Holidays and Vacations:
Clerkship Year

Policy 570.20

Policy Statement

Students are provided vacation/holiday time during the Clerkship Level in accordance with the university or the clinical site they are assigned to. As part of the curriculum level checklist, students may request up to two additional days of personal holiday significance (per the UVM Interfaith Calendar and/or UVM Administrative Closures). 

Policy Elaboration

Vacation/Holiday periods will be observed in accordance with the university or the clinical site they are assigned to. Published vacation dates are subject to change, and students will be informed in advance of the Clerkship level of any changes.

  1. Holidays and vacations will be observed for all students on all clerkships according to the academic calendar. No formal teaching sessions will be scheduled, and students will not be expected to participate in clinical work or be “on call.”
    1. Thanksgiving (begins no later than 6 p.m. the Wednesday before Thanksgiving until the following Monday morning when clinical activities resume)
    2. Winter Vacation: A minimum of two weeks
      1. A minimum of one week in the summer months (June-August)
      2. A minimum of one week during the clerkship year depending on flight-group assignment
  2. Holidays (i.e. Memorial Day, etc.), other than those listed in the academic calendar, are observed in accordance with the standard practice of the specific clerkship, clinical department, and clinical service/team to which the clerkship student is assigned. Clerkship directors must make expectations regarding attendance and clinical/call duties during holidays explicit on or prior to the first day of the clerkship. If a student wants to observe a holiday not recognized by the practice, dept, service/team they are on, they can refer to #3 and request up to two additional days prior to the start of the Clerkship year.
  3. Major Holidays of Personal Significance: If a student requests an additional holiday(s) of personal significance prior to the start of the Clerkship year, the student is required to work with the course director and coordinator in advance to arrange clinical schedules to minimize absences from clinical education.  Students may be required to make up missed clinical time, at the discretion of the course director.

Applicability of the Policy

Clerkship Level Students

Related Larner College of Medicine Policies

Related University of Vermont Policies

Not Applicable

Related Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Standard(s)

  • 6.3 Self-Directed and Life-Long Learning
  • 8.8 Monitoring Time

History

  • 7/16/2013 Policy Adopted/Affirmed [Medical Curriculum Committee]
  • 3/21/2017 Policy Edited [Medical Curriculum Committee]
  • 3/17/2020 Reformatted [Medical Curriculum Committee]
  • 9/30/2020 Revised [Medical Curriculum Committee]
  • 2/16/2021 Policy Edited [Medical Curriculum Committee]
  • 7/19/2022 Policy Revised [Medical Curriculum Committee]
  • 1/21/2025 Policy Revised [Medical Curriculum Committee]

Policy Oversight

Assistant Dean of Clerkship Curriculum

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