Benefits
Benefits and Stipends
Stipends are reviewed annually and are adjusted to remain comparable to
regional and national practices. The Medical Center also provides residents
Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Major Medical Insurance (for house
staff and eligible dependents), Medical Liability Insurance, Life Insurance,
Meal Tickets (when on-call), Vacation (four weeks), ten holidays, book
allowance, and New Jersey license reimbursement. The Department of Medicine
provides residents Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Programs of the American
College of Physicians, and sponsors attendance of Senior Assistant Residents
at a Board Review Course.
- Major Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Medical Liability Insurance
- Meal Vouchers for calls
- Free Parking
- White Coats (3 per year)
- Vacation (4 Weeks)
- Annual Book Allowance
- Board Review Course
- MKSAP Books & Digital Access
Housing is readily available nearby. Many house staff members elect to
reside in garden apartments on campus directly across the street from
the Medical Center.
Medical Library
The Saint Barnabas Medical Center Health Sciences Library is staffed by
two librarians during weekday business hours. At all other times, the
Library is accessible by swipe card. The Library has a strong collection
of print and electronic resources. The print collection has about 2,500
titles and the library subscribes to several hundred journals and numerous
electronic databases, point of care tools, electronic books, board study
resources and online CME courses. When an article is not available in
full-text in print or online in the Library, the librarians will order
it through interlibrary loan. The Library also has a small but growing
collection of consumer health books.
- Accessible via Smartcard 24 Hours A Day
- Staffed By Medical Librarians During Daytime Hours
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Extensive online resources
- Up-to-date (computer and smart phone access)
- MD Consult / Medical Textbooks
- Online Journals
- Interlibrary Loans Between SBMC And 65 Large Metropolitan Academic Institutions
and Hospitals
Families
The size of our residency program, our suburban location, the adjacent
Kindercare Child Care Center (with resident discounts), our new progressive
maternity and family leave policies, and the sensitivity of our Medical
Center to family-related issues make Saint Barnabas Medical Center attractive
to families of residents. We value the importance of a rich family life
while residents sustain a scholarly educational experience.
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