Benefits

Vanderbilt Employee Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 403(b) retirement plan
  • Disability insurance
  • On-call meal card $500.00 per year
  • Free parking
  • Free access to exercise facilities
  • Book/equipment fund $200.00 per year
  • Travel expenses to national meetings up to $1000.00 per year
  • Basic and Clinical Science Course (13 book series) given to each resident in their first year
  • Multiple retreats

VEI Specific Benefits

  • 20D and 90D lenses
  • Loupes
  • Topcon Non-Mydriatic Camera in the ED Eye Room
  • Brand new EyeSi at the Nashville VA
  • Brand new slit lamp and chair in the ED eye room with a teaching scope
  • No state income tax in TN
  • Two funded conferences per year
  • Step-3 reimbursement in intern year
  • Generous meal-plan stipend during call-heavy years
  • Annual Fall and Spring Resident Retreats
  • Family mentorship program (PGY2 + PGY3 + PGY4)

Vacation

Three weeks per year plus either Christmas or New Years Day. One wellness half-day every 10 weeks (doesn't count against vacation time).