r/Residency • u/Pedsgunner789 PGY2 • 2d ago

VENT Call stipends are a scam

Just submitted my call shifts for reimbursement last month, and I calculated that the average pay I had while on call was $6.80CAD/hr, which has been illegal in my province since October 1, 1995. That’s before I was born.

I don’t claim to be some kind of hero but I do think I deserve to be paid the same for being up all night trying to stop patients from dying, as the coffee shop barista who was up all night preventing me from dying.

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u/TeaorTisane PGY1 2d ago

The US. Getting paid for call is unfathomable to me.

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u/Pedsgunner789 PGY2 2d ago

wow do you guys at least get a higher base salary?

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u/Brosa91 1d ago

We get around 60k usd

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u/Pedsgunner789 PGY2 1d ago

That’s more than I make with the call stipends included, even if you ignore the higher tax rates in Canada. Though that’s partially because of the currency conversion.

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u/AncefAbuser Attending 1d ago

US residents get worked like dogs compared to Canadian residents. We have so much less BS to deal with day to day in clinic and in the hospital.