Current Resident salaries for the 2008 - 2009 academic year are $43,311 for the PGY I year, $48,450 for the PGY II year and $52,503 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.

South Bay of Los Angeles

The Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is located 15 minutes from the beach, 15 minutes from the Los Angeles International Airport, and 20 miles from the main UCLA campus. Los Angeles offers many museums, theaters, and cultural activities. HUMC is located within 30 miles of the Los Angeles Music Center, the Hollywood Bowl, the Greek theater, the Getty Center, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, just to name a few. For the sports minded, Los Angeles offers professional basketball, baseball, and hockey teams as well as excellent collegiate sporting events. (Los Angeles)

Many residents take advantage of the Medical Center's proximity to the ocean by living in the beach communities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach. Other residents prefer the Westside community of Santa Monica or the new up and coming areas of Long Beach. Surfing, beach volleyball, roller blading, and bicycling are readily available, and local mountains and deserts offer skiing in the winter and rock climbing and mountain biking year-round (South Bay). Regardless of one's interests, the Los Angeles area is sure to fulfill every cultural, social, and entertainment need.