Salary and Benefits
Nationwide Children's Residency Program values a resident's work life and personal time. Please review all the benefits available to our residents. If you need any further clarification, please email Justin King at Justin.King@NationwideChildrens.org or call (614) 722-6112.
Salary Information
Salaries for 2024-2025 pediatric residents are:
- PL-1: $66,794.33
- PL-2: $69,481.43
- PL-3: $71,474.84
- PL-4: $73,364.38
- PL-5: $76,272.17
- PL-6: $79,272.17
- PL-7: $82,351.36
- PL-8: $85,717.69
- PL-9: $89,963.73
- PL-10: $93,566.40
- PL-11: $97,315.52
- PL-12: $101,202.00
Paid Relocation
A “matched student” moving greater than 50 miles to Columbus will receive assistance with relocation expenses.
Paid Time-Off
- PL-1 YEAR: 21 days vacation + 6 days holiday break
- PL-2 YEAR: 21 days vacation + conference time (per guidelines) + 6 days holiday break
- PL-3 YEAR: 21 days vacation + conference time (per guidelines) + 6 days holiday break
- (Holiday break is taken over Christmas or New Year’s)
Paid Leave
18 Days over three years.
Uses: Personal illness; family illness; bereavement
Academic Fund
- PL-1 YEAR - $500
- PL-2 YEAR - $500
- PL-3 YEAR - $900
Uses: Professional meetings; medical books; journals; software; professional memberships, etc.
Paid Meals
- Monthly meal allowance on ward, ICU and night float rotations
- Catered evening meals on weekends
- Coffee service in resident center
Paid Fees
- Paid training license and USMLE or COMLEX Step 3 fees
- Paid parking fees at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University
- Paid AAP membership
Lab Coats and Scrubs Provided
- Two lab coats or one lab coat and one fleece jacket
- Three sets of scrubs
Sponsored Life Support Certs and Renewals
- AAP's Neonatal Resuscitation Certification and Recertification
- Basic Life Support Recertification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification and Recertification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Recertification
- Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Certification
Insurance
- Paid insurance
- Personal malpractice (within confines of residency)
- Disability insurance (during residency)
- Life insurance (during residency)
- Shared premiums
- Employee health benefit plan (includes medical, dental and vision).
Sponsored Events
- Annual house staff social fund
- Annual holiday parties
- Resident recognition dinner
- Shrimp extravaganza
- Ongoing resident planned get-togethers
- Resident Wellness Program
Retreats and Orientation
- New resident orientation
- PL-1 Retreat - two days
- Supervisory Training Workshop - two days
- PL-2 Retreat - one day
- PL-3 Retreat - one day
Moonlighting
(The availability of moonlighting depends on the clinical needs at the time; below are areas that frequently offer resident moonlighting).
- Nationwide Children's Hospital NICU
- Nationwide Children's Hospital PICU
- Nationwide Children's Hospital Night Admitting
- Nationwide Children's Hospital Emergency Department
- Nationwide Children's Hospital Chemo Service
On-Site Child Care
Children's has an on-site child care facility that is available to all employees. Early registration is encouraged due to limited class size.
Resident Contract
Special circumstances for individual programs may result in some deviations in the contract. Please contact the program director or the GME Office at (614) 722-4905 if you have questions.
