Career
Your CAREER resources offer ways for you to learn and grow with OU Health.
Click the boxes to learn more about each type of opportunity, including:
Guild Education offers a wide range of programs, including undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees and professional certificates. All are available with no upfront tuition costs and are delivered online to fit your life and career schedule. There’s even a network of dedicated coaches to help you set a plan and follow through on your goals.
Who is Eligible
All benefits-eligible employees are eligible on their first day of employment. This includes full-time employees and part-time employees who work at least 16 hours per week (.4 FTE). No manager approval is required.
Continuing eligibility:
After you’ve completed 18 credits of Guild Education learning, you must maintain a certain minimum cumulative grade point average to remain eligible. The minimum is 2.0 or higher for undergraduate degree programs and 3.0 or higher for master’s degree programs.
You participate in one Guild program at a time; however, you can enroll in a double major or combine a major and minor.
Keep in mind…
You may participate in only one of the following OU Health education benefit programs per calendar year (if eligible): Guild Learning Marketplace, Tuition Assistance or Degree Accelerator Program (DAP).
Programs
Guild Education offers a wide range of programs through high-qualify learning partners that can help you build new skills, sharpen existing ones or explore new opportunities.
Programs include:
To see the full Guild Education catalog:
Find the right learning for you…
Tuition Funding
OU Health pays the tuition for programs within the Guild Learning Marketplace (“in-network”), up to certain limits:
If applicable, grants and scholarships are applied to tuition and fees before any employer funding.
*The $5,250 annual maximum applies to the combination of amounts you receive through Guild Learning Marketplace, Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Repayment.
Reimbursement for Books and Fees
Keep in mind…
OU Health requires a two-year work commitment from employees who benefit from Guild education, the tuition assistance program and/or student loan repayment program. If you leave sooner, a portion will need to be paid back to OU Health.
Support from Guild Specialists and Coaches
Guild will give you lots of personal support along your learning journey:
Getting Started
Why wait? With the biggest financial barriers removed, you can get started now:
Questions? Need help?
When you’re on the Guild Education portal (ouhealth.guildeducation.com):
To talk to a Guild Specialist, call (800) 985-4027 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. MT.
OU Health believes in the value of education. You can receive up to $5,250 per year in tuition assistance for expenses related to classes and coursework you complete at an accredited school, college, university or distance learning program.
Who is Eligible
All benefits-eligible employees can apply for tuition assistance on or after their hire date. This includes full-time employees and part-time employees who work at least 16 hours per week (.4 FTE).
Keep in mind, you will not be eligible for reimbursement if you:
OU Health also requires a two-year work commitment following payment of tuition assistance.
Keep in mind…
You may participate in only one of the following OU Health education benefit programs per calendar year (if eligible): Tuition Assistance, Guild Learning Marketplace or Degree Accelerator Program (DAP).
Eligible Expenses
The cost of tuition, books, equipment, fees and supplies are eligible. The expenses must be for coursework/classes that:
Maximum Amount
The total combined amount of education assistance you can receive in any calendar year is $5,250.* This is the maximum amount the Internal Revenue Service allows you to receive and not be included in your taxable income for the year.
*The $5,250 annual maximum applies to the combination of amounts you receive through Tuition Assistance, Guild Learning Marketplace and Student Loan Repayment.
How and When to Apply for Tuition Assistance
First, get advance approval:
Within 30 days of receiving your final grade report:
How and When Reimbursements are Made
You receive your reimbursement through payroll after you submit all required documents. Payment usually occurs in one of the next two pay periods, depending on when you submitted your request.
Questions? Need help?
Contact tuition.io at:
(855) 353-9395
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. CT, Monday – Friday
Keep in mind…
OU Health requires a two-year work commitment from employees who benefit from the tuition assistance, Guild education and/or student loan repayment program. If you leave sooner, a portion will need to be paid back to OU Health.
OU Health’s Student Loan Repayment Program helps ease the financial and emotional stress that often comes with student debt. The program also helps us recruit and keep top talent in critical staffing areas.
Who is Eligible
Eligible employees include:
You must also meet all of the following requirements:
If you have combined or “consolidated” your student loans into one loan, it still qualifies as long as it is in your name. (It won’t qualify if it is consolidated with a spouse or other dependent.)
Repayment Amounts
OU Health’s payments are made monthly, directly to your loan service company through Tuition.io. OU Health’s payments go up over a maximum period of five years or until your loan is fully paid, if sooner. Here are the set amounts and schedule:
Your maximum benefit is $25,000 (or your full loan balance, if less than $25,000).
Keep in mind…
OU Health requires a two-year work commitment from employees who benefit from the student loan repayment program, Guild education and/or tuition assistance program. If you leave sooner, a portion will need to be paid back to OU Health.
How to Sign Up
Keep in mind, OU Health does not have access to your loan information.
Questions? Need help?
Contact tuition.io at:
(855) 353-9395
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. CT, Monday – Friday
Because OU Health is a not-for-profit organization, you may be eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program from the U.S. Department of Education. Get a brief overview here and learn about the Fidelity tool that can help you with all the details.
The PSLF program forgives the remaining balance on your eligible loan:
Eligible Loans
Any loan received under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (“direct loan”) is eligible for forgiveness (if you meet all other qualifications).
Direct loans include:
Direct loans do not include:
*FFEL and Perkins loans may become eligible if you consolidate them into a direct consolidation loan.
Want help?
The PSLF program is full of lots of details not covered here. For help, check out the Fidelity PSLF tool powered by Summer, a comprehensive education assistance solution.
The Fidelity tool can help you:
You get a free assessment and recommendation. For a $50 annual fee, you can get continued assistance, including help with the annual recertification. (If you prefer to do everything yourself, there’s a checklist with links to help you through each step.)
OU Health knows the importance of helping licensed medical professionals maintain their knowledge and skills and stay up-to-date on industry developments and new technologies. The continuing medical education (CME) program gives eligible employees an annual allowance to help pay for continuing education, professional dues and medical licensure fees.
The CME program reimburses professional dues, medical licensing fees and the cost of courses, programs and organized learning experiences that are not part of a degree program. The funds are intended for maintaining a professional license or certification, if required in your job at OU Health or OU Health Partners, Inc.
Who is Eligible
Physicians, Advance Practice Providers* and staff with eligible job titles receive an annual allowance for reimbursement of expenses associated with maintaining licensing and certification during your employment.
*Job Family in Workday: APRN and Physician Assistant
CME eligibility begins on hire date. (You are expected to begin work fully accredited and licensed.)
Annual CME Allowance Amounts
Full annual allowance amounts are based on role:
The portion of the full allowance you can receive each year is based on the following:
Amounts follow the fiscal year (July 1 – June 30). There is no carryover of unused amounts from year to year.
How to Request Reimbursement
At least 60 days in advance:
Within 15 days of incurring the expense:
Travel expenses connected with your CME may be expensed and reimbursed separately. (Refer to Policy FIN.006, available in Policy Tech on The Hub.)
For more details on CME reimbursements…
Refer to Policy HR.110, available in Policy Tech on The Hub.