Parental leave policies
Medical School: see handbook
Under “Personal Leave of Absence”
Year 1-2: You may use excused absences for up to 2 weeks. After that you will likely be on a LOA. LOA may be up to a year, but can be converted to a scholarly year at any time. Courses have prerequisites so this limits your scheduling options. See also “Flexibility of Year 1 and 2 ”.
Year 3-4: If you miss more than 2 days of a rotation, you may need to make it up. You may use up to 8 weeks of excused absences, your schedule permitting. You may need to reschedule clerkships. After 8 weeks, you may use LOA up to one year, but you may return to clerkships or convert to a scholarly year anytime before that.
Note (this is not explicitly stated in the policy): between years 2-3, you may have the option to begin year 3 as late as October and complete your clerkships on a modified schedule. Speak to MedEd if you are interested in this.
See also “Decelerated Year”.
You may continue to purchase and be on Aetna student insurance during LOA
Graduate School: see handbook
Under “Parental Leave”
Discuss your leave with your thesis advisor 4-5 months in advance
Maternity leave (childbirth and adoption): 8 weeks of leave provided, which can be before/after delivery. You may extend this to 12 weeks with 4 weeks vacation time, followed by unpaid leave. Housing and insurance are NOT provided by the school during unpaid leave. You may add medical leave if needed. Academic milestones may be postponed for up to 12 weeks.
Paternity leave (childbirth and adoption): 2 weeks provided.
Coursework:
PhD or MD/PhD: Speak to your MTA director(s) about whether you should register for required coursework that you expect to miss
MD/PhD in MD1-2 or PhD phase: Speak to Talia Swartz about whether you should register for Medical Scientist Grand Rounds