1-5 Appointments of OOI with CUIMC Recommendation for Appointment to NYP
Policy
The Recommendation for Appointment (RFA) is the necessary document that CUIMC uses to confirm to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital that an individual holds a valid OOI appointment and meets the criteria for a clinical appointment on the CU campus.
Requirements
Department submits the following documents:
- Executive Summary
- Completed faculty practice agreement
- Letter from chair to Dean requesting the appointment and outlining qualifications, responsibilities, academic and NYP title, and appointment effective dates
- Officer’s CV, using the COAP format as a guideline (required, if officer is currently employed by Columbia University)
- TBH, or Paper Nomination if unable to use the TBH, or PAF if the officer is currently employed in another capacity at Columbia University
- Invention Agreement (only applicable to FT OOIs/and all OORS; not applicable to the Department of Psychiatry)
- CUIMC Billing Compliance Plan Attestation Form
- Visa and non-resident alien documents, when applicable
- Tax documents New York State Labor Law 195.1 (not applicable to Postdoctoral Residency Fellows and Postdoctoral Clinical Fellows)
- Signed offer letter, signed by both chair and candidate
- Affirmative Action RAPS Clearance (for all new full-time OOIs)
- Voluntary Self-Identification of Race and Ethnicity form
- Pre-Hire Attestation Form
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Packet
- Executive Summary
- Government-issued ID verified
Workflow
- The department prepares the documents required for the CU and NYP appointments and submits them to OFA.
- The OFA Representative reviews the request, prepares the Recommendation for Appointment (RFA), and submits it to the SVP for approval.
- The SVP reviews the package and, if acceptable, signs the request.
- OFA sends the signed RFA and a copy of the chair’s letter to the NYP Medical Staff Office (MSO), with a copy to the department faculty affairs contact to notify them that the transaction has been completed.