Resident Life at CHAM
Hospital Resources
- All rotating sites utilize Epic EMR, mobile workstations, personal work iPhones, and a HIPAA-compliant texting app to best leverage technology to simplify your work life
- Outpatient pharmacy housed in the lobby for easy prescription coordination
- Child life specialists available to support children (and staff) through medical play, procedural preparation and accompaniment, and diversion and creative expression
- Social work, phlebotomy, and pharmacists available overnight
Shuttle Service
Shuttle service is available from the Riverdale (Waldo Avenue) apartments to the Montefiore Campus. Shuttle service is provided between Montefiore and Einstein campuses every half-hour during peak times and every 45 minutes to 1 hour off-peak. The shuttle ride between campuses is approximately 25 minutes.
Salary
- PGY-1: $71,441
- PGY-2: $74,593
- PGY-3: $77,744
- Opportunities for moonlighting are available starting PGY2
Opportunities to Effect Change
- Direct and honest line of communication between residents and program leadership
- Open forum Town Hall every month
- Class representatives to anonymously advocate for your concerns
- Emphasis on weekly mutual feedback and growth on teams
Time Off
We strictly adhere to ACGME Duty Hour Guidelines. This system guarantees at least one weekend per month and one 24-hour period each week free of clinical obligations.
Vacation
Each resident is granted four full weeks of vacation free of any clinical obligations. Vacations are scheduled in two-week blocks.
Holidays
There are eight official holidays for Montefiore Medical Center:
New Year's Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
First Day of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are also holidays for Pediatric House Staff.
Educational Resource Allowance
It is the policy of the Medical Center to provide an educational resource allowance of $500 per house officer per academic year for the purchase of academic textbooks, journal subscriptions, professional society membership dues, educational software, PDAs or iPads and to offset the cost of professional meetings or board review courses.