Definition of Medical Resident

At UNLV, our faculty and staff are divided into different employee types depending on their job function and scope. Medical residents receive the education and training to become future doctors. They work alongside faculty and staff to provide research-driven, compassionate, routine and specialty care.

Visit the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine website for more information.

Medical residents are eligible for medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, and long term disability–fully paid by the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. Coverage begins on your first day of hire. Your coverage will end on the last day of the month in which your employment ends.

You can add eligible family members and dependents to your health benefits when you elect coverage upon hire or during annual open enrollment or a qualifying life event. Medical coverage is fully paid by the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. Dental and vision coverage are available but paid 100% by the medical resident.

The Benefits Resource Center can answer questions about your medical, dental, vision plans, or voluntary benefits: 1-888-336-7463. Additionally, each insurance provider has a Member Services office available to answer your questions, including inquiries about enrollment status and physical ID cards. 

• Sierra Health (medical PPO): 1-800-888-2264
• Health Plan of Nevada (medical HMO): 1-800-777-1840
• Guardian Dental (dental): 1-800-541-7846
• EyeMed (vision): 1-866-723-0514

All university employees are required to participate in a mandatory retirement plan in lieu of Social Security. Medical residents must participate in the Nevada System of Higher Education Medical and Dental Resident/Postdoctoral Scholar Retirement Plan. Individual contributions are automatically deducted from your paycheck on a tax-deferred basis and sent to the plan’s record keeper, TIAA. The funds are defaulted into a Vanguard Target Retirement Fund. Employees can change the allocation at any time.

Voluntary retirement plans are also available.

• More About Retirement Plans

UNLV supports you in furthering your education by waiving the non-resident fee for college tuition and offering free learning opportunities. The university also waives the non-resident fee for college tuition for spouses and financial dependents under the age of 24.

UNLV is proud to offer RebelWELL, a range of wellness resources to support your emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing. This includes our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a program that connects employees with resources, short-term counseling, and service providers to help you confidentially address everyday challenges.

• More About RebelWELL
• More About the EAP