Approved leave for job interviews

[kimplera]

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How many of you have to take vacation time to interview for post-residency jobs? Educational leave?

thanks,
rk

 

[G'ville Nole]

Our PD considers it educational/meeting time. In my time here, there has never been resistance to leave for job interviews. It's considered a part of the process for the seniors, and all of the junior residents are very good about pitching in for any clinic coverage that's needed.

 

[Adawaal]

Great question, and timely! I'm in the middle of the interview season now. Our program counts interview days as vacation days. As I'll be interviewing at about a dozen places, this will easily tap out all my vacation days for the year. So.... no vacation for me during my senior year as a resident. 😡

I'm not sure what the answer is here, especially with the ABR, the ACGME and CMS tightening their respective sphincters increasingly each year about documenting every second of a resident's life. But it's a pain in the ass and a significant source of stress to be sure.... 🙁