Resident physician vs hospital fellow

The differences between resident physicians and hospital fellows can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident physician has an average salary of $164,598, which is higher than the $98,956 average annual salary of a hospital fellow.

The top three skills for a resident physician include patients, family medicine and medical education. The most important skills for a hospital fellow are hospital operations, , and .

Resident physician vs hospital fellow overview

	Resident Physician	Hospital Fellow
Yearly salary	$164,598	$98,956
Hourly rate	$79.13	$47.58
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	43,775	8,239
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Resident physician vs hospital fellow salary

Resident physicians and hospital fellows have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Physician	Hospital Fellow
Average salary	$164,598	$98,956
Salary range	Between $78,000 And $344,000	Between $41,000 And $234,000
Highest paying City	Worcester, MA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Baptist Health Care	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between resident physician and hospital fellow education

There are a few differences between a resident physician and a hospital fellow in terms of educational background:

	Resident Physician	Hospital Fellow
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	-

Resident physician vs hospital fellow demographics

Here are the differences between resident physicians' and hospital fellows' demographics:

	Resident Physician	Hospital Fellow
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.1% Female, 46.9%	Male, 44.0% Female, 56.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 23.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Asian, 19.9% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between resident physician and hospital fellow duties and responsibilities

Resident physician example responsibilities.

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Hospital fellow example responsibilities.

Lead outreach efforts to local faith groups engaging them in the life and ministry opportunities on campus.
Assist in major elective and emergency surgeries such as appendectomies, exploratory laparotomy, thyroid surgery, hysterectomy and cesarean operations.
Train in conducting field-base reproductive research methodologies by resource persons from UCBerkeley and ABU.
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Resident physician vs hospital fellow skills

Common resident physician skills

Patients, 24%
Family Medicine, 13%
Medical Education, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
Internal Medicine, 5%
Psychiatry, 3%

Common hospital fellow skills

Hospital Operations, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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