UNPAID LEAVE FROM TRAINING PROGRAM

Personal unpaid leave from the training program may, under exceptional circumstances, be authorized upon request to the Program Director. The granting of personal unpaid leave will be based upon the best interests of the University, the Program and the Trainee. The Trainee can continue to be included in health and disability insurance policies but will assume complete responsibility for the total payment of all premiums through the payroll manager. Personal unpaid leave shall not exceed 6 months at a time and 12 months during the Resident's 4 or 5 year training program. Unpaid leave, for any reason, does not apply towards the Trainee's completion of the Program's graduation requirements or eligibility for American Board of Pathology Certification. (See also Leave and Completion of Training Program Requirements in LEAVE POLICIES).