My husband has been offered a volunteer research position at a very reputiable hospital with a very good doctor. The posiiton will be for 1 year. The dr has asked that he write him a letter so to committ to him 1 yr of service.. Can anyone help us with the proper wording??:
2006-07-05 15:10:19 · 7 answers · asked by italngal29 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
i think a very basic letter would suffice.
something stating that you hereby accept the position offered by ___ at ___ hospital for a one year term. i would state that you understand that this is a voluntary position and no monetary compensation is expected for your services.
hope this helps :o)
2006-07-11 14:23:21 · answer #1 · answered by canadian_beaver_77 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My advice is to make it specific...and address everything that could be an issue. Make sure the dates are on there...and that both sides are on the same page when you sign the letter....a "meeting of the minds" so to say. Your letter can be plain and simple...something like" I, your husbands name here, accept the position of research volunteer. I understand that this position is to be for one year..commencing on --fill in date--and ending on ---fill in date." He may also want to include the duties he will have...if he is aware of them.
There is no "proper" wording...just make sure that if any questions should arise, the answer can be found in your writing. As long as noone thinks this is a contract...don't be too worried about it. Good luck.
2006-07-05 22:34:35 · answer #2 · answered by loubean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm shocked that a reputable hospital wouldn't have a ready-to-sign form already in place. I don't think it's your responsibility to form that contract. The hospital should.
I'm not a lawyer at all. In fact, I despise lawyers. That just doesn't sound right to me.
If you do have to write a letter, let your emotions cool down before you write it. Think of all the bad things that can happen in a year before you write it. There are a lot of circumstances that would interfere with a 1 year committment.
I've had some decent jobs in my life time and none have asked me to sign a special document. When the company paid my travel expenses to move from AZ to MA, they had a 1 year requirement in that they would require me to reimburse them the full relocation fees. But that's the extent of it.
2006-07-05 22:16:33 · answer #3 · answered by mmurphy384 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That seems dopey. The person who requires the letter is the one who should write the wording he needs; how do you know what he needs?
I would probably write a really short letter thanking him for the position [you could decribe it briefly if there are things about it you want to make sure are understood] and saying you "plan to" serve for a year. There is no "proper" wording; there's only what the doc wants (for whatever reasons). If he hasn't made any special promises to your husband, there's no advantage to promising a lot of specific things to the doc. I would probably make it short, casual, kind of vague. The doc can tell you if he needs more. But I'll bet he accepts whatever you give him.
2006-07-05 22:31:12 · answer #4 · answered by A B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is too vague. If it's a volunteer position, why the need for a letter? What does he want him to say in the letter - that he can commit a year of time?
We need more details.
2006-07-05 22:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by patricklee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hospital and those funding the research are the ones who dictate the terms. They have issues about secrets and the like. Ask the hospital for a sample form.
2006-07-05 22:18:05 · answer #6 · answered by fiftycentsthisyear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
commit him to 1 year's service? like a contract? I don't think its a good idea; especialy if its a volunteer job, to sighn any kind of binding contract
2006-07-05 22:29:06 · answer #7 · answered by ben s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