Salary, Benefits and Vacation

Current Resident salaries for the 2007 - 2008 academic year are $42,575 for the PGY I year, $47,627 for the PGY II year and $51,611 for for the PGY III year.

All interns and residents receive health, dental, life, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, professional liability coverage, and have four weeks of paid vacation each year. Parking, meals, uniforms and laundry service are provided free. Interns and residents also 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 he followign website. (www.harbor-ucla.org/salary.php)

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 Housestaff Office at 310-222-2910.

All interns and residents are represented by the Joint Council of Interns and Residents, a local affiliate of the nationwide Committee of Interns and Residents, an AFL-CIO member. The JCIR is the legal bargaining representative for all interns and residents employed by Los Angeles County.

Social Activities

Each year the faculty, housestaff and their families attend a weekend department retreat. 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 hospital is located 15 minutes from the beach and from the Los Angeles International Airport and 20 miles from the main UCLA campus. Within 30 miles are the Los Angeles Music Center, the Hollywood Bowl, the Greek theater, the Getty Center and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as well as many other museums, theaters and cultural activities. 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. 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)