Takagishi Jennifer, Garagozlo Katiana
Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
Pediatrics. 2022 Mar 1;149(3). doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-055988.
Residency and fellowship are unique occupational time periods for many early career physicians, generally consisting of long duty hours. Many early career physicians have or are in the process of building their families during this time period. The literature suggests many medical and psychosocial benefits of protected parental leave for both parents and children, which necessitates parental leaves of absence. The Institutional Requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education require training programs to provide written policies regarding leaves of absence, including parental leave, and these policies must comply with current legislation such as the Family Medical Leave Act. The length of leave has considerable variability among residency programs. This policy statement aims to navigate and outline the challenges of parental leave policies in training programs and to put forth recommendations to protect trainees and their families. The definition of families should also be expanded to include all types of families.
住院医师培训和专科医师培训对许多初入职场的医生来说是独特的职业时期，通常工作时间很长。许多初入职场的医生在这段时间已经组建了家庭或正在组建家庭。文献表明，带薪育儿假对父母和孩子都有许多医学和心理社会方面的益处，因此需要准父母休假。毕业后医学教育认证委员会的机构要求规定，培训项目必须提供关于休假（包括育儿假）的书面政策，且这些政策必须符合现行法律，如《家庭医疗休假法》。各住院医师培训项目的休假时长差异很大。本政策声明旨在梳理并概述培训项目中育儿假政策面临的挑战，并提出保护受训人员及其家庭的建议。家庭的定义也应扩大，涵盖所有类型的家庭。
