Housestaff Benefits

Leave Information
Residents will have 20 vacation days and 10 sick days per year.  These days cannot be carried over to the following year. Residents who are too ill to come to work need to notify the Program Director or Program Coordinator that they cannot come to work by 8:00 AM each day that they are out. Residents attending academic conferences and teaching seminars or taking their board exams do not have to use vacation days for these activities.

Stipend & Benefits Information
For detailed information on salary, contracts, insurance, etc. please refer to the GME Resources page (https://med.virginia.edu/gme/program-resources/salary-benefits/).

For Applicants Requiring Visa Sponsorship
Institutionally, we sponsor the J1 clinical visa.