Overview of MCW Housestaff Benefits
Stipend amounts for the 2013 – 2014 Academic Year:
Professional Liability Insurance The MCW Professional Risk Management Department coordinates the professional liability self insurance program and assures liability coverage with the Wisconsin Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund in excess of the primary annual limits of $1,000,000 per incident and $3,000,000 in the aggregate. Full-time faculty, full professional effort faculty, staff physicians, full-time allied staff and part-time allied staff if MCW is their sole employer are covered under the professional liability program for activities within the scope of duties for the Medical College of Wisconsin. All part-time physicians and part-time allied staff with additional outside employment are not covered by the self-insurance plan.
Academic Development Fund Fellows receive a fund each year to be used for items such as society memberships, license renewal, board fees, text books, travel to academic meetings and any other seminars or educational materials that may be required during the fellowship.
Master's Program Tuition Fellows wishing to obtain a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Bioethics, or Clinical and Translational Sciences during their fellowship may receive a subsidized tuition through the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Please see the Masters Programs page for details.