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 in early to mid June to begin mandatory orientation activities, therefore the hospital has granted an additional pay to compensate for the additional activities.