Rush GME Benefits
- Full information regarding Residents Benefits is found here (click here) with highlights as noted below:
- Insurance
- Individual and Family Health Insurance including Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) by Cigna/Health Equity or Cigna Select EPO and a PPO Premier Plan
- Free Dental Insurance through Cigna
- Free Life Insurance - all house staff receive free $50,000 group term life insurance. Additional supplemental insurance up to five times your yearly salary is available for purchase
- Prescription Benefits
- Vision Service Plan covers costs connected to eye exams, contact lenses or eyeglasses
- Flex Spending Accounts for medical, dependent care, and transportation expenses (mass transit and parking).
- Education Assistance Benefit - receive up to $1000/$500 (full time/part time) per calendar year. The enhancement program reimburses 100% for required trainings and reimburses 90% for classes/conferences
- Wellness Support
- Flexible Wellness Benefits - $350 flexible wellness benefit each year to be used towards either membership at the RUSH Fitness Center, meal funds, or the RUSH Bookstore
- Post-Call Transportation
- Freedom Pay - full meal coverage for each 12 hour In-house Call
- PerkSpot - online discount shopping program that expands current employee discounts (movie tickets, car rentals, fitness club memberships, restaurants, etc.) to products and services from companies such as AT&T, Costco, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Restaurant.com, Target, T-Mobile, etc.
- Freedom Pay - full meal coverage for each 12 hour In-house Call
- Free Parking
- Disability / Medical Leave
- Vacation Policy
- Maternity and Paternity Leave - Four weeks of paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave may be combined with vacation time to extend paid leave
- Short-Term Disability - up to three months of leave shall be paid (with benefits) for extended illness or disability, including maternity-related disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Family Medical Leave Act - up to 12 cumulative or consecutive weeks off to care for a spouse, parent or child with a serious health condition. Four of the twelve weeks are paid along with any unused vacation time. If used in conjunction with maternity/paternity leave, the four paid weeks are the original four weeks previously granted
PM&R Department Specific Benefits
Our program encourages networking through attending major conferences such as AAPM&R and AAP by providing the following benefits:
- Annual Membership for AAPM&R and AAP (or two conferences specific to your clinical interest)
- Full coverage to attend 2 National Conferences a year ($2000/year)
- All PM&R Textbooks and Board Review Course Subscription provided starting PGY2 year
- Allotment of extra non-PTO days to attend conferences, volunteering opportunities, etc.