CAMPUS RECREATION
ETSU offers programs in:
FITNESS
INTRAMURALS
NON-CREDIT INSTRUCTION
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
SPORT CLUBS
The Wayne G. Basler Center for Physical Activity (CPA) is a 100,000
square foot facility that was built by and operates on student
activity fees and is staffed by ETSU student workers.
The Basler Center recreational facilities
include:
15,000 square foot weight room
1/8 mile indoor track
Martial arts training area
Racquetball/squash courts
Personal training services
Over 20 cardiovascular stations
Outdoor challenge/ropes course
Indoor swimming pool with 8 lanes
Aerobic studio
Yoga studio
40 foot indoor climbing wall with multiple
routes
2 outdoor intramural and sport club fields
Locker rooms
Casual Care child care service
Additiional information may be obtained at:
http://www.etsu.edu/students/intramur/generalinfo.htm
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Residents may elect through payroll deductions to divert portions
of their pre-tax earnings into an IRS Code 457 or 401(k) tax
deferred income plan. Enrollment in one of these plans allows a
resident to set aside a portion of current earnings and receive the
value of these earnings at a later date, usually after retirement.
Income which is diverted in this manner, plus any accrued interest,
is not taxed until actually received.
Enrollment in the deferred compensation program is voluntary. The
resident is responsible for evaluating and selecting a company and
for entering into a contractual agreement with that company. ETSU
does not investigate, evaluate, or endorse any of the tax-deferred
income investment options.
The regular 401(k) deferral limit is $16,500 in 2009. The regular
457 deferral limit is $16,500 in 2009. If you use both the 401(k)
and the 457 plan, you may defer the maximum to each plan.
Forms for enrollment and additional information can be found on the
following website: http://tennessee.gov/treasury/dc/.
All forms should be submitted through the GME office, not the
website.
GROUP INSURANCE
Group health insurance is available for
residents and their eligible dependents. Term life insurance,
Accidental Death and Dismemberment and long term disability are
available for the residents only.
HEALTH
The resident health insurance is provided
through United Healthcare. Residents may elect single
coverage or family coverage. Premiums are shared by the university
and the resident. The resident portion is $35.00 for single
coverage and $75.00 for family coverage. The premiums are
payroll deducted monthly.
LIFE
A basic life insurance policy is available for
each resident in the amount of $50,000. No life insurance is
available for dependents. Residents may elect to purchase
additional life insurance up to $500,000. Upon termination,
residents have the opportunity to convert their life insurance to
an individual policy. For additional information on life insurance
contact Mike Wynne at TMA Plan Administrators at (800) 347-1109,
ext. 282 or e-mail him at
mike@assoc.admin.com.
DISABILITY
Individual disability policies with monthly
benefits of $1,000, after 90 days of disability are available for
the resident only. Additional coverage may be purchased by the
resident.
IMPAIRED PHYSICIANS PROGRAM
East Tennessee State University, James H.
Quillen College of Medicine is committed to supporting the
Tennessee Medical Foundation and the Physicians Health Program in
regards to our faculty, residents and students.
Counseling services will be available to all residents upon their
request or the request of the Program Director. Services will
address any issue of professional or personal stress that may be
encountered during the training experience which might result in
deterioration of performance, medical behavioral problems or
substance abuse. Services will function within and follow the
guidelines set by the Tennessee Medical Foundation, Physicians
Health Program.
When a problem with a resident is suspected, the Program Director
or Departmental Chair will contact the Tennessee Medical
Foundation, Physicians Health Program in Nashville, Tennessee. The
Medical Director or the Assistant Medical Director will require an
evaluation and the Physicians Health Program will recommend
treatment, if indicated. The resident will be under their complete
management and may not be considered for reentry into our program
until they have been cleared by the Physicians Health Program.
The Office of the Executive Associate Dean for Graduate Medical
Education should be kept informed as to coordinate leave time and
disability benefits.
LEAVE
A leave authorization form must be completed
and approved for any type of leave. These must be completed in
advance of the leave except for emergency sick leave. Leave request
forms are maintained in the residency coordinators office in each
program.
Unused vacation and other leave time may not be accumulated to
reduce the overall duration of residency expected by the board.
Should any leave interfere with the ability of the physician to
complete the requirements of their program as scheduled, such
requirements must be completed after the projected completion date
of their program, with no additional salary.
