Parental Leave Policies
| Ph.D. faculty (covered by BU policy) | M.D. faculty (covered by Faculty Practice Plan) | |
| Unpaid leave for pregnancy, birth, adoption, assumption of foster care | 12 weeks | 12 weeks |
| Paid leave for mother following childbirth | 6 consecutive weeks (concurrent with unpaid leave) | 8 consecutive weeks (concurrent with unpaid leave) |
| Paid workload reduction for becoming primary caregiver of a child (does not include sponsored research)* | 14 consecutive weeks (concurrent with unpaid leave) | |
| Paid workload half-reduction for becoming primary caregiver of a child (does not include sponsored research)* | 28 consecutive weeks (concurrent with unpaid leave) |
Policies at other medical schools:
Peter Cahn’s blog
- Stuck in the Middle June 12, 2012Associate professors register more job dissatisfaction than faculty of other ranks according to a national survey conducted by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education. In several categories, associate professors feel less valued and less supported. Their dissatisfaction may reflect a concentration of resources for early career faculty and t […]
- Women PhDs and the Pipeline May 25, 2012Why women doctoral students are shunning academia. […]
- The Lost Art of Asking May 8, 2012How to pose a question to a speaker. […]
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