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Salary & Benefits Information

R1 - $39,074.79

A food allowance of up to $325 per month is provided for meals at Kern Medical Center.

Free food and drinks are also delivered to the resident lounges and the clinics. Free designated parking within the clinical facilities.

R2 - $41,809.97

R3 - $44,736.37

 

  • Vacation: 28 days per year, taken as a 1-month block; 11 national holidays and 8 sick days per year.
  • Health, Dental, and Vision: Medical insurance for resident, spouse and children is a Point of Service Plan.
  • Malpractice Insurance, Physician Impairment Assistance, Credit Union: Provided by the County.
  • Life & Disability Insurance: Available in varying amounts (optional).
  • Resident Lounge: Pool & table tennis tables, cable TV, & other amenities.
  • Callrooms: 1 separate room for each resident on-call, with access to the internet and electronic medical references. Some callrooms with cable TV. Multiple lockers also provided.
  • UCLA Accomodation: 2-bedroom, furnished apartment in the Westwood campus provided during rotations in Los Angeles.
  • Lab Coats: 2 sets provided by the Department.
  • For PGY-1: Free PDA and medical software, medical textbooks, and pocket references.
  • For PGY-2: Free medical textbooks and MedStudy reviewer set.
  • For PGY-3: Free medical textbooks and MKSAP reviewer set.
  • Resident Research Lounge: Access to text references, UptoDateŽ, electronic medical references, online medical journals, audio-visual materials, and multimedia equipment exclusively for internal medicine residents
  • Kern Health Sciences Library: 24h access to library resources