US - Resident Compensation

US - Resident Compensation

Brett R. Saunders, CPO

9/16/2011

I am working with the advisory board for St. Petersburg College on a project
to gather information on compensation of O&P residents for O&P residents.
The goal is to provide students with realistic expectations concerning
compensation as they begin their search for a residency program.

 

All responses will be kept confidential. Residents, newly credentialed
practitioners, managers and owners are encouraged to respond.

Those that respond with information will receive a summary of responses
(ranges of compensation and answers to other questions)

 

The questions are:

 

How would you describe your location? - Are you in a large Metro area?
Urban area? Small/rural area?

 

Are you in a licensure state? If so, are residents required to be
registered or licensed with the state?

 

What kind of practice are you working with? - Are you with a Single
Site/Single Practitioner Practice? Single Site/Multi Practitioner Practice?
Multi Site/Multi Practitioner Practice?

 

Was a non-compete required as a condition of your residency?

 

For New Residents - What was your starting annual compensation (pay +
bonus/incentives/commission if any)? - Who paid the Resident NCOPE and state
registration fees?

 

For Residents with 1 yr experience -Was there an increase in your annual
compensation (pay + bonus/incentives/commission if any) over your starting
year? If so, how much?

 

When newly credentialed in 1 field - Orthotics or Prosthetics - Starting
compensation per year (pay + bonus/incentives/commission) - Who paid the
exam fees and travel costs? - Licensure fees/application costs? If the
employer paid for the exams and/or licensure, was there an employment time
commitment required? Was a non-compete agreement required?

 

Thank you,

 

Brett Saunders, CPO