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Insurance
  • Professional liability (malpractice) insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance (Urban Health and Advocacy Track)
  • Business travel accident insurance
  • Subsidized health insurance, including spouse and children
  • Subsidized dental insurance
  • HIV supplemental benefit plan
Other Employment Benefits
  • Vacation (4 weeks)
  • Leave of absence: medical, family medical or child care/adoption, bereavement
  • Child Care Center (Categorical track, subsidized, waiting list)
  • Discounted parking in hospital lots with shuttle bus service
  • Free night and weekend parking in patient parking garage
  • Discounted public transportation (MBTA) pass
  • Voluntary tax-deferred annuity and investment (403b) plan
  • Lease Guarantee Program (Categorical Track): Children's Hospital guarantees payment of security deposit and/or advance payment of last month's rent if required by landlord. This program is administered by Human Resources and is described in this downloadable document. Contact HRESC@childrens.harvard.edu.
A brochure is available from the Office for Fellowship Training describing insurance and other employment benefits for trainees. Another brochure describing benefits is available from the Children's Hospital Benefits Office.
Residency Benefits
  • On call accommodations, including $7 evening meal allowance and $4 post-call breakfast
  • Two hospital (CHB & BMC) and two medical school (Harvard & BU) appointments
  • Department pays for USMLE III ($705)
  • Department pays 50% of Pediatric Board Certifying Exam fee ($880)
  • Department pays American Academy of Pediatrics dues
  • Professional Education Allowance $450.00 per year for Pl-1 and Pl-2 residents and $550.00 per year for the Pl-3 residents (Urban Health and Advocacy track)
  • Residents receive annual hospital bonuses
  • Free BLS training for all housestaff
  • Free PALS, NRP training courses during orientation and free refresher courses during senior orientation
  • Salary payment during intern orientation
  • Limited license application fee (Urban Health and Advocacy Track)
  • Five-day break between PL-1 and PL-2 years
  • Flex spending account for child and dependent care ($5,000) and out of pocket medical expenses ($2,000)
  • Office of Clinician Support for work-related or personal problems
Social Benefits
  • Full day fall and spring retreat
  • Intern overnight retreat in September
  • Full day junior and senior orientation
  • Faculty dinners
  • Winter Fling (dinner-dance)
  • Housestaff show
  • Housestaff auction
  • Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center holiday parties
  • Use of Harvard University (for a fee) and Harvard Medical School athletic facilities
Funding Sources for Academic Pursuits
  • Schliesman 3rd World Awards (6-8/yr) ($700-$1,500/Award)
  • Von L Meyer Travel Awards (12-13/yr) ($700/Award)
  • Lovejoy Research Awards (5-8/yr) ($2,000-$6,000/Award)
  • Alpert Research Awards (2-3/yr) ($2,000/Award)
  • Paid travel to 1 meeting in senior year ($500/resident)
  • Paid travel to meeting, any year, if presenting ($1000/resident)
Child Care Center
baby The Children's Hospital Child Care Center provides high quality childcare for children of hospital employees and staff, including Categorical residents. They accept children 3 months through 5 years without regard to race, creed, cultural heritage or religion. They offer a safe, supportive environment that fosters self-esteem, growth and cultural diversity.

The center is located 21 Autumn Street, just a short walk from Children's Hospital. It is open year round on weekdays from 6:30 to 6:00 PM. The center is closed on weekends and hospital recognized holidays. The center can accommodate 42 children. Reduced tuition rates available based on gross family income.

For more information about the program, or for a tour, please call the Center at (617) 355-6006.

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