POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Research and Clinical Training

Stipends and Benefits

Salaries are determined by availability of funds and the number of fellows. As an indication, the stipend for the first year fellows was $44,000 for 2003-2004. Financing is provided by the UCLA Medical Center. Other agencies may provide support to individuals for specific training or research programs. Some fellows may be asked to apply to outside sources for support. The Division supplements stipends when possible. Most outstanding sources limit support to American citizens or to those who have an immigrant or permanent visa at the time their fellowship training begins.

Fringe benefits may change from year to year. At present, they are similar to those provided to the UCLA housestaff, including health insurance and meal tickets. No retirement or social security deductions are required for fellows.

The Division encourages fellows to attend regional or national clinical and research meetings and postgraduate courses such as those sponsored by the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Every effort is made to provide funds for attendance at one or two meetings or courses each year during the second and third years of the fellowship.

The Fellows Room includes mail boxes and individual file cabinets, a computer connected to the Department network and Medical Center Information Systems. A wide range of software is available on the Department network including word processing, spreadsheets, database programs and statistical packages. The network provides free on-line literature searching capabilities.

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