AIM Clinic Cancellations Policy:

 

To ensure our patients’ continuity and quality of care, your best efforts should be made to avoid unnecessary or last minute clinic cancellations. Cancellations of any outpatient clinics or conferences must be approved in advance by the Chief Residents and/or Dr. Chang 

 

If you do need to cancel a session, please alert us as soon as possible;

 

For:

  1. Predictable cancellations- (example: Away electives, Boards Part III, routine physician appointments, jury duty, conferences, “special” life events) Please communicate this request to us at least 2 months in advance. Email instruction below. The clinic program is not authorize to give additional days off beyond what you get from the hospital, time off requests need to go through Dr. Tenenbaum and the Chiefs. Depending on the reasons for cancellations, you may be asked to make up additional clinic time.
  2. Unpredictable cancellations- (example: last minute fellowship interviews, last minute jury duty notices, personal/family illnesses) these must be communicated as soon as you are aware of the dates.  
  3. Cancellations during the OPD blocks need to be approved in advance by Dr. Chang. Coverage will be required for cancelled walk-in clinics (coverage may be required for last minute (<1-2wk) cancellations of preop).
  4. Clinic will not be cancelled or altered to accommodate personally arranged shift swaps and pay back.
  5. Fellowship/job Interviews (Feb-April)-Please email us as soon as you know of the dates. Each day off request need to be accompanied by the Fellowship Program’s name and interview date (we do adjust for out of state travel time). Depending on the number of sessions/pts cancelled, we may ask you to provide alternate clinic dates to ensure patient care do not get compromised.  During OPD blocks, coverage will be required for any cancelled walk-in clinics. To help you plan your interview dates, feel free to email Dr. Chang for an advance copy of the OPD block schedules.

 

 

All AIM Clinic cancellation emails should be addressed to all 3 of the following: Christina Collado (chc9091@nyp.org), chief residents (intmedchiefs@columbia.edu), and Dr. Chang (nmc5@columbia.edu).   ACNC residents must copy chiefs and Dr. Finkelstein.