Resident benefits - Alton

2025 – 2026 Resident benefits for Alton based Family Medicine residents*

2025-2026 Stipends**:

PGY I              $67,867.85****
PGY II             $66,157
PGY III            $67,640

Additional benefits include:

• Paid vacation, sick, educational, child care and bereavement leave***
• Free parking
• Secured sleeping rooms for nights on-call
• 24-hour access to food service at Alton Memorial Hospital
• 24-hour access to Alton Memorial Hospital workout room
• Health, dental, vision, group term, long term, and 403(b) retirement plans offered
• Professional liability insurance
• Life support training
• Annual resident retreats
• Lab coats
• Conference attendance and presentation opportunities
• Digital access to SIU School of Medicine library materials and resources
• Educational fund for conferences and educational supplies
• Support from SIU’s Center for Human and Organizational Potential (cHOP) for personal, professional, and wellness development
• Access to BJC Total Rewards employee wellness resources

*Programs may provide additional varying benefits, reimbursements, or incentives
**Stipends subject to yearly increases
***Leave does not accrue and carry over from year to year
****Base stipend for AFCM PGY1 is $65,444. PGY1s will be required to report to duty on 6/9/25 to begin mandatory orientation activities, therefore the hospital has granted an additional $2,423.85 to compensate for this time period.