Pregnancy Accommodation. For a Resident who is the birth mother, during the 17 Resident’s last month of pregnancy and for two (2) months post-partum, consideration 18 of the Resident’s wellbeing and ability to work overnight shifts or participate in overnight 19 in-house call will be made. Pregnant Residents are encouraged to seek needed 20 accommodations to their schedules and work responsibilities. The University will 21 provide training/guidance to Program Directors regarding accommodation for pregnant 22 Residents. 24 A pregnant Resident may request an accommodation- including relief from overnight 25 call or 24-hour shifts- from her Program Director. If the accommodation is feasible and 26 easily implementable, the Program Director will make a good faith effort to adopt it in an 27 expedient fashion. If the Program Director determines that the requested 28 accommodation is not feasible and easily implementable, the Resident will be required 29 to submit the necessary medical documentation that supports the request to the 30 University’s Disability Services Office (“DSO”). The Resident will engage in an 31 interactive dialogue with DSO in an effort to seek a reasonable accommodation given 32 her medical condition. 34 In the event that the Resident is restricted from overnight call responsibilities prior to 35 and/or after birth by her health care provider due to her medical condition, the Resident 36 may be required to make up these overnight call responsibilities. Every attempt should 37 be made by the Resident to communicate with the Program Director and other 38 Residents about her time away so as to organize call schedules and mitigate any 39 misunderstandings about call and coverage schedules. Other health care needs that 40 may arise during the course of pregnancy will be addressed in accordance with 41 applicable state and federal laws. 43 The parties will discuss the effectiveness of this section as an ongoing topic at the 44 Housestaff Advisory Committee.
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