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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program

HOUSE OFFICE SALARIES FOR 2010-2011:

HO 3		$47,179
HO 4		$49,029
HO 5		$50,720

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE depends on the Hospital of Rotation. In general holidays are: Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Years, Martin Luther King, Mardi Gras, and Easter.

ANNUAL (Vacation) AND SICK LEAVE : All Child Psychaitry Residents receive 28 days (including weekends) of non-cumulative vacation leave per year and 14 days (including weekends) of non-cumulative paid sick leave.

MATERNITY LEAVE: House officer paid maternity leave utilizes available vacation leave plus sick leave for a total of up to six weeks. If the amount of maternity leave is in excess of accumulated sick leave time, annual leave and/or leave of absence without pay will be used.

PATERNITY LEAVE: Utilizes available vacation leave. Extended unpaid leave may be granted by the Department Head. House Officers are eligible to participate in either the student health insurance or any of the health insurance plans that are offered to LSU Health Sciences Center employees as well as the employee life, vision and dental insurance plans. The Cafeteria Plan is also available which allows the house officer to have his health, life and dental insurance deducted on a pre-tax basis. Group long term disability insurance coverage is provided for all house officers.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE: Is coverage is provided by state statute to house officers for clinical work done for or on behalf of the LSU Board of Supervisors. As a State agency, we have the benefit of legal assistance from the Office of Risk Management and the Attorney General's Office.

An Emergency Fund for LSU residents and fellows provides money to house officers in cases of emergency. Housing and moving information and other personal assistance are available through the Graduate Medical Education Office. The individual training programs provide departmental coordinators who work directly with the house officers and serve as a liaison between the house officer and their program director.

EDUCATIONAL LEAVE: Child Psychiatry Residents receive 5 days eduational leave per academic year.

MOONLIGHTING: Structured moonlighting opportunities exist and are covered by the LSU malpractice plan. PGY II and III residents may moonlight if they are American graduates, entered the program as PGY I’s, and passed STEP III. Transferring PGY II’s with STEP III can moonlight. Non-American graduates must complete PGY II and III and pass Step III prior to moonlighting.

TRAVEL ALLOWANCE: Also depending on budget, senior residents are allowed up to a $1,200.00 travel allowance for educational purposes.

PAGERS: Residents are provided with a pager free of charge.

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