Personal wellness is critical to a fulfilling, life-long career as a pediatric psychologist. The fellowship program provides fellows with resources to promote health and maximize growth throughout the training experience. Additionally, fellows receive a competitive salary & benefits aligned with resident physicians at the same level of training within Hurley Medical Center. Wellness-promoting activities are also deliberately incorporated into program activities as described below.

Salary and Time Off

• Salary: $55,899, as of July 1, 2024
• Paid vacation, personal, wellness, and interview days: 33 days
• Paid holidays: 6 days (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day) - if scheduled to work on the holiday and the work site is closed
• Sick leave: 6 days
• FMLA eligibility starting Day 1
• Conference time: 1 conference (up to 5 days)

The following resources are available to fellows throughout the 12-month training experience:

• $800 meal stipend for use while working
• 24-hour library & excellent support staff
• Appointment of a non-program affiliated mentor - mentors available reflect a myriad of multicultural identities and areas of expertise
  
• Cafeteria and coffee shop (Hurley Medical Center)
  
• Culturally humble, diverse, and inclusive training environment
• Incorporation of self-care and wellness promotion into didactic training and supervision
• Layers of supervision & faculty support
• On-site, 24-hour exercise rooms (Hurley Medical Center)
  
• Physician’s lounge with unrestricted access to free filtered water, coffee, juices, and food items (Hurley Medical Center)
• Private, secure lactation rooms on-site
• Professional development and career preparation emphasis within curriculum
• Research support staff including statisticians, editors, and experts in research design & data analysis
• Routine attention to wellness & cultural considerations within individual supervision, clinical practice, and curricular elements
  
• Shared, fellow-only office space at Hurley Medical Center
• Physically distanced, socially cohesive social gatherings facilitated by the fellowship and pediatric residency programs
• Spiritual support and reflection sites (Hurley Medical Center)
• Transparent and learner-centered approach to program communication and all curricular elements
  
• Wellness events: Faculty-led wellness events will be hosted throughout the year, including program-specific events and those shared with other Flint-based postdoctoral programs
  

Fellows receive the following benefits:

• Affordable health, dental & vision insurance for self or family - including partners and dependent children, biological or otherwise
• Benefits & discounts associated with Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics faculty appointment. Ask the Program Coordinator for more information
  
• Benefits & discounts associated with employment by Hurley Medical Center. Ask the Program Coordinator for more information
• Bereavement leave
• Clinical instructor/faculty appointment with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
• Eligibility for public student loan forgiveness (PSLF) program
  
• Free & physically proximal parking at all practice sites
• Life insurance
  
• Monogrammed white coats (2 total)
• Scholarly dissemination support money (supports travel for oral presentations and for open access publishing)
  
• Society for Pediatric Psychology Conference attendance OR resource money for computers, tablets, books, or EPPP study materials (NOTE: educational expenses must be approved by the Graduate Medical Education office prior to use): $1500
• Weekly scheduled 1:1 supervision (2 hours per week) & unlimited indirect supervision