Otolaryngology Residency Benefits at Mount Sinai

We provide health coverage for house officers. If you participate in the Mount Sinai Health Plan, you are entitled to professional discounts that apply to deductibles, co-insurance, and standard private room charges with services you receive at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Routine nursery and obstetric care are provided at no cost. Cost sharing is available if you desire family coverage.

Additional benefits we offer include:

  • Basic dental coverage, a prescription drug plan, and a vision plan at no cost to you Enhanced dental plans and family coverage available with a cost-sharing deductible
  • Short-term and long-term disability, workers' compensation, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Dependent care and tax sheltered annuity plans
  • Malpractice insurance coverage
  • Four weeks of vacation each year.

Stipend Scale

Effective July 1, 2022

PGY-1

$79,697

PGY-2

$84,916

PGY-3

$88,313

PGY-4

$91,845

PGY-5

$95,519

PGY-6

$99,339

PGY-7

$103,314

PGY-8

$107,445

We offer a full range of medical, dental and vision benefits.

Educational Expenses

Residents are provided an iPad mini to enhance the learning process. A large, comprehensive library of textbooks, journal articles, and atlases are available for downloading through the medical library, as well as through a departmental archive.

Medical Mission Trips

Residents are encouraged to take part in the variety of global surgery initiatives available in the department. Experiences range from facial plastics, cleft lip and palate surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery. Residents are able to take part in mission trips during their PGY 4 or 5 year. Reimbursement is available for airfare.   

Academic Meetings

During the PGY-2 and PGY-3 years, we will reimburse travel expenses to national meetings where you present an oral or poster presentation. During the PGY-4 and PGY-5 years, we will reimburse travel expenses to national meetings where you make oral presentations. You also participate in all instructional courses hosted by the department.

Housing

We make every effort to provide adequate housing for house staff. Resident staff accommodations with subsidized rent are available in a number of apartment buildings within walking distance of the hospital. Larger apartments are available to residents with families.

Recreation Benefits

Through the Mount Sinai Recreation Office deals and discounts are offered to a multitude of Broadway shows and popular sporting events in the city. Discounts are also offered for cellphone providers, hotels and rental cars.