Hospice & Palliative Care Fellowship Salary & Benefits

The terms and conditions of the UCSD/Scripps Health Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program training and employment are specified in the UCSD employment agreement (resident contract), including training obligations, stipend and benefits.

Annual Salary

Annual salary for the academic year is consistent with UCSD PGY-4 salary. For the 2023-2024 academic year, UCSD PGY-4 salary is $95,549.

An additional stipend is available for your medical license fees and an education stipend of $750.

An optional retirement account is also available.

Insurance, Leave and Other Benefits

Insurance

Malpractice insurance is provided. Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance plans for fellows and their families are reviewed at orientation.

Counseling service

UC San Diego Healer Education Assessment and Referral (HEAR) Program offers education, anonymous stress and depression screening, referral and support to all UC San Diego Health learners and workers. In addition, HEAR offers short-term, no-cost, confidential counseling for residents and fellows and individual “check-in” meetings with trainees and non-GME physicians.

Vacation leave

Fellows receive 20 working days of paid vacation.

Sick leave

Leave for illness, family medical emergencies, maternity/paternity is allotted per UC San Diego policy.

Medical library

All fellows have access to the medical libraries at UCSD and at Scripps Mercy Hospital via their identification badge. In addition, there are online journals and links to UpToDate, DynaMed, PsycINFO, Embase, AccessMedicine, Cochrane Library, and PubMed.

For additional information on benefits, please visit the UCSD house officer policies and procedures.