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Welcome IU Residents & Fellows

IU Residents appointed by the IUSM Office of Graduate Medical Education or IU School of Optometry are eligible to receive certain benefits, including medical and dental coverage, as follows:

Time-sensitive initial enrollment

The importance of enrolling in certain benefit plans within 30 days cannot be overstated. As you get closer to selecting which benefits to elect, be sure to understand the time requirements spelled out below. Once you are ready to enroll, the online enrollment system will guide you through the process.

Enroll now or wait until next year

You have 30 days from your hire date to enroll yourself and your eligible dependents in the plans listed below. Residents appointed less than full-time (75-100% FTE) are not eligible for PAI or TSB.

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If you miss the deadline, you must wait until the next opportunity which is Open Enrollment held in November, with an effective date of January 1 of the following year.

Automatic enrollment

You will be automatically enrolled in the plans listed below. The online benefits enrollment system will guide you through this process to add a beneficiary to your life insurance.

Enroll now or any time during residency

Optional retirement plans are available to full-time (100% FTE) and part-time (>50% FTE) Residents. For full-time residents you will be automatically enrolled in the IU Tax Deferred Account unless you waive out of the plan.

Enrollment or changes in the optional retirement plans can take place through Benefits Self Service at any time during your residency.

Ongoing enrollment changes

Changes in medical and dental plans, Personal Accident Insurance, and the Tax Saver Benefit Plan are limited to those life event changes allowed by the IRS, e.g., marriage, divorce, or birth of a baby.  (Life event changes are initiated online at the Life Events and Benefits Changes website.)

Dependent documentation

If you are enrolling a dependent (spouse, or dependent child) who has never been covered under your IU-sponsored health plan, you must submit copies of supporting documentation.

Without documentation, dependent coverage will be canceled back to the initial date of coverage. Information regarding which dependents are eligible for coverage can be found online at hr.iu.edu/benefits/needknow.html. 

After submitting your online benefit elections, information on which documents are required and where to submit them will be emailed to you. Contact IU Human Resources at or 812-856-1234 for help enrolling.

 

Visit hr.iu.edu/benefits to find out more about the benefits available for Medical Residents.