Vacation Leave
Vacation leave with compensation shall be scheduled by mutual
agreement with the chief resident, department chairperson, or
residency program director:
- Twenty-eight calendar days (four weeks) shall be given as leave
depending upon the mode of scheduling of a given service.
- Vacation may be scheduled in full or may be split depending upon
the requirements of the residency program and the written requests of
the house officer. To the extent possible, vacations will be granted
in accordance with house staff requests. When applying for vacation time,
house officers shall specify at least three sets of dates in order of
preference. The department will endeavor not to assign unrequested
vacation dates.
- Changes in posted vacation schedules must be requested by members
of the house staff, in writing, not less than four weeks prior to the
desired change. Such changes are subject to the staffing requirements
of the department and the approval of the department chairperson or
the residency program director and the chief resident.
- Changes in the vacation schedule may be initiated when required
by department activities. The program director will endeavor to give
advance notice of any change.
- Vacation must be taken within the year of appointment with
discretionary allowance for carry over by each department.
- In the event a house officer leaves before the end of the year,
vacation time shall be pro-rated at one week per quarter.
Time owed can be taken as terminal pay or vacation. Time that has been
taken will not be required to be paid back.
Generally, a first year resident enters as a PGY 1 and progresses to the
next PGY level on each anniversary of appointment until the conclusion
of the training program. Credit for previous training (i.e., advanced standing)
is a matter for discussion between the house officer, the Program Director
and the specialty board.
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