June 23, 2005
Dear Residents,
ARRO discovered yesterday that the ABR has announced a new policy regarding resident time away from training programs. The ABR Radiation Oncology trustees announced in a letter to Radiation Oncology Program Directors and Chairs that effective July 1, 2005, the ABR will only permit absences of 20 days per year from training in radiation oncology. The absent time includes vacation, sick days, personal, family, and medical leave. Residents in training before July 1, 2005 are permitted 30 days per year for those training years. The absent days accumulated during the four training years is 80 absent days plus an additional 10 for each training year prior to July 1, 2005. Residents who exceed the number of absent days must extend their training to compensate for the additional absence time. As far as ARRO is aware, the letter to Program Directors and Chairs was the first notice of this decision by the ABR.
ARRO has already expressed concerns on behalf of residents to the ABR. ARRO has asked for clarification whether interviews for jobs and conference time will count toward the 80 day limit. In addition, ARRO has expressed concern that the new policy may adversely affect women in training who wish to have children during residency.
Please let ARRO know about your concerns and we will forward them to the ABR.
Sincerely,
The ARRO Executive Board
Dear Residents,
ARRO discovered yesterday that the ABR has announced a new policy regarding resident time away from training programs. The ABR Radiation Oncology trustees announced in a letter to Radiation Oncology Program Directors and Chairs that effective July 1, 2005, the ABR will only permit absences of 20 days per year from training in radiation oncology. The absent time includes vacation, sick days, personal, family, and medical leave. Residents in training before July 1, 2005 are permitted 30 days per year for those training years. The absent days accumulated during the four training years is 80 absent days plus an additional 10 for each training year prior to July 1, 2005. Residents who exceed the number of absent days must extend their training to compensate for the additional absence time. As far as ARRO is aware, the letter to Program Directors and Chairs was the first notice of this decision by the ABR.
ARRO has already expressed concerns on behalf of residents to the ABR. ARRO has asked for clarification whether interviews for jobs and conference time will count toward the 80 day limit. In addition, ARRO has expressed concern that the new policy may adversely affect women in training who wish to have children during residency.
Please let ARRO know about your concerns and we will forward them to the ABR.
Sincerely,
The ARRO Executive Board