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
Residents may receive two (2) days
administrative leave during their first year. Residents on tracks
longer than one year may receive up to five (5) days administrative
leave to be taken anytime during their tenure.
EDUCATIONAL LEAVE
Educational leave may be provided. This is left
totally to the discretion of each program.
FAMILY LEAVE
Residents are entitled to the provisions of the
Family Medical Leave Act of 1993. This leave is without pay, but
use of accrued sick and vacation leave may be used as part of the
family leave.
In order to be considered eligible under the FMLA guidelines, a
resident must (1) have worked for the University for at least 12
months; and (2) have worked at least 1,250 hours during the year
preceding the start of the leave.
Eligible residents may take Family and Medical Leave for the birth
of a child and the care of such newborn child; for the placement of
a child with the resident for adoption or foster care; for the care
of the resident’s spouse, child or parent who has a serious
health condition; or for the resident’s own serious health
condition that prevents him/her from performing the essential
functions of his/her position. Residents should be aware that this
time will not be counted toward board eligibility. The Program
Director and resident will be responsible for establishing a
make-up schedule in compliance with the Board requirements of the
particular specialty.
If a husband and wife are both residents and are eligible for
Family and Medical Leave, the total number of work weeks of leave
for birth, adoption, and foster care placement to which both are
entitled is limited to 12 work weeks.
MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE
Maternity leave is available to eligible
residents for the birth or adoption of a child under the Family
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Tennessee Maternity Leave Act
(TMLA).
This leave is without pay, but use of accrued sick and annual leave
may be used as part of this leave.
MILITARY LEAVE
All residents who are members of any reserve
component of the armed forces of the United States or of the
Tennessee National Guard may be entitled to leave of absence from
their duties, without loss of time, pay, regular leave or vacation,
impairment of efficiency rating, or any other rights or benefits to
which otherwise entitled, for all periods of military service
during which they are engaged in the performance of duty or
training in the services of this State, or of the United States,
under competent orders.
Each resident who is on military leave shall be paid his or her
salary or compensation for a period, or periods, not exceeding
fifteen (15) working days in any one (1) calendar year, plus such
additional days as may result from any call to active State duty
pursuant to T.C.A. section 58-1-106. The resident must furnish the
University certification from competent military authority of the
dates of active duty that was actually performed.
SICK LEAVE
Sick leave is provided at the rate of one (1)
day per month, and may accumulate to a total of not more than sixty
(60) days for continuous service. Accumulated sick leave is
forfeited if University service is contractually interrupted. Sick
leave can only be used for bona fide illness which prevents the
performance of professional duties and cannot be used for vacation,
educational leave, or other personal purposes. It is the
responsibility of the resident to notify the Program Director of
illness which prohibits his/her attending to assigned duties. The
Program Director has the right to demand verification of any
alleged illness by a licensed physician. Residents are not paid for
unused sick leave.
ANNUAL LEAVE
All residents
may receive up to 15 days annual leave
per contract year.
One-half of unused annual leave
may be rolled over as annual leave to be
used in the subsequent year. Residents are not paid
for unused annual leave.
Each Residency Training Program must comply
with varying RRC/Board leave policies. Therefore,
timing and duration of all annual leave must be
approved by that residency Program Director. If
institutional policies, noted above, conflict with those of a
particular RRC/Board, then the RRC/Board policies will take
precedence.
HOLIDAYS
There are no official holidays. Time off is
scheduled at the discretion of the program.
CIVIL LEAVE
Residents shall be granted civil leave when, in
obedience to a subpoena or direction by proper authority, the
resident appears as witness for the federal government, the State
of Tennessee, or a political subdivision of the State, or when it
is necessary to attend any court in connection with official duties
or serve on a jury in any state or federal court.
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
As a resident physician with East Tennessee State
University under the State of Tennessee your professional liability
coverage will be provided by the Tennessee Claims Commission Act
(TCA 9-8.301 et sq). The limits of liability are $300,000 per
plaintiff/$1 million dollars per occurrence. State law provides
that residents have absolute immunity from liability for acts or
omissions within the scope of their employment, unless the acts or
omissions are willful, malicious, criminal, or done for personal
gain.
The immunity of residents under Tennessee law has no mandatory
effect in the courts of other states. Residents who participate in
rotations out of Tennessee must have additional malpractice. Please
consult with your residency coordinator when planning an out of
state rotation.
