 2007-08, our interns earn $43,000.  PGY-2 residents earn $44,000 and PGY-3 residents earn $45,500.

RETREATS / CERTIFICATION

A PGY-1 retreat is held each year for residents and their families. During the second year, Career Day is held in the fall with periodic opportunities for additional time-sensitive learning activities.

All PGY-1s are certified in PALS and NALS; all residents are certified in APLS by their third year.

SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES

Program affiliated and approved supplemental activity opportunities that are available to PGY-2s, -3s, and -4s include serving as Transport Physicians on Pediatric Helicopter transport and providing Sports Medicine coverage for local sports teams. All residents may participate in sports physicals. Other outside work activities must be approved by the Program Director.

UNIFORMS

Five white lab coats are provided for residents.

VACATION

Three weeks of paid vacation are provided annually plus four to five days off during the Christmas or New Year's holiday.