During the 2021-2022 academic year, salaries for House Staff in the Graduate Medical Education Programs at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center are as follows:
Atrium Health offers two health plan options for House Staff and their family members.
Atrium Health pays all premiums for residents and fellows, (as well as their eligible dependents and spouses when applicable,) for the Health Savings (HSA) plan.*
Residents also have the option of choosing the newly added Co-pay/ (Flexible Spending) FSA plan instead. In that case, residents will pay significantly subsidized biweekly premiums (the difference in cost between the HSA plan and the FSA plan)* through payroll deduction.
Details of premiums and savings are below.
LiveWell Health Plan with Spending Account (FSA) (bi-weekly) |
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Non-Smoker/ |
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Teammate Only |
$16.00 |
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Teammate + Spouse |
$32.00 |
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Teammate + Working Spouse |
$32.00 |
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Teammate + Child(ren) |
$26.00 |
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Teammate + Spouse + Child(ren) |
$44.00 |
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Teammate + Working Spouse and Child(ren) |
$44.00 |
Atrium Health provides the following insurances for House Staff only
Vision plan and other voluntary benefits are available with premiums being payroll deducted. Vision plan is First Day Coverage, administered by Community Eye Care with no copay for eye exams and annual allowance for eyewear up to $200.
Atrium Health will pay the dental insurance premiums, House Staff pay deductible and co-pays.
You may enroll in the following benefits with our voluntary benefit partner
Eligibility: standard hours of 30 hours (or more) weekly – automatically enrolled with First Day Coverage
Short-Term: Coverage begins on the first day of orientation; pays 60% of base salary on the 15th day of disability. Maternity Leave follows Atrium Maternity Leave Policy.Categorical PGY-1 year |
15 weekdays (i.e. 3 weeks) of vacation Typically, 5 of these days are used at either Christmas or New Year's. |
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Preliminary PGY-1 year |
15 weekdays (i.e. 3 weeks) of vacation Typically, 5 of these days are used at either Christmas or New Year's. Prelim interns are also allowed moving time ~June 24- June 30. |
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PGY-2 year |
15 weekdays (i.e. 3 weeks) of vacation Typically, 5 of these days are used at either Christmas or New Year's. In addition, residents are allowed one week of CME time for an educational trip in the Continental US, for which tuition and expenses up to $1900 are provided. |
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PGY-3 year |
20 weekdays (i.e. 4 weeks) of vacation Typically, 5 of these days are used at either Christmas or New Year's. PGY-3 residents are also allowed moving time from ~June 24-June 30. Residents are also allowed one week of CME time for an educational trip in the Continental US, for which tuition and expenses up to $1900 are provided. |
Eligibility: Team members with 16 standard hours (or more) weekly.
Basic contribution: Each year, Atrium Health contributes 2% of your pay to your account, regardless of whether you save through the plan.
Matching contribution: When you save through the plan, Atrium Health matches: 75% of the first 4% of pay that you save and 50% of the next 2% of pay that you save, making the total maximum match 4% of your pay. To receive the full 4% match, you must save 6% of your pay through the plan.
Performance Based contribution: This contribution is based on System performance, similar to the Performance Plus program. When we meet certain targets, your account can receive an additional contribution, based on your service.
$1900 in scholarly activities funds are provided each academic year which may be used for:
Up to six weeks for qualifying circumstances