VACATION / LEAVE FORM
To: All General Surgery Residents
From: Liz Pritchard, M.D.
Program Director, Surgery
- Residents have three weeks of vacation (Monday through Sunday).
- No vacation Nov 23 - 30, Dec 21 – Jan 3, or June 21 – 30
- On multiple resident services, only one person may take vacation at a time.
- Where there is a conflict, priority will be given to the most senior resident.
- No vacation, except for the chief, at the MED.
- If there are extenuating circumstances, these will be reviewed on a case by case basis by Dr. Pritchard.
ANY LEAVE, INCLUDING MEETINGS, ETC., MUST BE REGISTERED VIA THIS MECHANISM. Please complete and submit this form NO LATER THAN JULY 22, 2009. Once vacations are assigned, requests for changes should be emailed to Teresa Landrum at tlandru1@utmem.edu. I will attempt to get everyone their top vacation choice, but with patient care requirements and 55 residents, some of you may get your second choice.
ALL LEAVE REQUESTS FOR ANY REASON MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MY OFFICE. VACATIONS EXTEND FROM MONDAY THRU SUNDAY.
By pressing the submit button, your request will be electronically submitted to Dr. Pritchard for consideration. Contact Teresa at 448-7635 if you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within a few days. It is your responsibility that the information submitted be accurate and submitted successfully. Print out a copy of your request for your records.
