Letter from Neil McClure, CUIMC CHRO
Welcome to the third annual report from the human resources team at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. This report highlights the ways our office has adapted and grown to meet the challenges of the past year in order to best support our community.
The past year has brought unprecedented difficulties for the University and the medical center workforce. CUIMC HR has been an essential partner in navigating these challenges by providing hands-on support to employees impacted by federal funding cuts, delivering crisis management support, and equipping senior leaders with the tools to build resilience.
To provide the most streamlined and effective service to the medical center, CUIMC HR operates as a centralized unit. Recently, the College of Dental Medicine HR team was centralized into CUIMC HR, leveraging internal resources to improve efficiency and capacity. Our close partnership with HR professionals in individual business units helps ensure strategic alignment, strengthens communication, and fosters collaboration, enabling us to share resources and expertise while remaining responsive to the unique needs of each unit.
We have also grown our commitment to employee well-being, hosting our second well-being fair and our first ever Mental Health Awareness Event, focused on enhancing the mental well-being of our faculty, clinicians, and staff.
Every day, our team is focused on a single overarching goal: to make CUIMC a better place to work, grow, and thrive. This report demonstrates our commitment to that goal, now and in years to come. We look forward to hearing your feedback and welcome new suggestions and ideas. Tell us your goals, and we'll help you get there.
Sincerley,
Neil M. McClure
Chief Human Resources Officer
Columbia University Irving Medical Center