Leave
Please e-mail the Officeofwomeninmedicineandscience@brown.edu with any ideas and/or suggestions you may have to help us make this page a valuable resource for those preparing for a leave, those currently on a leave and/or those returning from a leave. We welcome any and all input. Thank you!
Tips for preparing for leave
- Contact chair or division head - get everything in writing
- Negotiate a work stop date
- Determine coverage
- Dividing your job (clinical, administrative, teaching)
- Who's responsible for locating coverage
- Finances during leave
- Loan repayment plan for educational debt
- Temporary disability
- Maternity leave
- Negotiate a work stop date
- Work until due date
- Paid vs. unpaid leave
- Set reasonable goals for yourself in conjunction with your supervisor regarding the year around your leave
- Talk with fellow colleagues who have taken leave
- Create ways to cover clinical responsibilities
Tips for staying connected during leave
- Maintain electronic access
- Stay connected with your academic life
- Keep tabs on the academic schedule
- Attend professional conferences
- Talk with fellow colleagues who have taken a leave
- Factor in "pay-back" coverage
Tips for re-entry from leave
- Create a re-entry plan
- Interview for and secure childcare
- Set reasonable goals
- Have a strong support system