Stipends

PGY levelEffective as of 1/1/25Effective as of 1/1/26
1$72,450$73,899
2$74,986$76,486
3$77,611$79,163
4$80,326$81,933
5$83,138$84,801
6$86,048$87,769
7$89,060$90,841
8$92,177$94,021
9$95,403$97,311
10$98,742$100,717

House staff perks

  • Tennessee does not have an individual income tax and ranks second overall in states with the lowest tax burden on individuals.
  • 403 (b) retirement plan with a match of up to 5 percent from VUMC after your first year of employment
  • Wellness and personal days
  • Sick leave donation program
  • iPhone for work purposes and paid plan
  • Up to six weeks of parental leave for birth/adoption (beginning day one of employment)
  • Tuition benefit for employees
  • Safe ride home for house staff too fatigued to drive
  • Travel accident insurance
  • Supplemental short and long term disability
  • Will prep services, available if you elect Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Personal no-interest loans through Fidelity, available if you contribute voluntary money to your 403(b)
  • Interim health insurance before start date
  • License exemption while in training
  • White coat laundering
  • Back up child care through Care.com
  • External Supplemental Individual Disability Insurance Opportunity through Marsh McLennan Agency