SCC and ACS Fellowship – Benefits

All Fellows

Fellows at our program are paid a competitive relative to the low cost of living in Greenville, NC. See below for salary information by fellow year.

Premium physician parking is available to the fellows and free.

Electronic journal and text access is provided through the ECU library.

In the event, a fellow has a podium presentation accepted, funding for the conference will be provided by the Division of Acute Care Surgery to include travel, lodging and conference registration to a maximum allowance per podium presentation of $1000.

Policies regarding maternity/paternity leave and personal or family serious injury/illness are available.

A comprehensive list of these and other benefits can be found on the GME website at: GME – Salary/Benefits

Please also visit the GME main page for further information, including a sample contract, GME policies, and more

First Year Fellows

Salary for the first year fellows is set by GME at the PGY 7 level.

Supplementing the salary is a generous benefit program is inclusive of health, life, disability, and dental insurance. Paid vacation of 15 weekdays plus a holiday break period and 12 days of paid sick leave round out the benefits.

Funding for conferences to include travel, lodging and conference registration is $2000.

Second Year Fellows

Salary for the second year fellows is set at 1.5x the GME salary for the PGY 7 level.

Supplementing the salary is a generous benefit program is inclusive of health, life, disability, and dental insurance.

For the second year fellows, leave is inclusive of professional leave, holiday, vacation and sick time. The allotment of leave time for the ACS year is as follows:

• Sick: 96 hours (3.69 per pay period)
• Vacation: 168 hours (6.46 per pay period)
• Holiday: 72 hours (8 hours per holiday worked)

Funding for conferences to include travel, lodging and conference registration is $5500 total and distributed as a stipend in the beginning of the academic year.