The OU Diagnostic Radiology residents receive a comprehensive benefit plan for themselves and for their families if they choose. In combination with the favorable cost of living and economic environment of Oklahoma City this package is very competitive with all other University programs.

Salary Schedule (FY2003-2004)

PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3	PGY-4
$36,921	$38,045	$39,169	$41,056
PGY-5	PGY-6	PGY-7
$42,201	$43,346	$44,491

Insurance Benefits
A flexible benefits plan offers residents benefit “credits” that can be spent for medical, life, accidental death and dismemberment, optical, and dental insurance. Residents also may “opt out” of one or more plans and use the extra credits to purchase other insurance or receive them as taxable take-home pay.
Residents may purchase (by payroll deduction or with extra benefit credits) group medical and dental insurance for dependents. Additional life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for residents and their dependents are also available.
Long Term Disability Insurance- The University provides long term disability insurance for the residents. The monthly benefits are PGY1 – PGY2 = $1700 and PGY3 and above $2000. Benefits start after total or partial disability for 180 consecutive days.
Professional Liability Insurance – The University provides occurrence type group professional liability insurance for residents applicable only to duties and assignments within the residency program. Minimum coverage is $100,000/$300,00.

Parking
Parking for residents is provided through the affiliated institutions. The program director or service chief makes assignment, depending on the location of a specific rotation. Residents are expected to abide by all rules regarding parking registration, gate cards, hang tags, etc.

Library Privileges
Each resident is entitled to use the Robert M. Bird Library of the Health Sciences Center. The library has an extensive periodical subscription and complete information retrieval and audiovisual services in addition to its large book collection.

Vacation Leave
Each resident earns 15 days (M-F) of vacation per year. Training regulations imposed by the national certifying boards in some specialties limit the amount of leave which may be taken by a resident to a lesser amount. Earned but unused vacation time will not be carried over from one academic year to another.

Sick Leave
Sick leave accrues at the rate of 1.25 days per month for a maximum of 15 work (week) days. Unused sick leave will not be carried forward to the next year. Leave without pay is possible contingent upon recommendation by the Program Director and approval by the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education. The University complies with the Family Medical Leave Act.

Educational Leave
Residents may request up to five days of educational leave each year. The request should be submitted at least six (6) weeks prior to the requested leave date. The meeting can be no more than one week in duration and must be within the continental USA. Approval is granted solely at the discretion of the Program Director, who also determines the travel reimbursement policy for the individual residency program.

Family Leave – Federal Guidelines
Federal law mandates that after one year of employment by the University, employees may take up to twelve (12) weeks (combined paid and unpaid leave) during a 12-month period for the birth or adoption of a child, or placement of a foster child in order to care for the child. This time must end no later than 12 months after the day of birth or placement of the child. Similarly such leave can be used for medical reasons or to care for a seriously ill spouse, child or parent consecutively or on an intermittent or reduced time basis with acceptable documentation from a physician.

Resident Family Leave Policy
Depending on specialty board requirements, periods of family leave may extend the length of the residency training needed to meet specialty board requirements.

Maternity Leave
Available sick leave, vacation time, or leave without pay, may be used in accordance with the Family Leave Act guidelines as described above.

Paternity Leave
Available vacation time, or leave without pay, may be used in accordance with the Family Leave Act guidelines as described above

Other
The University does not provide meals, housing, duty uniforms, laundry or parking; however, its affiliated hospitals provide some or all within their scope of regular operation.