FMHI interns are appointed as USF faculty and as such are entitled to a number of special benefits in addition to the stipend. Additional benefits in the compensation package include health and life insurance and employer contributions to a retirement account.
Interns also receive two weeks of paid vacation and two weeks of sick leave.
Additional financial support is usually available for travel to national conferences and registration fees at local continuing education workshops. The Institute has its own Computer Support Center with a large number of personal computers and terminals connecting to the University's mainframe and to the Internet. The Institute also has its own library, which contains the state's largest specialized collection of mental health materials. It has over 25,000 books and monographs, over 175 current mental health periodicals, and access to over 600 full-text journals and to over 200 databases, such as PsycINFO, Medline, and Sociofile. Interns have the same access to these materials and borrowing privileges as any USF faculty member.