Responsibilities include management of problems that arise on the inpatient units at Parkland and Zale Lipshy hospitals, as well as telephone coverage at the VA spinal- cord unit. Each resident will also have weekend coverage at the VA SCI unit four to five weekends per year. Annual salary raises averaging 3 to 5 percent were implemented 13 of the last 14 years to adjust for the cost of living. Insurance Complete professional liability insurance is provided at no cost to all house staff. Health insurance is provided through the Texas Medical Association Major Medical Insurance Plan at substantially underwritten costs.
Dental insurance is also available at inexpensive premiums.
Long-term disability insurance and a supplemental retirement program are provided through Parkland Health and Hospital System. The UT Southwestern Medical Library, on the UT Southwestern campus is one of the finest in the country. It is a modern, fully computerized facility with multimedia capabilities and serves as a resource library in the national Network of Libraries of Medicine. Each resident is provided with a free photocopying card for use in the library. A computer is also available in the Resident Room for literature searches, e-mail, etc.