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Originally Posted by Thinker
Hi guys, I wanted to know that is the Doc's note the same as an MSAF? as in does it provide a relief of 5 days like the Msaf? or only a couple of days?
Thanks
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No, doctor's notes and MSAF are different.
While MSAF gives you up to 5 days of absence, doctor's note only excuses you for the duration specified by the doctor.
There's a special form that the doctor has to fill out (found on McMaster website).
On that form, there's a space where doctors indicate the duration of your symptoms.
So if he/she writes Oct 20 - Oct 21, you're not excused from things you miss on Oct 22.
They're very strict about this, so you might want to be careful with that.
When I submitted my note last year, my advisor even asked me why my doctor wrote down my symptoms as "on-going".
And about resetting the MSAF when you submit your doctor's notes..
That person just got lucky.
Normally, if you use MSAF once, your chance is gone for the term