Salary and Benefits

Fellow stipends (approximate):

  • PGY-4 = $65,974
  • PGY-5 = $68,616
  • PGY-6 = $71,543
  • PGY-7 = $74,519
  • PGY-8 = $79,227

Benefits:

  • MUSC provided iPhone during residency
  • Wellness Center Membership (fitness/gym)
  • Reimbursement for approved travel when presenting at a conference
  • SC, DEA, DHEC licensure fees paid
  • PALS, NRP, BLS, ACLS training and fee reimbursement
  • Lab coats, fleece jackets and scrubs
  • ACC membership
  • Bi-annual fellowship retreats
  • Fellowship Wellness Activities
  • Insurance Benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Professional Liability Coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts, State retirement plans
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance/Mental Health Support

Food:

  • Monthly meal card allowance
  • Meal card supplement provided for all in-house night and weekend calls

Leave:

  • 3 weeks paid annual leave
  • 3 weeks paid sick leave available
  • Maternity/Paternity/Medical Leave available

Texts & Online Resources:

  • MUSC Library, MUSC Library Books Online, and Clinical Resources (ie. PubMed, UptoDate, Lexicomp, and more)
  • Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
  • Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Learning Network
  • Echocardiography case-based learning modules
  • AAP PREP Self-Assessment
  • MUSC Core clinical research training
  • NIH clinical research course
  • PHIS Health Services Research Academy
  • Clinical & translational research ethics certificate
  • How to be a Cardiovascular Investigator Conference (ACC)
  • Courses in the College of Graduate Studies

 GME Institutional Benefits