Article 10 : Education Leave

10.01               Resident Physicians who are performing at a satisfactory academic level may be granted leave with pay to attend educational events such as medical conferences, provided that the educational event and the attendance at such educational event is approved by the appropriate University Program Director or Department Head. This leave shall not be unreasonably requested or denied.

10.02               Educational Leave, as referred to herein, shall not be deducted from vacation entitlement.

10.03               Outside of those Programs modified to accommodate preparation for Canadian qualifying and licensing examinations through recommendation of their Residency Program Committee, each Resident Physician shall be entitled to up to five (5) working days without
loss of pay to prepare and write Canadian qualifying and licensing examinations, which include those of the Medical Council of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

A Resident Physician shall be granted unpaid leave up to five (5) working days for the purpose of taking American professional certification examinations.

10.04               Applications for educational leaves of absence shall be made in writing to the Program Director a minimum of four (4) weeks in advance of the exam date in order that Resident Physician substitutions may be arranged. Applications shall indicate the date of departure on leave and the date of return. Confirmation of the leave shall be made by the Program Director within two (2) weeks of the initial request.

10.05               Remote Training
For Letter of Understanding Re: Article 10.05, see page 34.
                        (a)        Resident Physicians shall be reimbursed by the Authority for one hundred percent (100%) of costs associated with mandatory training at a site outside of the community in which they normally perform the majority of their duties, which occurs on or after July 1, 2003. The determination of whether such training is mandatory shall be made by the respective Program Director.
                        (b)        Such reimbursement shall be for reasonable travel, lodging, and any additional tuition associated with this remote training, upon presentation of satisfactory receipts. All receipts must be submitted within ninety (90) days of completion of remote training.

10.06               Life Support Courses
A Resident Physician shall be reimbursed by the Authority for one hundred percent (100%) of the course fees incurred for successfully obtaining "Life Support" courses that are deemed necessary by his/her Program Director and have been approved by the Authority. Examples of such courses include, but are not limited to:

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Advances in Labour Risk and Management (ALARM)

The Authority shall supply to PARA a list of the "Life Support" courses approved by the Authority annually by October 1. PARA shall be provided with any amendments to the aforementioned information.

Retroactive reimbursement for required courses completed no more than four (4) months prior to a Resident Physician's program commencement is subject to authorization by the Authority.

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