Article 22 : Chief or Administrative Residents

22.01               A Resident Physician designated as a Chief or Administrative Resident Physician by the appropriate Program Director to perform significant administrative functions shall earn a supplement for such designation at the rate of $200 for each approved and filled residency position in the program on September 1 of that year, to a maximum annual amount of $4,000 for each program. This amount shall be paid in two (2) instalments, beginning no later than October 1 and ending no later than April 1.

22.02               Where the Resident Physician is a Chief or Administrative Resident Physician for only part of the year or when two (2) or more Resident Physicians act as Co-Chiefs or Co-Administrative Resident Physicians, the amount of the supplement to be paid shall be pro-rated according to the time spent in that category.

22.03               By definition, the significant administrative functions may include and are illustrated by, but are not limited to, the following: the preparation of all schedules and on-call rotations, organizing and scheduling of department rounds, liaising between house staff and senior staff and acting as a resource person for Resident Physicians for the purpose of teaching, supervision, peer review, appointments to appropriate committees and attendance at meetings as required to discuss residency training programs.

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