Benefits

  • Residents received four weeks of paid vacation each year.
  • Residents accrue sick days and are eligible for leave per the policies of the University at Buffalo Office of Graduate Medical Education in compliance with state and federal law.
  • Residents receive health, dental, disability and life insurance through the University Medical Resident Services, P.C.
  • Major textbooks are provided to incoming PGY-I residents, including Williams Obstetrics, Williams Gynecology, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice as well as a complete set of the PROLOGs from ACOG.
  • Access to Up-to-Date on all hospital computers and smart phones.
  • Full-time librarian who can obtain full-text articles from any journal via the Empire State Library Network.
  • Educational stipend ($300) during PGY II-IV to purchase educational resources that match each resident’s learning style.
  • PGY-II residents complete the Thomas Jefferson online Ob/Gyn Ultrasound Classroom Series.
  • Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) test voucher paid for by the program.
  • PGY-II residents are provided an entire module of protected time for surgical simulation at the Applied Technology Lab for Advanced Surgery (ATLAS) at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC). This includes study time for the online written examination and hands-on preparation for the manual skills portion of the FLS examination. The ATLAS is at a FLS testing center, which allows residents to take the exam in a familiar environment without the time and expense of travel.
  • PGY-III residents attend an annual gynecologic surgical conference (laparoscopy, minimal invasive, robotic) of their choosing.
  • PGY-III residents attend the CREOG Resident Workshop as a group to prepare for their leadership role during chief year.
  • PGY-IV residents attend a week-long board review course.
  • Free parking
  • Hospital meal stipend added to each paycheck
  • Private call rooms