Additional Benefits
Vacation
House staff at all levels are allowed three weeks time off per training year, 15 business days and six weekend days.
On-Call Meals
Call night allowances will be initially distributed in July to those house staff required to be in the hospital overnight. The amount is determined by taking your number of in-house calls x the current nightly meal allowance. Your allowance can be used as you wish, but it is designated as call-night allowance and once it is gone, there will be no more until the next training year begins. GME receives a listing of your charges each month. If you feel you were not given enough call night money, please discuss it with your chief resident and have them call GME to discuss any shortages.
* If you have any problems with the hospital cafeteria or Cravin's concerning your meal card, do not discuss them with the cashiers; call Graduate Medical Education at 5-5748.
Coats/Scrubs
Two lab coats are provided to all house staff at the beginning of training, and two additional coats are available each following year. We offer 100% cotton, unisex-sized coats in coat sizes ranging from 30 to 56. Coats are embroidered with the DHMC logo, and name and specialty. Laundry services are provided for coats, call room liniens, and scrub attire in areas where hospital laundred scrub attire is mandated. Laundered coats for house staff are found in the call room kitchen area. Coats not embroidered with a name on them must be marked with "GME" and last name in permanent laundry marker on the inside collar of their coats, just above the label. Coats not properly marked will not be returned to the call room, may be lost and will not be replaced by GME.
Education Fund
Each resident is given $300 per training year to be used for items of an educational nature such as textbooks, educational retreats and subscriptions, membership in educational societies, Step 3 exam fees, towards the purchase of a PDA or laptop computer. The money is deposited into your program's Hitchcock Foundation Account in October of each year. You may submit receipts for approved educational expenses and request reimbursement through your program.
Parking
Free parking space is available throughout the Hospital premises and off-site locations are provided. Security and Parking maintains shuttle bus services to lots 9, 20, and between DHMC campus sites. The Security shuttle bus continues to return riders to Lot 20 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. from the East entrance. After 11:00 p.m. call the Security Department at beeper 9381 for a ride to Lot 20.
Child Care
DHMC has an on-site Child Care Center designed to care for the children of employees and house staff. It includes eight classrooms, two large indoor play areas and two separate outdoor playgrounds. Adjacent to the Medical Center, it can accommodate children from six weeks to kindergarten. A highly qualified staff provides professional care from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is a sliding fee scale based upon your income and payroll deduction is available. Those interested in this care should apply as early as possible by calling (603) 643-6504.
Getting Home Safely
At times you may be too tired to safely drive home from work. Arrangements have been made with the Big Yellow Taxi Co. to take you home and deliver you back to work the next day if necessary. There will be no charge to you. GME will reimburse the Big Yellow Taxi. You will be required to give your name and address only. Their number is (603) 643-8294.
They will inform GME of your name and where they picked you up and where you were driven. Just notify GME by e-mail at Office.of.Graduate.Medical.Education@Hitchcock.org the next day you are at work to let GME know you have utilized this service.
