Intern, Resident and Fellow Benefits

Wealthcare for Residents: Helping you Prepare for your Future

TIAA’s presentation to BMC that provides tips and resources on how house officers can manage their finances. Please watch the video.

Disability Insurance

The Hospital purchases short and long-term disability coverage for all House Officers. This coverage is portable and is administered by the Committee of Interns and Residents.

Extra On-call

In certain situations, House Officers are compensated for additional work that they are asked to do. For example, if they are required to work for one of their ill colleagues, they may be entitled to as much as $750 (pay scale reflects the number or additional hours worked).

Lab Coats

The Hospital provides all interns, residents, and fellows with three (3) white coats in their first year of training, and two (2) for each successive year of their residency or fellowship.

Lease Guaranty Program

The Hospital agrees to act as the Guarantor in the event a House Officer's landlord requires advance payment of up to two months of rent (security deposit and/or last month's payment), as a condition for entering into a lease (up to a maximum of $6,500). The Hospital guarantees payment to the landlord under specified terms, and the House Officer agrees to reimburse for any payment the Hospital is required to make under the Guaranty. Those enrolled in this program do not need to provide landlords with more than 1-month rent (i.e. no first/last/security deposit) when signing a lease.

• Lease Guaranty Procedure
• Guaranty
• Indemnity Authorization

Limited Licensing Fee

The Hospital pays the limited licensing fee for all House Officers.

Meals

Starting July 1, 2024, House Officers can swipe their ID badges in BMC cafeterias to pay for meals, with costs deducted directly from their paychecks. Note that there is no separate meal allowance; lump sum payments are available for use at the trainee's discretion.

Parking

The hospital subsidizes several parking programs for House Officers. There is also a subsidized MBTA (subway/bus) program offered.

Professional Education

House Officers can use their lump sum payments at their discretion for educational materials each academic year.

Ride Share Program - Lyft

BMC has created a partnership with Lyft, the ride-sharing company. Through the Safe Ride Program, House Officers will be given a credit each quarter to allow them to utilize Lyft when they are too tired to safely drive home if they are leaving late at night when public transportation is not available or they are returning to the hospital to pick up their car after taking a Lyft home previously.

Salary

Salary increases will be effective at the start of the first pay period after July 1

Stipend

Effective the first pay date in October, 2023, each House Officer will receive a lump-sum payment of $2,250.

Effective AY 25 (July 1, 2024), each House Officer will receive a lump sum payment of $2,250 in July and a lump sum payment of $2,000 in January 2025.  The House Officer must be employed on July 15 to receive the July payment and must be employed on January 15 to receive the January payment.  In AY 26 (July 1, 2025), the lump sum payments will be $2,250 in July 2025, and $2250 in January 2026.  The payments will be reduced by any legally required tax deductions.

Time Off

Vacation: House Officers are given 4 weeks of paid vacation each academic year.

Personal Days: House Officers can take up to 4 personal days each academic year. Any use of a personal day is subject to prior program approval. Personal days are counted as sick days. 

Sick Days: House Officers are given 15 sick days each academic year. 

Bereavement: Eligible House Officers may be entitled to up to 3 days of paid leave for the purposes of attending funeral services or arranging for burial.