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Salary and Benefits

House Staff Stipends for 2025-2026

Program YearAnnual Stipend
Program Year 1 $70,101
Program Year 2 $72,672
Program Year 3 $76,167
Program Year 4 $80,299
Program Year 5 $84,095
Program Year 6 $86,503
Program Year 7 $91,451
Program Year 8 $95,787

Parkland offers a comprehensive and compassionate benefits package that supports employee well-being through competitive healthcare, retirement plans, career development, and personal support programs.

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Resident Benefits

UT Southwestern offers a robust benefits package that includes free health insurance for employees, affordable dependent coverage, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, wellness programs, and personalized support services to promote overall well-being.

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Resident Benefits

Additional Benefits offered to Residents

Malpractice Insurance

All residents are enrolled in professional liability insurance administered by The University of Texas System Professional Medical Liability Benefit Plan. Coverage is effective upon enrollment and extends to all training sites during the duration of residency training.

Paid Time Off

Residents will be provided with four weeks of PTO each academic year from July 1 to June 30th.

  • For Parkland, PTO will be front loaded at the start of employment
  • For UTSW employed, 8.33 PTO hours will be accumulated each month

Up to one month per academic year is permitted for time away from training, including vacation, holiday, illness, family medical leave, bereavement leave, pregnancy related leave. In accordance with ACGME Policy, residents are provided six weeks (240 hours) of approved maternal, parental, and caregiver leave of absence. The Maternal, Paternal, Caregiver leave benefit is 100% paid and runs concurrently with Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Parking

Free parking is provided at all campus and hospital sites.

Uniforms

Residents are provided two pairs of scrubs and one jacket with embroidered name and program. Additional scrubs are available at hospital sites.

Meals

Free lunch is provided every week day during noon conference at the three main hospital sites (Parkland, Clements University Hospital, Dallas VA). Parkland and CUH meal cards are allocated for meal purchases during overnight call.

Education and Travel Allowance

Each resident is allocated $2,000 each academic year to cover educational and travel expenses:

  • $1000 towards educational expenses (e.g. textbooks, board prep courses, journal subscriptions, board examinations, etc.)
  • $1000 towards conference travel expenses

Also included

  • In-house moonlighting opportunities available
  • Residents' lounge – An oasis in the middle of it all; stocked with coffee, a refrigerator, a microwave, sofas, cable television, and a ping-pong table!
  • VPN accounts for home access to our hospital's medical records and library resources
  • Free access to MKSAP for all residents and UWorld bulk purchased and covered by educational expenses.
  • UT System site license for Microsoft Office software
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