The Department of Radiology is dedicated to ensuring that residents get the most out of their radiology training. The following benefits are designed to enhance the educational experience of residency:
Educational Fund
Residents currently have a $700 fund that is renewed each academic year, which residents can apply towards textbooks or other educational materials.
Computer Resources
Residents are currently provided a new Laptop computer at the beginning of the first year for their exclusive use, allowing creation of a teaching file, preparation of presentations, and easy access to the Internet. An internal, resident-maintained website known as reshub is an invaluable resource for sharing information within the department.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Residents are given four weeks away from their clinical rotations to attend the AFIP course in Radiologic Pathology in Washington, DC. The department covers the costs of registration and tuition. The department also provides a generous stipend that can be applied to living expenses and housing.
Scientific Conferences
Residents who have an abstract accepted for presentation at a nationally or internationally recognized radiology conference are given a generous stipend to defray the costs of lodging, transportation, and food in order to attend. Residents who have not presented a paper at a major meeting are funded to attend one major conference (typically the RSNA in the 3rd Year).
Association Memberships
The department currently sponsors memberships for all residents in the New England Roentgen Ray Society, a local radiologic educational society that coordinates monthly afternoon seminars in Boston. Residents have found this exposure to various current topics in radiology very worthwhile and are encouraged to attend when possible.
Moonlighting
Residents who obtain full Massachusetts licenses (the costs of which are reimbursed by the department) and are ACLS certified are eligible to participate in moonlighting opportunities within the Department of Radiology, providing physician coverage of contrast injections in outpatient imaging centers in Waltham, Chelsea, Charlestown and at the Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care on the MGH Campus. This important opportunity can be pursued as a PGY-3 as per Hospital insurance regulation soon after starting the residency. Moonlighting opportunities outside of the hospital (such as providing coverage for private practice groups in the area) can also be pursued, in compliance with the rules of MGH and Partners, the malpractice insurance carrier, and the Program Director; these outside opportunities are ordinarily limited to 3rd and 4th year residents.
Library
The department has a current library of radiology textbooks and CD-based learning resources that are reserved exclusively for use by the residents. Residents can check these materials out for self-study during each subspecialty rotation.
Salary | Benefits
As an employee of Partners Health System, residents are paid according to a standardized scale that is applied to all residents working at the Massachusetts General Hospital. The annual salary for a PGY-2 resident starting the residency in July 2007 was $50,900. In addition, Partners offers a range of health insurance plans, dental insurance plans, and life, disability, and accident insurance. Residents can also participate in tax deferred Dependent and Health Care Reimbursement Accounts as well as tax sheltered annuities through one of several firms.
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