Department of Family and Community Medicine
Program Benefits 2007-2008
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | |
| Salary | $40,622 | $41,948 | $43,272 |
| Major Medical Premiums* | 2669 | 2669 | 2669 |
| Dental Insurance Premiums | 294 | 294 | 294 |
| Visual | 69 | 69 | 69 |
| Life Insurance Premiums** | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Long-Term Disability | 204 | 204 | 204 |
| Book Allowance | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| CME ++ | 0 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Relocation Subsidy*** | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | $45,073 | $46,399 | $47,723 |
*For both resident and Family; Texas Tech pays an annual major medical insurance premium of $9,688.44
**Amount of term life insurance; resident-$100,000; spouse-$10,000; each child-$5,000.
***Maximum reimbursement of $1,000 based on Texas Tech policy/procedures and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 521.
Additional Benefits
Professional liability insurance
CME time and allowance for second and third years to attend conferences
Discounted in-patient and out-patient health care services
Worker's Compensation Insurance
Dues for Texas Medical Association and El Paso County Medical Society
Texas Academy of Family Physicians and American Academy of Family Physicians membership dues
Meals at Thomason Hospital if medical records are up-to-date
Salary conversion plan allows for tax-deferred annuities payments through payroll deductions
Lab coats with laundry service
Palm Pilot
Vacation: 1st Year - 2 weeks 2nd Year - 3 weeks 3rd Year - 3 weeks