For the purpose of this Agreement:
“Association” means the Professional Association of Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador (PARNL).
“Day” means a calendar day, e.g. Sunday, Monday, etc.
“On Call” means any scheduled time on duty between the hours of 1700 and 0800 hours Monday to Saturday; between the hours of 0800 Saturday and 0800 Sunday; between the hours of 0800 Sunday to 0800 Monday; and hours on statutory holidays. In-Hospital call means any on call scheduled duty, where a Resident is required to be on-site within a hospital. Out of Hospital call means any on call scheduled duty. where a Resident is not required to be on-site within a hospital.
“Emergency Room Duty” means any scheduled shift during an emergency room rotation, in which the resident provides primary coverage for the emergency room as per article 9.04.
“Employer” means the Treasury Board or as the case may be, an Employer listed in Schedule B, attached.
“Fellow” means an individual who has satisfactorily completed the educational requirements for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and who may or may not have satisfactorily completed the examinations leading to certification and is engaged in an active educational program of the university.
“Home-base” is the community where a Resident spends the majority of their core rotations in a given academic year as determined by the Employer, where accommodations are not provided for the Resident.
“Hospital” means an affiliated Teaching Hospital of Memorial University of Newfoundland as listed in Schedule “B”.
“Month” means a calendar month, e.g. January, February, etc.
“Payor” means Eastern Regional Health Authority.
“PGY-I” is the classification of an individual who is in the first year of their training in a program acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada or any other program leading to licensure as a physician in any Canadian jurisdiction.
“PGY-II” is the classification of an individual who is in the second year of their training in a program acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada or any other program leading to licensure as a physician in any Canadian jurisdiction.
“PGY-III” is the classification of an individual who is in the third year of their training in a program acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada or any other program leading to licensure as a physician in any Canadian jurisdiction.
“PGY-IV” is the classification of an individual who is in the fourth year of their training in a program acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada or any other program leading to licensure as a physician in any Canadian jurisdiction.
“PGY-V” is the classification of an individual who is in the fifth year of their training in a program acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada or any other program leading to licensure as a physician in any Canadian jurisdiction.
“PGY-VI” is the classification of an individual who is in the sixth year of their training in a program acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada or any other program leading to licensure as a physician in any Canadian jurisdiction.
“Recorded Duty Schedule” means a record submitted by an academic program to the employer documenting, where applicable, In-Hospital call, Out-of-Hospital call and/or Emergency Room duty. This record shall be used to determine excess call hours.
“Resident” means an individual(s) within the bargaining unit and includes any individual employed by the Employer and engaged in an educational program leading to eligibility for licensure as a physician in any Canadian jurisdiction.
“University” means Memorial University of Newfoundland.
“Week” means the period from 0001 hours Monday to 2359 hours Sunday, inclusive.
For the purpose of this Agreement, the plural indicates the singular and vice-versa as the context may require.