Overview
We offer many well-being resources for our trainees, along with a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive salary that increases annually.
Resident well-being resources
- Free gym membership through Fitness Plus
- Residency Wellness Committee
- Bi-monthly Liver Rounds with TidalHealth residents and attendings, and other social events
- National Academy of Medicine Clinician Well-Being Resource Center
- Experimental Center for Learning (ExCel) – a program at our simulation center designed to help our trainees reach their goals beyond the realm of medicine, including learning to sail, flying a plane, and painting
- ACGME Resident and Faculty Member Well-Being
- AMA Physician Burnout and Wellness
- Curriculum to Foster Resident Resilience
- LIFE Curriculum
- Burnalong app
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Resident well-being champions
- Chief wellness officer
- Behavior health specialist
- TidalHealth Crisis Center
Resident salaries
(highest paid on the Delmarva Peninsula)
- PGY-1: $65,969.53
- PGY-2: $68,464.53
- PGY-3: $71,683.15
Salisbury has a lower cost of living than other nearby cities:
- 11% lower cost of living than Baltimore
- 20% lower cost of living than Philadelphia
- 24% lower cost of living than Wilmington
- 45% lower cost of living than Washington, D.C.
- 52% lower cost of living than New York City
Meals
A meal allowance is provided to all residents, with an annual meal stipend of $1,500.
Continuing medical education
TidalHealth will provide each resident with $2,000 per year to support continuing medical education (CME).
Annual vacation and holidays
- 20 vacation/personal/CME days (all PGYs)
- Hospital-observed holidays off when not on inpatient, night float or maternal and child health rotations (all PGYs)
- 40 hours of Maryland Sick and Safe Leave (all PGYs)
- One to three bereavement days (all PGYs)
- Five fellowship/job interview days (PGY-3 only)
Professional white coats
Each resident is provided with personalized white coats: PGY-1 (two), PGY-2 (one), PGY-3 (one)
General benefits
- TidalHealth Perks Plus program (discounts at popular local restaurants and other vendors)
- In-training exam fees and resources
- ACLS, PALS, NRP and ALSO course fees and resources
- Discounted on-site childcare
- Free parking
- On-site laundry service for scrubs
- Furnished call rooms and resident lounge
- Professional liability insurance
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Medical Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Pension
- 403 (b)
- Accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity voluntary benefit
- Employee credit union access
