Vacation
Residents will have 20 days of vacation/leave and days out for illness scheduled per year as per the ABR guidelines. Residents who are ill must followed the procedure outlined under sick leave.

Paternity Leave
Residents will be given one week (5 working days) of paternity leave at the time of delivery.

Maternity Leave
Residents will be given four weeks (20 working days) maternity leave at the time of the delivery per UVA GME policy: Maternity leave may be granted as four weeks exceptional leave [(two weeks sick leave plus any remaining annual vacation time].  The total leave period must be approved by the department chair who will communicate this to the Medical Staff and Residency Office.)

Interview Leave
All fourth year residents will go to ASTRO at the expense of the residency.  This is a good opportunity for residents to conduct job interviews. Fourth year residents should consider the need to utilize vacation time for interview purposes.

Sick Leave
When a sick day is needed, you must contact Dr. Read at 434-924-9288 (If you receive voice mail, you should leave a message). Then contact the chief resident. If you can not speak to the chief resident you must call the Main Number (434-924-5421). Whoever is verbally told that you are out sick must send out a departmental email stating you are out. If you know you will be out for an extended timeframe, please be sure to let that person know so the department will be kept informed.

Academic Leave for Conferences and Boards
Residents attending academic conferences and teaching seminars or taking their written boards do not have to use vacation days for these activities.

Program Moonlighting Policy

Moonlighting during the radiation oncology residency is not allowed unless written exception is given by the Program Director, Departmental Chairman, and approved by the GME office for out of house moonlighting. No UVA in-house moonlighting is allowed.

Please see the UVA Graduate Medical Education Policy on Housestaff Extramural Professional Activities(moonlighting).

The Departmental Moonlighting Agreement Letter contains the specifics of our departmental moonlighting policies and can be found in the Residency Guidelines.