Benefits, Moonlighting, and Wellness
Residency Benefits
Salary
Please visit the UTHealth Houston Graduate Medical Education website to view annual resident stipends.
Moonlighting
Residents in good academic standing have access to several optional internal moonlighting opportunities. R1s and R2s cover contrast reactions at various Memorial Hermann outpatient imaging centers, while R3s and R4s provide preliminary reads and cover contrast reactions at various MD Anderson imaging sites.
Time Off
Vacation
Residents schedule their own vacation days within departmental guidelines. Each resident receives 21 vacation days per year, with up to 5 days allowed per rotation. An additional 5 days are granted during either Christmas week or New Year’s week, bringing the total to 26 vacation days annually.
Educational/CME Days
All residents receive 7 educational days per year to attend conferences or review courses. Residents presenting as first author at a conference receive additional educational/CME days, plus a stipend.
Sick Days
Residents accrue 1 sick day per month, which rolls over year to year, up to a maximum of 30 days. Sick days can be used for illness or for planned/scheduled health appointments.
Fitness
Incoming residents have multiple options to help stay active.
Residents have free access to the UTHealth Houston Recreation Center, which offers a wide variety of quality facilities, equipment, and programs, including a heated outdoor Olympic-size pool, courts for tennis, pickleball, racquetball, and basketball, plus workout classes and personal trainers.
McGovern Medical School, MD Anderson, LBJ Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital each have onsite gyms for easy access at the beginning or end of the work day.
Residents also have access to heavily discounted memberships at numerous commercial gyms through the institutional health insurance.
Parking
Free parking is available at LBJ Hospital, MD Anderson, and Texas Children’s Hospital. Discounted parking is also available in the Texas Medical Center by Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Resident Lounge
Both Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ Hospital offer general resident lounges stocked with daily snacks and refreshments.
Our radiology resident lounge, located in McGovern Medical School, is a dedicated space where residents can relax, connect, and get work done. It’s equipped with computers, printers, and a big-screen TV, along with a water filter, coffee maker, microwave, and refrigerator.
General resident lounge in Memorial Hermann (top) and radiology resident lounge in the McGovern medical school (bottom)
Additional benefits include:
- Subscriptions to RadPrimer, StatDx, e-Anatomy, and Medality (MRI Online)
- Free access to the Texas Medical Center Library
- Financial support and dedicated time for AIRP
- Meal tickets
- Education fund
- Health and malpractice insurance
- Personalized white coats