Housestaff

Yale School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital residency programs offer its residents competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. Below are a few benefit highlights:

Financial Benefits

Salary from 7/1/21 to 6/30/22

• PGY1: $71,286
• PGY2: $74,850
• PGY3: $78,592

• A stipend of $1,400 is available to every intern and resident each fiscal year between the dates 10/1 to 9/30. A new intern beginning employment in June, may begin purchasing items after their first day of employment and save those receipts to submit for reimbursement on 10/1. Interns and residents may use the stipend to be reimbursed for the following items: PDA’s, iPhone, medical books paper or electronic, journal subscription fees, medical software, association dues, production fees for presentation materials, licensing fees, examination fees (USMLE and Boards), Stethoscopes, tuning forks, otoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, travel expenses to approved medical conferences, mileage to rotations or clinics off-site.

• Long-Term Disability
• Professional Liability
• Financial Benefits Program
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Group Life Insurance

Healthcare

• Healthcare Benefits - Healthcare benefits are provided to house staff and dependents
• Personal Insurance Options
• Health Insurance with Included Prescription Coverage, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance Available
• No-cost, confidential, counseling services through the Employee Assistance Program
  

Time Off

• 4 weeks paid vacation
  
• Professional Leave (determined at the discretion of the department on an individual basis due to need)
• Family/Medical Leave of Absence

Other

• Employee and Family Resource Program
• Parking
• Adoption Assistance

We are incredibly proud of our graduates and what they have accomplished. Below is a list of where some of our graduates have gone on to practice or continue training:

• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship – University of Oklahoma – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship – University of Arkansas – Little Rock, Arkansas
• Pulmonary-Critical Care Fellowship – University of South Florida – Tampa, Florida
• Pulmonary-Critical Care Fellowship- University of Connecticut – Farmington, Connecticut
• Nephrology Fellowship – Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore, Maryland
• Nephrology Fellowship – Mount Sinai Hospital – New York City, New York
• Hematology-Oncology Fellowship – University of Vermont – Burlington, Vermont
• Infectious Disease Fellowship – University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital – Miami, Florida
• Global Health Fellowship – University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, Alabama
• Internal Medicine Clinician Educator – Yale University School of Medicine (Yale-Waterbury)
• Hospitalist – North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital – Salem, Massachusetts

• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship - Baylor College of Medicine –Houston, Texas
• Hematology-Oncology Fellowship - George Washington University – Washington, D.C.
• Hematology-Oncology Fellowship - Stony Brook University – Stony Brook, New York
• Endocrinology Fellowship - Creighton University – Omaha, Nebraska
• Endocrinology Fellowship - Lehigh Valley Heath Network – Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Nephrology Fellowship - Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital – St. Louis, Missouri
• Hospitalist -Navicent Health, Mercer University – Macon, Georgia
• Hospitalist - Good Samaritan Hospital, Benchmark Hospitalist Group – Los Angeles, California
• Primary Care - Fair Haven Community Health Center – New Haven, Connecticut

• Hematology-Oncology Fellowship – State University of New York Downstate– Brooklyn, New York
• Endocrinology Fellowship - Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital – St. Louis, Missouri
• Internal Medicine Clinician Educator - Yale University School of Medicine (Yale-Waterbury)
• Hospitalist – University of Tennessee – Nashville, Tennessee
• Hospitalist – TriStar Centennial – Nashville, Tennessee
• Hospitalist – Phelps County Regional Medical Center – Rolla, Missouri
• Hospitalist – United Health Services Wilson Medical Center – Johnson City, New York
• Hospitalist – St. Mary Medical Center – Apple Valley, California
• Hospitalist – Bridgeport Hospital– Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Primary Care – University of Massachusetts –Worcester, Massachusetts

• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship – Yale School of Medicine
• Gastroenterology Fellowship – Brooklyn Hospital– Brooklyn, New York
• Rural Health Leadership Fellowship – Massachusetts General Hospital– Boston, Massachusetts
• Pulmonary-Critical Care Fellowship – University of Florida– Gainesville, Florida
• Pulmonary-Critical Care Fellowship – Norwalk Hospital – Norwalk, Connecticut
• Hematology-Oncology Fellowship –Marshall University– Huntington, West Virginia
• Hematology-Oncology Fellowship –Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship – Cooper University – Camden, New Jersey
• Internal Medicine Clinician Educator - Yale University School of Medicine (Yale-Waterbury)
• Hospitalist – Phelps County Regional Medical Center – Rolla, Missouri
• Hospitalist – Sierra View Medical Center – Porterville, California
• Primary Care – Staywell Health Center – Waterbury, Connecticut

• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship - State University of New York Downstate– Brooklyn, New York
• Pulmonary-Critical Care Fellowship – Norwalk Hospital – Norwalk, Connecticut
• Geriatric Medicine Fellowship – Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center– Boston, Massachusetts
• Internal Medicine Clinician Educator - Yale University School of Medicine (Yale-Waterbury)
• Internal Medicine Clinician Educator – University of Connecticut – Farmington, Connecticut
• Hospitalist – Pinnacle Health Hospitals – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Hospitalist – Frye Regional Medical Center – Hickory, North Carolina
• Hospitalist – Sierra View Medical Center – Porterville, California
• Hospitalist – Hamilton Medical Center – Dalton, Georgia
• Hospitalist – Rocklidge Regional Medical Center – Rocklidge, Florida
• Primary Care – St. Vincent’s Medical Center – Stratford, Connecticut

• Hematology-Oncology Fellowship – New York Medical College– Valhalla, New York
• Infectious Disease Fellowship –Weill Cornell Medical Center– New York City, New York
• Hospitalist – Memorial Medical Center – Modesto, California
• Hospitalist – Memorial Medical Center – Modesto, California
• Hospitalist – FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Pinehurst, North Carolina
• Hospitalist – North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital – Salem, Massachusetts

Promoting an educational climate centered on Wellness has always been a core tenet of our residency program. Through collaboration between our Wellness Committee, program leadership, and Yale Resident and Fellow Senate, a multitude of annual Wellness Initiatives have been developed.

Our Wellness Committee is comprised of residents, Chief Residents, and core faculty members. The Committee meets monthly to schedule and promote events aimed at improving Wellness both within and outside of the hospital environment.

• Bi-Annual Yale Resident Fellow Senate Solidarity Night
• Yale Alliance for Trainees with Chronic Illnesses (YATCI)
• Call-A-Friend Program
• Medicine and the Arts Event Hosted by Dr. Podell
• Annual Yale Resident Fellow Appreciation Week in February
• Annual Intern and PGY-2 Retreats
• Monthly Intern Support Groups
• Monthly Resident Committee Feedback Sessions
• Annual Welcome Event for Yale Housestaff at Barcade
• Annual December Holiday Luncheon and Ugly Sweater Contest
• Ambulatory End-of-Block Social Events
• Annual Yale/Harvard Football Chili Cookoff
• Weekly Soccer Games
• Hiking Groups
• Weekly Yoga and Dessert Sessions
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Team-Based CycleNation Event
• Monthly Birthday Celebration Events
• Yale Senate “First Friday” Social Events

The Connecticut State Motto, Qui Transtulit Sustinet, translates to “He Who Transplanted Still Sustains”. Many of the Yale-Waterbury Interns and Residents choose to live in Waterbury, Connecticut and in towns bordering Waterbury, such as Naugatuck, Derby, Seymour, Middlebury, Watertown and Cheshire. There are many apartments and houses to choose from in the local community.