If you should receive a summons and complaint naming you or East
Tennessee State University as a defendant in a civil lawsuit
arising out of your residency with the University, please contact
the Office of Graduate Medical Education immediately. Do not
discuss the suit with anyone other than the University attorney or
the Attorney General’s Office. Do not talk to the plaintiff
or the plaintiff’s attorney. Refer all requests for documents
to the University attorney or the Office of Graduate Medical
Education.
The coverage does not extend to any medical practice or activities
outside the medical education program of the University
(moonlighting). Claims made after termination of training will be
covered if based on acts or omissions of the resident within the
course and scope of their assignments during training, therefore
residents will not need to purchase tail coverage.
Residents working at the VA are covered by the Federal Tort Claims
Act during their rotation at the VA.
RESIDENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM "RAP"
East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of
Medicine’s Resident Assistance Program (RAP) is a
confidential counseling and referral service for East Tennessee
State University Medical School residents and their families. The
purpose of the program is to encourage self referral so that you
can be helped with training issues, personal and marital concerns
before they lead to more serious difficulties. The first six visits
are free and subsequent visits are covered by resident health
insurance with the normal deductible and co-pay applied.
As resident physicians, you should strive to manage professional
and personal stress, to maintain your own health and well-being so
that you can maximize your ability to provide quality health care
to your patients.
Stress is part of everyone’s life. It can become overwhelming
when it is not managed properly which in turn can lead to physical,
mental and spiritual difficulties.
The Resident Assistance Program (RAP) is here to provide you with
help in managing stress in both your personal and professional
lives through confidential counseling, education, and in some cases
medication. This includes assistance with marriages and other
relationships.
Below are listed some causes of excessive stress:
-Lack of staff or attending support
-Unresolved bereavement issues
-Too much responsibility
-Culture issues
-Trying to be perfect
-Sexual orientation issues
-Lack of sleep
-Sexual harassment
-Marriage and family issues
-Too many hours on call
-Physical illness
-Both husband and wife are residents
-Excessive anxiety
-Depression
-Social isolation
-Don’t feel part of the residency community
Contact: K. Ramsey McGowen, Ph.D., Coordinator
Pager: (423) 610-2048
RESIDENT SICK LEAVE BANK
PURPOSE
The purpose of the ETSU RESIDENT SICK LEAVE BANK is to provide
emergency paid sick leave to members of the residency program who
have suffered an unexpected personal illness, surgery, injury or
disability with complications beyond their control and who have
exhausted their personal sick leave.
By definition, "unexpected personal illness", does not include
recovery following childbirth. Unforeseen complications during
pregnancy would be a qualifying event.
MANAGEMENT
The Sick Leave Bank shall be managed by seven (7)
Residents, one from each of the respected residencies (Family
Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pathology,
Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry). Each residency program will
elect their own representative yearly. Elected resident
representatives must be a member of the sick leave bank. The seven
(7) Residents will elect a chairperson from among the seven (7)
elected resident representatives at their first meeting.
ELIGIBILITY
Membership in the Sick Leave Bank will be available to all
Residents of the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine. To be eligible
for membership, a Resident must have accumulated a minimum of four
(4) sick days and agree to contributing assessed sick leave days to
the bank. Residents who do not elect membership by agreeing to
contribute the assessed number of sick days to the Sick Leave Bank
will not be eligible to apply for grants of bank sick leave.
PROVISIONS
All eligible Residents who elect to participate in the
Sick Leave Bank may be assessed up to a maximum of three (3) sick
leave days annually by the trustees to be placed in the bank. Sick
leave days transferred to the Sick Leave Bank are non-refundable
with the following exceptions: the Sick Leave Bank is dissolved due
to the membership in the bank falling below twenty (20)
participants. Upon dissolution of the bank, the total hours on
deposit shall be returned to the participating members at the time
of the dissolution and credited to the personal sick leave
accumulation in the proportion to the number of days each has been
assessed individually.
A bank member may cancel his/her membership at any time by written
notification to the trustees. Assessed sick leave days are
non-refundable upon cancellation of membership. Effective date of
cancellation shall be the date of the written communication from
the bank member.
Upon a Resident’s completing his/her residency, their balance
of sick leave days will be removed from the Sick Leave Bank. The
effective date for the removal will be July 1.
A bank member shall lose the right to request bank sick leave upon
termination of employment, cancellation of bank membership, refusal
or inability to honor the trustee’s assessments, and going on
a leave of absence (in a non-pay status) for reasons other than
illness, injury or disability
Participants who are granted bank sick leave shall continue to
accrue sick leave and annual leave if applicable, during the time
they are on bank sick leave. Also, the participants will receive
holiday pay during the bank sick leave period as applicable.
