Call Stipends

1. How do I get my stipend payments?
2. When can I expect to receive my call stipend payments?
3. How can I find out the call for which I've been paid stipends?
4. If I haven't been paid or my stipends are incorrect, what should I do?
5. Do I receive stipends while on elective?
6. For the purposes of determining weekend home and in-house call stipends, what days make up a weekend?

1. How do I get my stipend payments?

The program administrator or chief resident physician is responsible for submitting a call timesheet to Medical Affairs. Resident physicians should contact this person to find out what they need to log your call.

2. When can I expect to receive my stipend payments?

• University of Alberta Call Timesheet & Call Stipend Schedule 2011/2012
• University of Calgary Call Timesheet & Call Stipend Schedule 2011/2012

3. How can I find out the call for which I've been paid stipends?

Resident physicians can contact PARA to determine if a specific stipend has been paid. Please ensure you include:

• the block and service
• the dates of call
• the type of call (home call, switched call, in-house call)

Alternatively, resident physicians can contact:

University of Calgary
Wendy Mitchell 
    Phone: 403-943-1253
    Email: WendyL.Mitchell@albertahealthservices.ca

University of Alberta
Laura McMullan (before October 7, 2011) 
    Phone: 780-735-0713
    Email: Laura.McMullan@albertahealthservices.ca
Sarah deGroot (after October 7, 2011)
    Phone:780-735-0702
    Email: sarah.degroot@albertahealthservices.ca

4. If I haven't been paid or my stipends are incorrect, what should I do?

1. Check with your program administrator to see if the call time sheet was correct and submitted to Medical Affairs on time.
2. Contact PARA or Medical Affairs. Ensure you include the block and service, the dates of your call, and the type of call you performed (home call, switched call, in-house call).

Rob Key at PARA
    Phone: (780) 432-1749
    Email:  rob.key@shawbiz.ca

Wendy Mitchell (University of Calgary)
    Phone: 403-943-1253
    Email: WendyL.Mitchell@albertahealthservices.ca

Laura McMullan before October 7, 2011 (University of Alberta)
    Phone: 780-735-0713
    Email: Laura.McMullan@albertahealthservices.ca

Sarah deGroot after October 7, 2011 (University of Alberta)
    Phone: 780-735-0702
    Email: sarah.degroot@albertahealthservices.ca

5. Do I receive stipends while on elective?

Resident physicians on an out-of-region elective may claim on-call stipends if the following conditions are met:

1. The site that the resident physician is visiting is affiliated with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and their home university.
2. The site must be in Canada.
3. The elective is an education component that is supported by the program.
4. Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis if the required educational component is not offered at a site with affiliations. Paperwork required will be at the discretion of the resident physician's home program.  

For an acceptable elective, resident physicians need to bring their elective call schedule to their home program, preferably with the signature of a supervisor to verify that the schedule is accurate. The program administrator or individual normally responsible for submitting the timesheet for the home program would then submit a new timesheet labeled with the location of the elective ("Yellowknife Rotation" for instance).

6. For the purposes of determining weekend home and in-house call stipends, what days make up a weekend?

Saturday & Sunday
STAT holidays
Shifts must START on these days.