Why ColumbiaDoctors?

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At ColumbiaDoctors, we believe in investing in you. Through excellent benefits, professional development opportunities, and well-being programs, we are committed to supporting our employees so they can thrive inside and outside of the workplace.

Benefits, Discounts, and Perks

Columbia offers a full range of benefits to help you and your eligible dependents stay healthy, build long-term financial security for retirement, and meet educational goals. Explore Health and Welfare, Tax Savings, Tuition, Well-being, and Voluntary Benefits options. 

Faculty and staff may also take advantage of free or discounted prices on a range of goods and services for work and/or personal use — from consumer electronics, to hotels, to event tickets, to wellness programs, to referral services and more.

Work/Life and Well-Being

As a member of the Columbia University community, you benefit from robust services supporting work/life alignment and well-being.

Our Office of Work/Life is designed to promote awareness and utilization of Columbia University’s existing work/life initiatives, enhance the experience of Columbia University as a family supportive institution and improve work/life policies, benefits, services, program, and culture throughout the University.  

ColumbiaDoctors Advisory Committee for Clinician Well-Being & Engagement continues to develop programs to promote well-being that are tailored to our clinical community.

Additional well-being programs and resources are available for the entire Columbia community.

Career Development, Coaching, and Mentorship

We believe that you are our most valuable asset in executing our mission of delivering world-class, patient-centered care. You are the key to the Columbia difference and the ColumbiaDoctors experience.

We offer a variety of career development resources for faculty and staff from life and career coaching to mentorship opportunities and team development activities.

Individual and Team Development

  • Columbia University Learning & Development offers courses for faculty and staff, including in-person workshops, customized programs, and online learning resources that help strengthen core professional skills.
  • Columbia University offers a wide variety of online courses through LinkedIn Learning to improve your business, IT, and desktop skills. Faculty and staff have unlimited access to a vast library of high-quality, topical video tutorials taught by recognized industry experts. LinkedIn Learning courses are available at no cost to you.
  • Columbia University Learning & Development accepts rolling applications for certificate series programs that are designed to introduce personal and organizational leadership as well as day-to-day management skills.
  • For more information on available programs and resources, contact FPO Human Resources at fpohr@cumc.columbia.edu.

Life and Career Coaching

Available through Humana, which provides our Employee Assistance Program – a network of free or discounted services to support your personal success and help with everyday challenges.

ColumbiaDoctors Training and Development

One of the core services the faculty practice organization delivers to the clinical arms of the enterprise is a pipeline for training and professional development.

Faculty Development and Mentorship

The Office of Faculty Professional Development provides support and guidance to CUIMC faculty to help them achieve productive and satisfying careers as researchers, teachers, clinicians, and academic administrators.

ColumbiaDoctors Mentoring Program for Staff 

The faculty practice's mentoring program brings together newer managers (mentees) and highly experienced managers (mentors) from different departments to create mutually rewarding relationships.