House Staff Benefits House Staff Benefits Resident physicians are allowed three weeks of vacation during each year of training. Liability protection is provided to residents during assigned rotations at UI Hospitals and Clinics and elsewhere in Iowa through the State Tort Claims Act. All residents are covered by a group life insurance plan.
Supplemental coverage is available at reduced rates.
House staff physicians and their dependents are covered by UI Hospitals and Clinics-provided medical insurance for emergency medical expenses incurred outside Iowa Cit y during assigned rotations and vacations. The Department of Hospital Dentistry provides annual general dental examinations to house staff physicians and their dependents.