The ABR - Radiation Oncology

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Initial Certification Information

When Things Are Due

Item	When sent from ABR	When due back to ABR
Registration	Get from website	Sept. 30 of the year BEFORE the exam will be taken. Late registrations will be accepted until Oct. 31, but there is a late fee attached.
Verification of training (documents that resident has completed years 1 – 3, and projects 4 th year activity		With registration, or before Sept. 30 of the year BEFORE the exam will be taken.
C Form	About 5 months before the exam	Deadline is noted on the form
D Form	About 2 months before the exam	Deadline is noted on the form
Verification of training (verifies that resident is still enrolled and is projected to finish the 4 th year of training by June 30)		Deadline is noted on the form

Leaves of Absence-- New policy, effective July 1, 2005

Leaves of absence and vacation may be granted to residents at the discretion of the program director in accordance with local rules. Within the required period(s) of graduate medical education, the total such leave and vacation time may not exceed FOUR CALENDAR WEEKS (20 working days) per year. This includes vacation; sick days; and personal, family, and medical leave.

Year in program	Total absences permitted at this point in program
PGY 1	4 weeks (20 working days)
PGY 2	8 weeks (40 working days)
PGY 3	12 weeks (60 working days)
PGY 4	16 weeks (80 working days)

If a longer leave of absence is granted, the required period of graduate medical education must be extended accordingly.

Those in training before July 1, 2005, are permitted SIX CALENDAR WEEKS (30 working days) of leave per year. These may be accumulated during the four training years; that is, they may take the 80 working days as outlined above, plus 10 days per year for every year they were in training before July 1, 2005. Residents who exceed this allowance must extend their training to compensate for the additional leave.