Benefits: Leave: Vacation and Sick

University of Minnesota Medical School (UMMS)
Graduate Medical Education

Policy
Programs are responsible for defining the vacation and sick leave allocation for their training program.  The vacation and sick leave allocation may be defined separately with a specific number of days for vacation and a specific number of days for sick; or they may be pooled together using Paid Time Off (PTO).

Residents/Fellows (trainees) are not paid out for their vacation, sick or PTO balance when they graduate and/or terminate from the program.

Please see your Program Manual for specific departmental policies and procedures.

Program Responsibility
The program is responsible for defining and communicating (in the program manual) the following items, including but not limited to:

• The vacation leave and sick leave allocation, or the PTO allocation.
• The process for requesting time off.
• How much, if any, of the allocation can carry-forward into the next year.

Programs are responsible for tracking time off for all leaves to insure that specialty board requirements are met prior to graduation from the program.

Programs must work with their trainees to report all leaves in the Residency Management Suite (RMS) according to instructions received by MMCGME Services.  Programs must also forward documentation to MMCGME Services for leaves that extend the trainee’s time in the program.

See also Residency Management Suite (RMS) Resident Fellow Responsibilities Policy.

Note
Please see the University of Minnesota Institution Manual for additional information regarding:

• Bereavement Leave
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Holiday Leave
• Medical Leave
• Military Leave
• Parental Leave
• Personal Leave
• Professional Leave
• Witness/Jury Duty