Current Resident salaries for the 2009 - 2010 academic year are $43,957 for the PGY I year, $49,177 for the PGY II year and $53,284 for the PGY III year. All interns and residents receive health, dental, life, disability, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. In addition, all residents receive professional liability coverage and four weeks of paid vacation each year. Parking, meals, uniforms and laundry service are also provided free. Interns and residents have 8 days of sick leave per year that may be taken as cash payments if the days are not used. Specific details can be found at Salary and Benefits.

The Department of Emergency Medicine also has a separate maternity and paternity policy that is included in the benefits package for residents in the program. For further information regarding the benefits package please contact the House staff Office at 310-222-2910.

Annual DEM Retreat

Each year the faculty, house staff and their families attend a weekend department retreat. The retreat is held at Bruin Woods, a UCLA convention facility located in the mountains at beautiful Lake Arrowhead. The primary emphasis of the weekend is socializing and relaxation. Much of the weekend is spent in sports activities and one evening is dedicated to hosting a party with dancing and revelry. In addition to this department retreat, second year residents have a retreat each spring to facilitate their transition to the third year. The end of the year is highlighted by a department party where the faculty and graduating residents roast each other by tossing a few good-natured "parting shots" at one another.