GME P&P for Paid Time Off

	GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION POLICIES & PROCEDURES Policy And Procedure For Vacation Time In Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Graduate Medical Education Training Programs	Policy Number: 3
		Date Issued: 1994
		Prior Revision Date: 01/2003
		Date Revised: 09/2006

PURPOSE

To define the policy and procedure for medical students, interns, residents and fellows (hereafter referred to as trainees) taking vacation time off.

SCOPE

Applies to all trainees who are employed in approved graduate medical education training programs sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (THD) campus.

PROVISIONS

Trainees are eligible to vacation time each year. Vacation time is available for any reason except for days off resulting from a work-related injury or illness or short-term or long-term disability, to which a separate policies apply. Examples of uses of vacation time include vacation, illness, illness of a dependent, bereavement, maternity, professional leave. Each medical residency training program will have a detailed department policy for requesting or scheduling time off.

Vacation time must be used within the tweleve-month period during which it is earned and may not be accumulated from year to year. Any paid time off accrued during a twelve-month period and not used will be forfeited.

A trainee taking leave of absence may use vacation days during his/her leave of absence.

A trainee taking more than the allotted number of vacation days per twelve-month period will be required to make up any days exceeding the allotted number of days during such period in order to advance to the next year or graduate.


LESLIE H. SECREST, M.D Medical Director, Graduate Medical Education	BRUCE BOUGENO Vice President, Medical Staff Affairs