Off, off and away! Resident Leave Policy
OHSU Department of Psychiatry
Resident Leave Policy


Vacation
All residents are allowed 15 days of vacation per year. You are allowed a maximum of five days at a time and out of a given rotation. No vacations are allowed during the Inpatient Medicine rotation. PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents must take leave from their assigned rotations per the Vacation Schedule.

Request for Leave forms must be completed prior to taking vacation or education leave. This form is available in the Hawthorne Library next the resident mailboxes. Or CLICK HERE to fill it out online. You must obtain all signatures and submit the form to Training Office prior to vacation. Vacation and education leave is not granted until request is approved.

Education
The Training Director must approve all education leave in advance. Two days of leave is allowed to sit for the USMLE board exam and is not counted toward the five days of education leave. Education leave is not granted for USMLE board preparation. All education leave forms must be accompanied by supporting documentation i.e., meeting brochure, educational program agenda etc.

Special Circumstances
The training program supports residents in their educational and employment pursuits. Residents are advised to meet with a training director if they anticipate a need for leave for activities such as the fellowship application process or job interviews.

Violation of the vacation procedures or policy may result in probation
and leave without pay.

3/2/2004 (email to residents)

To all residents,

Due to repeated problems with the leave forms not being submitted on time and the training office having inadequate information as to when people are away or how to get in touch with them, I want to reiterate the leave policy regarding the leave forms.

  1. Leave forms are required for approved leave to occur.
  2. Leave forms must be received by Ms. Grove's (Kim Taylor) office before leave can begin.
  3. PGY 1 and 2 have specific rotations assigned from which they take their vaccation.
  4. Failure to complete and submit the forms may result in disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, Leave without Pay
    5. .

This clarification is not the result of any one event, but a series of ongoing and worsening problems with leave planning and procedures.

If there are any questions, please contact myself , Sahana, or Jen.

D. Rosen, MD
Training Director
504-494-4490
rosend@ohsu.edu

Vacation & Education Leave Request Forms
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