Benefits

Resident stipends for the academic year of 2026-2027 are as follows:

PGY1: $65,444

PGY2: $67,980

PGY3: $70,440

Chief Resident: $71,440

Other Benefits Include:

  • Use of a laptop computer and a cellphone during residency
  • Annual allowance of $1,200 for education-related purchases 
  • Mileage reimbursement for travel between Rockford and Dixon for the continuity clinic and required meetings
  • Meal stipend provided when on duty in the hospital
  • Life and accidental death insurance equal to 150% of annual salary, to a maximum of $60,000
  • Health, dental and vision insurance plans are available
  • Tax-deferred voluntary savings plan
  • Family leave
  • Professional liability insurance coverage related to residency program duties
  • Paid certification courses in neonatal resuscitation (NRP), pediatric advanced life support (PALS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
  • Fifteen days of paid time off that covers vacations and six recognized holidays, forty hours of well-being and sick time, and ten days of sick leave each year
  • $500 Wellness Stipend each year
  • Free access to UpToDate, MD Consult, First Consult and all University of Illinois library resources
  • Annual retreat
  • Hospital call rooms provided