Grants of bank sick leave shall not be contingent, upon repayment
of hours used or waiver of other employment benefits or rights.
A Resident must have been a member of the bank for thirty (30)
calendar days prior to applying for withdrawal of Sick Leave Bank
days.
Participants must exhaust all accumulated annual and sick leave
prior to receiving bank sick leave.
No grant from the Sick Leave Bank shall be made for periods of
leave of four (4) days or less.
Bank sick leave shall not be used for: elective surgery, absence to
allow for routine childcare subsequent to childbirth (unforeseen
complications during pregnancy would be a qualifying event),
illness or death of any member of the Resident’s family or
during any period when the Resident is receiving disability
benefits. Participants may be required to provide proof that the
above does not apply.
Initial grants of bank sick leave to individual bank members shall
not exceed twenty (20) consecutive days for which the applicant
would have otherwise lost pay. After receiving twenty (20)
consecutive days, requests for an extension, made in writing, may
be granted by approval of the trustees. The maximum number of days
any participant may receive in any fiscal year is sixty (60) days.
The maximum number of days any participant may receive for any one
illness is ninety (90) days.
If a bank member is physically or mentally unable to request bank
sick leave, or an extension, a family member, or agent for the
member may file.
The trustees by a 4/7 vote will approve or reject all requests for
bank sick leave within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the
request.
All denials of sick bank leave must be accompanied by a letter
explaining why the member’s request was denied.
The decision of the trustees shall not be appealed beyond that
body.
All records and official forms of the Sick Leave Bank and minutes
of the trustee meetings shall be maintained in the Office of
Clinical Affairs. All records shall be subject to audit by
administrative officials of East Tennessee State University. All
records of the trustees shall remain confidential unless requested
access is approved by the 4/7 of the trustees.
Granting of sick bank days does not relieve the Resident from
meeting the required number of days for his/her board eligibility.
A Resident who accumulates excessive absences for any reason may
have to sign a letter of extension for meeting board eligibility.
This will be handled by individual program directors/chairpersons.
PROCEDURES
All eligible Residents will receive notification of the
establishment of the plan, dates of initial enrollment period, and
copies of the plan and enrollment forms.
The effective date for the East Tennessee State University, James
H. Quillen College of Medicine, Sick Leave Bank shall be July 1,
2004.
The annual thirty (30) day enrollment period shall be July 1
through July 31.
All participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall be equally assessed
of three (3) days as the initial enrollment assessment to be
deducted from the individuals personal accumulated sick leave.
Subsequent assessments will be determined annually and shall only
be conducted in order to maintain a positive minimum balance in the
bank.
Official forms of the Sick Leave Bank:
Enrollment form
Sick Leave Bank request form
Sick Leave Bank notice of assessment.
All requests to draw upon the Sick Leave Bank must be made with all
appropriate signatures upon a sick leave request form and submitted
to the trustees within thirty (30) calendar days of the first date
Sick Leave Bank usage is requested. A physician’s statement,
verifying the nature of the illness or injury, and the inability of
the Resident to work, must accompany the request form. The trustees
shall approve or disapprove the application within ten (10)
calendar days of receipt of the application.
Upon receipt of a request to draw upon the bank, the trustees will
examine the bank member’s sick leave record. If evidence of
abuse exists, the trustees may deny the request.
When acting upon a request, if additional information is necessary
in order to approve or disapprove a request, the trustees or their
official representative, may contact the attending physician and/or
the bank member requesting leave. The Resident requesting the sick
leave will provide the appropriate releases for obtaining the
information from the physician. Failure to provide such information
or release may result in disapproval of the Resident’s
request.
A bank member requesting leave from the Sick Leave Bank will
receive a copy of the signed approved/disapproved request form as
notification of the trustees’ action.
AMENDMENTS
Amendments to these guidelines may be made by a majority
vote of the trustees and approval of the Sick Leave Bank Committee.
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
The College of Medicine has set aside $5,000
for tuition reimbursements for resident’s spouses and
eligible dependent children. Reimbursement will be limited to
undergraduate
classes at ETSU only and will be on a
first-come-first-served basis. Applications are available in the
Office of Graduate Medical Education or on the Office of
GME’s website. Applications must be completed for each
semester and submitted before the semester begins.