Benefits for Fellows

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MSKCC requires clinical and research trainees to reside in Center owned housing in order to staff around the clock programs in patient care and research, and to provide a realistic and practical training experience. In the event the Center does not have sufficient vacant housing stock to accommodate all clinical and research trainees, the executive vice president or his designee may grant individual waivers of the housing requirement. Subsidized housing in an apartment building adjacent to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is available for fellows and their families -- apartment size is determined by family size. Apartment rents are very affordable and rent is taken directly from each fellow's paycheck before taxes.

Yearly stipends begin at approximately $60,000 and are determined by the number of years of training the fellow has had after graduating medical school.

There is an Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The LRP-CR provides for the repayment of educational loans of qualified health professionals who agree to conduct clinical research for two years. This program provides for the repayment of up to $35,000 of the principal and interest of educational loans. The program covers federal taxes on the loan repayments, which is considered taxable income being paid to program participants.

Memorial Hospital is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in a very safe and friendly neighborhood of apartment buildings, businesses, and historic row houses in the midst of several hospital complexes. Restaurants, movie theaters, museums public and private schools, and places of worship are within walking distance. Public transportation is easily accessibl -- buses, the subway, and taxicabs. Although cars are not a necessity in Manhattan, public parking garages and on-street parking are available.

Memorial Hospital provides free access to a private childcare information and referral service. Consultation's offer details about costs and caregivers, and cover a range of options, including infant and preschool centers, home based daycare, and school age programs.

Our neighborhood is a pleasant and vibrant place to live and work. We welcome you.