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Malpractice Coverage

The State of Louisiana provides professional liability coverage to House Officers when acting within the scope of their training.

House Officer Salaries 2006-2007

 

HO 3		$43,242
HO 4		$44,989
HO 5		$46,540

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 LEAVE (Vacation): PGY 1s receive 3 weeks, and PGY 2-4 receive 4 weeks.

EDUCATIONAL LEAVE:  PGY 2-4 receive 5 days. SICK LEAVE: Fourteen days including weekends per year.

MATERNITY LEAVE:  Covered under sick leave policies. 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.

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. 

BOOK/TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

Dependant on budget, residents are provided a $300.00 book allowance per year by
Ochsner Medical Center. 

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

LAB COATS / PAGERS

Residents are provided a lab coat on orientation day as well as a pager free of charge.

RESIDENT LUNCHES/MEALS

Lunch is provided twice per week to residents at Ochsner Medical Center.
Meal tickets are provided to residents when on call at University Hospital.

PARKING

Parking is provided free of charge to residents at each rotation site.