Because the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners does not require that first-year house officers have a limited license, OHSU provides funding to cover application fees for the first year. The annual salary is dependent upon the level of postgraduate training the house officer has completed within the United States. Beyond the first year, house officers are eligible for three weeks of annual paid vacation. This vacation is not cumulative from year to year. All house officers are entitled to two weeks with pay annually for absence from service that is due to illness, bodily injury, necessity for medical or dental care, or because of illness or death in the immediate family of the house officer or the house officer's spouse.
Sick leave is cumulative throughout the term of service of the house officer.
OHSU's benefit package is referred to as UniversityFlex and allows each house officer the freedom to choose from a variety of medical, dental, disability and life insurance options, as well as a dependent care flexible spending account. House officer's are required to have medical insurance, whether it is provided by OHSU or through a separate plan. All other insurances available through UniversityFlex are optional. Any portion of the allowance not used toward these benefits is added back to the house officer's paycheck. The Joseph B. Trainer Health and Counseling Service for Students and House Staff is available at no expense to house officers seeking confidential counseling support services, including those for substance dependency.