Medical Staff with Patient

Benefits, Leaves, and Promotions

Benefits

Fee for Service Physicians

The physician is responsible for purchasing health and insurance benefits.

AMHSP Physicians

The Department does not offer benefits to AMHSP members however; under the current AMHSP contract, AMHSP members will receive $22,364.00 prorated to annual FTE (calculated and paid on a monthly basis) in which they are strongly encouraged to purchase benefits with. Payment will be dispersed on a monthly basis guaranteed until the end of this fiscal year (March 31).

Benefit packages are subject to change under the new Alberta Academic Medicine & Health Services Program (AAMHSP).

GFT

An attractive benefits package through the University of Calgary will apply.

GFT New Hire Information

  • A new Offer of Appointment will be made to register your GFT status. This will be circulated for signature and sent to the University for processing.
  • If you previously were an AAMHSP member you would have received Payments in lieu that were used to purchase your individual benefits.
  • As a GFT, Full-Time member your benefits will now be covered by the University of Calgary. Therefore, the in lieu payments will no longer be paid.
  • Please note your AAMHSP monthly payments will be reduced to reflect your rank salary. If your GFT appointment is processed after the intended start date it will result in your rank salary being retroactively paid.
    • Similarly, any benefit expenses will need to be paid out of pocket until your appointment is fully processed. Please be sure to keep all receipts. Once your benefit plans are active in the system, you will be able to submit the receipts for reimbursement through your coverage plans.

Leaves of Absence

Absence from Clinical Practice in Sites of Clinical Activity

During an absence from a Site(s) of Clinical Activity, a Practitioner shall ensure requirements are met for coverage of all his/her responsibilities, and shall identify an alternative Practitioner to assume those responsibilities and to serve as Most Responsible Practitioner for his/her admitted Patients. The Practitioner providing coverage must have the appropriate Clinical Privileges. The Practitioner will document the identity of the covering Practitioner in the Patient’s health record and shall inform the Patient, and/or his/her family and/or the Patient’s Legal Representative.

Coverage for Patients during an absence of less than or up to ninety-six hours may be provided through the on-call schedule of the service or group in which the Practitioner participates, or by alternative but specific prior arrangement.

During an absence of greater than ninety-six hours but less than 42 days, the provisions of section 4.15.2 of these Rules for the formal transfer of responsibility must be fulfilled. In addition, notification of the absence and the identity of the covering Practitioner will be provided to the relevant Zone Clinical Department Head(s), who shall then forward this information to the Medical Affairs Office and any other relevant Zone Clinical Department Head(s) and Zone Clinical Section Chief(s).

For an absence of greater than forty two consecutive days, a formal leave of absence is required and must be approved in advance by the Zone Medical Director or designate upon the recommendation of the Zone Clinical Department Head(s) or designate(s). The recommendation and approval to grant a leave of absence will be based on consideration of the reason(s) for the request, the responsibilities of the Practitioner, workforce needs and the Practitioner Workforce Plan, and any other relevant matters. Only in exceptional circumstances will the length of a leave of absence exceed one year.

  • Discuss your plans with your Section Chief
  • Complete the Absence Request Form and submit it to your primary Zone Clinical Department.
  • If possible, please submit your LOA request form a minimum of three months in advance of your planned LOA
  • Please note that during your absence period clinical access to AHS systems will be suspended, however access to the AHS Network and Email will remain active during this period.

Absence from Campus (GFT Physicians)

A member of the academic staff may be granted a leave of short duration not to exceed sixty-six (66) work days, with pay, from regular duties and responsibilities to enable the staff member to participate in activities which are directly related to the staff member’s regular duties and responsibilities at the University.

From 22-30 days (depending on length of service) - Department Head must be notified. Please complete and submit an Application for Absence from Campus form.

Please complete the Special Leave Form (requiring Provost’s Approval) for the following cases:

  • Leaves (including annual vacation) that are not entirely within the period from Sept. 1 to April 30 or May 1 to Aug. 31
  • Leaves which exceed 22 consecutive days in the period from Sept. 1 to April 30
  • Leaves (or combination of leaves) which exceed 66 consecutive days (including annual vacation)
  • Leaves which commence within 66 days of the effective date of an academic staff member’s appointment

Leaves must be approved by the Department Head (or equivalent) and Dean prior to being forwarded to Human Resources for the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) to approve.

Parental Leave: These leaves require a separate form be completed and submitted.

Promotions

UofC Clinical Appointments

Please see the clinical faculty promotion checklist here, and the full promotion criteria for clinical, adjunct, and adjunct/research faculty here.

UofC Academic (GFT) Appointments

The UofC Academic Labour Relations team and the Faculty Association sends out information (via email) about promotion and tenure applications every spring. For more information about the academic promotion and tenure process please see the UofC GFC Academic Staff Handbook.