The Academic Year starts July 1st. At this time, all residents will rotate to their next year and the Chief Residents will be released from clinical duties.
As stated above, three weeks (15 working days) of paid annual vacation, and one week (5 working days) of paid annual personal/professional development time which must be scheduled with the approval of the Program Director.
Only one resident may be gone from a service at one time.
Educational
Job interviews for a Fellowship or for private practice in general will not count towards vacation, unless deemed excessive by the Division Chief. Fellowship interviews will generally be exempt from vacation time. Private practice interviews are somewhat more flexible and should be requested as a Friday-Saturday interview if possible. If you are planning to interview during a weekend that would normally fall on your on-call time, this weekend must be made up to balance the overall call-schedule. Interviews taken during the week may count towards your vacation time if it severely disrupts patient care or is for an excessive period of time. Staying longer than your expected time away and placing excessive unscheduled burdens on your fellow residents is not acceptable.
Attendance at national and regional meetings will be permitted and encouraged as outlined above in the policy on "Urology Meetings."
Sick Leave/Family Leave/Parental Leave
We have specifically looked at Parental Leave as a group priority and have developed a policy.
The American Board of Urology requires 46 weeks of full-time clinical activity in each of the five years of residency. However, the 46 weeks may be averaged over the first 3 years of residency, for a total of 138 weeks required in the first 3 years, and over the last 2 years, a total of 92 weeks is required.
All urology residents will be given a two-week period of leave to accommodate parental responsibilities in the event of childbirth, surrogacy, or adoption
Three categories of leave can be utilized in the event of a pregnancy: Disability leave, Parental leave, and Vacation time
Between the three types of leave, residents are eligible for up to 10 total weeks of leave during a single residency year (disability leave + parental leave + vacation)
Disability leave + parental leave + vacation time may total up to 12 weeks over a two-year period
In general, leave taken under the Family Medical Leave Act is paid, but any necessary make-up time is unpaid. For example, surgery residents receive five full years of pay for a surgery training program. Leave could include a six-week absence in the second year for maternity leave, in addition to three weeks of vacation for a total of nine weeks of leave time during that one year. Because a maximum of four weeks per year is allowed by the American Board of Surgery, five weeks must be made up. The house officer will be paid for the FMLA leave time, but the five weeks of make-up time will be unpaid.
When unexpected illness and family emergencies arise, the Division will try to be accommodating as much as possible. Two or three days may be given as an extension to your vacation time to deal with these situations, however, extensive time away will need to be counted towards your vacation.