Rheumatology Fellowship

Your 2nd and 3rd years will be primarily research-oriented, with 80% protected research time and 20% clinical time (consisting of care for new patients, as well as those you saw during your first year). Using knowledge you gained during your first year, you’ll have encouragement and support to develop your own studies in basic science or clinical research, along with the use of our on-site laboratories, equipment and resources.

We also have agreements with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and our affiliate, Thomas Jefferson University, to provide research opportunities to our trainees for the second and third years. Several members of our division have active NIH and privately funded research programs, including studies in Blau Syndrome and Biomakers in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

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Salary

• PGY 1: $71,923
• PGY 2: $74,799
• PGY 3: $77,792
• PGY 4: $80,904
• PGY 5: $84,139
• PGY 6: $87,505
• PGY 7: $91,005
• PGY 8: $94,646

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits program allows you to choose a combination of benefits to best meet your — and your family's - needs:

• Health Advocacy and Navigation Services
• Medical
  • Additional features in our medical plans include:
    • Coverage for assisted fertility (two cycles)
    • Maternity and child-rearing support
    • Expert second opinion program
    • Surgical centers of excellence
    • Virtual excercise therapy for back and joint pain
    • Type 2 diabetes management program
    • Nemours-funded Health Reimbursement Accounts for eligible associates

• Prescription
• Vision
• Dental
• Voluntary Accident Insurance
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Retirement Benefits
  • 403(b) Plan
  • Nemours Matching Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Basic & Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short-Term Disability (STD)
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Voluntary Long-Term Care (LTC)
• Identity Theft Protection
• MetLife® Legal Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Residents and fellows receive a 160-hour block of PTO during each academic year, July 1-June 30. There is no PTO carryover.
  • Paid Holidays — Full-time and part-time associates receive six holidays per year. There is no waiting period for eligibility.
  • Volunteer Time Off — Full-time associates who have completed the 90-day evaluation period receive eight hours of paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO) each year to use for community service activities (four hours for part-time associates).
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Work Life Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Financial Education
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Mortgage Loan Assistance Program

Wellness Benefits Include

• Free fitness center membership at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida, and the Home Office
• Access to group fitness classes and personal training (at select locations), at an additional cost
• Reduced cost fitness center membership to more than 18,000 gyms nationwide through Active&Fit Direct program
• Gym/fitness app reimbursement for benefits-eligible associates
• Free health coaching for benefits-eligible associates, spouses, and dependents over age 18
• Wellness challenges
• Reduced cost membership to WeightWatchers for benefits-eligible associates, spouses, and dependents over 18
• Resources for meditation and stress management
• Rewards for participating in healthy activities

If you’re looking for a rewarding program built on academic excellence and family-centered care, Nemours Children's offers outstanding medical, surgical, pharmacy, nursing, therapy and psychology programs. Train with faculty who are respected leaders in their fields, a patient care model that stands apart and access to groundbreaking research.