Electives
PGME Elective form HERE (submit at minimum three months in advance of the elective)
Leave of Absence Forms
Use the PGME (UofA) leave form for:
Education Leave (>14 days) Maternity Leave
Exam Leave USMLE Parental Leave
Personal Unpaid Leave Medical Leave
Compassionate Leave Bereavement Leave
Use the Med Micro Program form for:
Stat Days in Lieu Education Leave (<14 days)
Study Leave (5) Special Leave (5)
Flex days (4) Exam Leave
Vacation (20)
Guidelines for completing the PGME leave form:
· Please submit leave requests as soon as possible.
· The Program Director signs/approves the leave form and forwards the form to the PGME office for PGME approval.
· The PGME offices ensures AHS is informed of the leave.
Guidelines for completing the Med Micro Program leave form:
· Please submit leave requests as soon as possible, preferably before schedules are completed.
· If already scheduled at an off service placement site (i.e. not scheduled in a microbiology lab), check with the program/site preceptor for approval before submitting the leave request to the Medical Microbiology Program Director for approval (see Site Preceptor list below). Note that ID does not approve one week leave requests during two week rotations (the two week rotation would be rescheduled to accommodate the leave request).
· Vacation requests must be submitted within eight (8) weeks of the time-off requested (PARA 20.02c).
· Program Director has 14 days to approve/deny request (PARA 20.02e).
Program/Site Preceptors (to contact for leave approval)
When scheduled in Microbiology at UAH/PL & BaseLab, send form to micromepc@ualberta.ca for approval
When scheduled at areas other than microbiology, send forms to the applicable area for approval. Once approved send to micromepc@ualberta.ca
Link to PGME PD/PA/MEPC Contact List (check PGME here for contact names if area is not listed below)
Adult ID - Linda Semper mednid@ualberta.ca
Peds ID - Jessica Tucker pedsid@ualberta.ca
Transplant ID - Leanne Schell medtrp@ualberta.ca
Viral Hepatitis - Andrea Hachey idea@ualberta.ca
LMP AP/GP - Kathryn Tomlinson katomlin@ualberta.ca
Public Health - Tracy Bezanson mepphpm@ualberta.ca
AMS - Dr. Lynora Saxinger saxinger@ualberta.ca
IPC - UAH - Dr. Stephanie Smith ss@ualberta.ca
IPC - RAH - Dr. Uma Chandran uma.chandran@albertahealthervices.ca
STI - Kaitlin Trimble Kaitlin.Trimble@albertahealthservices.ca