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You will receive six consecutive days off duty with pay between December 20 and January 5 in lieu of Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day. These days will be a combination of weekdays and weekend days. There will be no additional time off in lieu of Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day for Resident Physicians who work between December 20 and January 5 provided they have received their six (6) consecutive days off .
You may request that the six consecutive days off duty be scheduled at another time to accommodate the observance of an alternative religious holiday. These six days, similar to the Winter Break, will be a combination of weekdays and weekend days. You must submit your request to your Program Director by August 1.
When submitting your request, provide two options for scheduling the six consecutive days off. Your Program Director will grant one of the options within fourteen (14) days of receiving the request.
A Resident Physician who is granted an alternate religious holiday shall work standard, shift based, and on-call duty hours as applicable during the period between December 20 and January 5.
If you receive six consecutive days off between December 20 to January 5, you will not receive a day in lieu. This is because you have already received the day off for working on the Named Holiday as part of the Winter Break.
No, the call does not reduce in block 7 due to the six days winter break.