Ophthalmology residents are full-time, salaried, and nonexempt employees of Mass General Brigham.
Salary
Resident salaries follow the Mass General Brigham salary scale.
Education Allowance/Other Benefits
- Set of Academy books (14 book series)
- Set of lenses
- Set of surgical loupes
- Semi-annual subscription to OphthoQuestions (ophthalmology written boards review resource, renewed each year of residency)
- Conference travel fund if presenting on research conducted during residency: $4,000 maximum per year. Additionally, the residency will reimburse a resident once for $1,000 for a conference meeting at which a resident is not presenting
- Travel fund (for clinical purposes) - reimbursement for local transportation expenses: $3000 (cumulative during residency)
- International travel fund for global ophthalmology elective: $2,750 (one time)
Benefits
Health insurance, voluntary dental insurance, life insurance, supplemental life insurance, malpractice insurance, long-term disability insurance, tax sheltered annuities, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, subsidized passes for the subway/commuter rail, employee assistance, child and elder care referral, and emergency and sick child care. For more details and up to date information, please visit the Mass General Brigham website.
Vacation
Residents have four weeks of vacation per year. Each resident also may also take one personal day per year. Residents are excused for medical appointments and do not have to use their vacation time or personal day for this purpose.