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/Brosa91 2d ago

Wait, are y'all getting paid for call?

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u/Pedsgunner789 PGY2 2d ago

Omg there are programs where you don’t even get paid for call???? What country is this

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u/talashrrg Fellow 1d ago

Wild to me that you guys get paid for call. Good for you.

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u/MrMajorMajorMajor 23h ago

Much of the better working conditions for residents in Canada has a lot to do with the fact that residents in each Canadian province are unionized.