Non-Traditional Personnel (NTP) Program

Research programs can be enriched by the efforts of short – and long-term collaborators, high school and college-level students, graduate students and others rotating or pursuing research training in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia research programs. In an effort to encourage the inclusion of talented individuals in its research programs and to ensure compliance when applicable visa restrictions, labor laws, safety, occupational health and tax issues and the concerns of accrediting and granting organizations, CHOP and its research division, the Research Institute, have established a set of definitions, policies and procedures to guide the involvement of such individuals in CHOP’s research programs.

The creation of this program and the fluid nature of the categories covered by it are meant to subsume individuals who previously may have been referred to as volunteers. With the adoption of this program, the term volunteer will not be used in the research context; individuals desiring to be connected with research programs will either be regular CHOP employees, CHOP-based University of Pennsylvania (Penn) faculty, or fit within the categories of Non-Traditional Research Personnel (NTP).

NTP Affiliation Agreement

For Non-Paid Students/Observers receiving school credit for their observation period, an affiliation agreement will need to be obtained from the Student/Observer’s college or university. Affiliation agreements serve as an official acknowledgment between CHOP and the college program providing school credit. Affiliation agreements are required for all students/observers receiving school credit for their time spent at CHOP.

In situations where an affiliation agreements are required for an NTP Session, the NTP office initiates the request on behalf of the host department. The form used is to capture the details needed to put CHOP’s HR in touch with the student’s home institution.