We offer a number of benefits as part of the Emergency Medicine Residency at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
Benefits / Residents Life
We offer these competitive salaries:
- PGY-1—$69,828
- PGY-2—$72,621
- PGY-3—$75,527
- PGY-4—$78,547
Academic funding translates into $1,800 per resident over the course of the residency for books, conferences, and other relevant expenses. The Department covers expenses for regional and national meetings when residents present or sit on committees. The Department pays for memberships to SAEM, ACEP, and AAEM.
We provide the following benefits at no cost to you:
- Health insurance (PPO)
- Basic dental insurance
- Prescription drugs
- Vision Insurance
- Malpractice insurance (occurrence-based)
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Worker's compensation
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Pre-tax reimbursement accounts for health care, dependent care, and transportation
Family coverage and enhanced plan and family coverage are available with cost sharing. You can find detailed information regarding all plans at the Benefits Office.
The Mount Sinai Recreation Office offers free and discounted tickets for theater, sports, and other events. Discounts are also available for cell phone plans, health and fitness centers, car rentals, and many other services.
The Mount Sinai Health System owns several buildings near the hospital with partially subsidized apartments for the use of house officers and their families.
Mount Sinai operates a free shuttle bus throughout the day between the two training sites. There is also garage parking at both sites. Subway fare, parking, and other transport fees can come out of pre-taxed salary.
Our residents and faculty find many ways to apply their emergency medicine skills outside of the ED. International opportunities are available as part of our Global Health initiatives. Residents and faculty also provide medical assistance as part of Mount Sinai's community outreach programs. For example, our residents are present at the New York Mets home games, at area rugby games, and at the New York Marathon.
Several faculty members provide airway assistance to the New York Jets players at home games. Andy Jagoda, MD, accompanied the New York Philharmonic on its historic visit to North Korea.