Paid family leave in a large urban center academic radiology department: How we do it

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'Looking ahead to the next generation of radiology trainees, and recognizing that radiology residency typically overlaps with prime child-bearing years and the challenges associated with balancing rigorous call and rotation schedules with a newborn, we sought to establish a parental leave policy for our radiology residents of both genders. Residents are considered employees, as per the 2011 supreme court ruling [16], and as such are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid family leave under FMLA [17]. Unfortunately, due to time constraints associated with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements for graduation, as well as American Board of Medical Specialities (ABMS) board eligibility requirements, which are in part dependent on duration of training, residency programs' parental leave policies are variable, with majority providing little to no leave [18–20].'

... 'All eligible, as defined by FMLA [17], faculty in our academic radiology department of 135 faculty in NYC, are allotted up to 14 weeks of paid family leave, to be taken within the first year of having or adopting a child or whenever needed to care for a spouse, child or parent with a serious health condition.'