Stipend Rate & Benefits
EVMS Ophthalmology Residents
Salary and Benefits, 2012-2013
Salary*
- PGY-2: $51,026
- PGY-3: $52,392
- PGY-4: $53,760
*Stipends are adjusted yearly to reflect changes in the cost of living
Benefits for all EVMS Residents
- Medical insurance for residents
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Discounted dental insurance
- Professional liability coverage
- Sick leave
- 3 weeks paid vacation
- One week of educational leave (in addition to 3 weeks of vacation)
- On-call rooms available
- Literature searches at hospital and medical school libraries
- Local discounts such as gym memberships, car rentals, and Ticketmaster
Additional Benefits for Ophthalmology Residents
- All equipment provided at each hospital (lenses, indirect ophthalmoscopes, etc.)
- Paid membership to the Virginia Society of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- One-month basic science course in Houston, year 1, most expenses paid
- Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, year 3, most expenses paid
- Expenses paid for any resident who presents an original research project at a conference
- One week of paid leave in year 3 for employment interviews
- One week Office Practice Management Course, year 2
- Wills Review Course, year 3
- BSCS Book series