Contribute to the health of West Virginians through leading edge research programs that distinguish WVU HSC
 
    

Goal 1: Attract and retain the “best & brightest” faculty, staff, and students

  • Establish best practices for the recruitment and retention of a diverse, highly qualified work force and student body.
  • Develop training and mentoring programs for faculty, students, residents, & fellows to ensure their success as scholars.
  • Build management development programs that create opportunities for career growth and advancement.
  • Establish expectations for scholarly activities for faculty, staff, & students.
  • Implement a formal HSC recognition program that acknowledges and rewards success.

Goal 2: Establish scientific infrastructure/partnerships that transform the research culture at HSC

  • Build programs that span the research continuum.
  • Increase the number of faculty who are actively engaged in externally funded research.
  • Implement the research and training cores of Clinical & Translational Science Research Institute.
  • Develop and implement a service oriented grant management process.
  • Develop and maintain state-of-the-art research resources that are accessible to all research programs.
  • Increase the number of faculty supported by career development awards and merit based fellowships.

Goal 3: Use commercialization of intellectual property to stimulate and expand research resources

  • Establish a constructive relationship with the Office of Technology Transfer.
  • Reward faculty productivity in research that leads to commercialization.
  • Train and mentor faculty and students to expand their participation in commercialization activities.

Indicators that Measure Success*

  • Extramural research expenditures
  • Clinical trial participants
  • Patents filed
  • Training grants
  • K-awards
  • Admission statistics of Biomedical Science PhDs
*A five year target will be developed and tracked for each indicator - please see "Destination"
Promote a vibrant environment devoted to diversity, learning & scholarship
 
        

Goal 1: Become a national leader in developing inter-professional education & patient care model(s)

  • Create and implement a core curriculum for IPE teaching .
  • Develop and implement inter-professional patient care models.

Goal 2: Establish national and global collaborations to enhance our faculty, staff, & student experiences

  • Integrate globalization concepts into the curriculum of each HSC school and program so that our students can acquire competencies in international health.
  • Develop a HSC Office for International Programs in order to broaden opportunities for faculty, staff, & students to engage in global educational and scholarly activities.

Goal 3: Reward nationally recognized leaders amongst faculty, staff, & students

  • Develop and promote opportunities for leadership development for faculty, staff & students.
  • Create pathways that ensure leadership positions for women and underrepresented minorities.
  • Motivate faculty, staff & students to serve in leadership positions in professional associations/organizations.

Goal 4: Dramatically enhance diversity and cultural competency among our faculty, staff, & students

  • Construct policies and programs that ensure diversity and cultural competency is broadly integrated into health professional curriculum.

Indicators that Measure Success*

  • Core curriculum for IPE
  • National rankings
  • International contractual agreements
  • International student exchanges
  • National association leadership positions held by HSC faculty, staff, & students
*A five year target will be developed and tracked for each indicator - please see "Destination"
Raise the health status of West Virginians
 
      

Goal 1: Create a dynamic partnership between healthcare systems and public health that improves the health status of West Virginians

  • Develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare delivery and public health interventions .
  • Engage communities by partnering with academic, public, private and government stakeholders to improve health policy development and action.

Goal 2: Establish a School of Public Health in order to transform the lives of West Virginians and eliminate health disparities

  • Create the infrastructure to establish a School of Public Health by 2012-13.

Goal 3: Build a high quality workforce that meets the healthcare and public health needs of West Virginians

  • Conduct an assessment of the health care workforce needs of West Virginia and build programs to fill in the gaps.
  • Expand existing and create new health professional pipeline programs.
  • Create incentives to retain WVU health professional students in West Virginia.

Indicators that Measure Success*

  • School of Public Health established and accredited
  • Participants in pipeline programs
  • Center for Health Policy established
*A five year target will be developed and tracked for each indicator - please see "Destination"
Foster a culture of high purpose, accountability & accomplishment
 
        

Goal 1: Create an integrated academic health sciences system that includes all disciplines & campuses

  • Promote professional and progressive interactions amongst HSC program leaders.
  • Maximize effective use and appropriate distribution of resources across the HSC campuses.
  • Develop a comprehensive approach to evaluate and improve quality in all mission areas.
  • Create a formal communication plan that engages all alumni, faculty, staff, & students in a timely fashion.

Goal 2: Reward nationally recognized leaders amongst faculty, staff, & students.

  • Implement best business practices with respective service level standards
  • Strategically invest in information technology to enhance all missions and business practices.

Goal 3: Diversify financial resources to invest in our future

  • Identify, secure, and deploy resources effectively to support identified needs based on merit.
  • Create and nurture a culture of philanthropy and servant leadership.

Goal 4: Create an environment that values and promotes "volunteerism"

  • Foster "volunteer" opportunities for faculty, staff & students.
  • Celebrate "volunteerism" in an organized fashion.

Indicators that Measure Success*

  • Service level standards implemented
  • Faculty and staff turnover rates
  • Investment capital
  • Volunteer hours
*A five year target will be developed and tracked for each indicator - please see "Destination"
Deliver high quality, effective patient-centered care
 
         

An expanded regional healthcare delivery system

  • Outpatient sites accessible to patients throughout the region.
  • Physicians at all West Virginia United Health System hospitals as well as regional affiliates.
  • Faculty and community divisions to meet diverse physicians needs.

Consistent, integrated patient care recognized for delivering the right care in the right place at the right time at all sites

Devevelopment of new approaches to improve health care including team-based models of care; expanding WVU clinical and translational research

  • Developing new team-based models of care.
  • Expanding WVU clinical & translational research.

Educational programs throughout the network recognized for training uniquely qualified health care team members and leaders

A culture of performance and excellence throughout the network

  • A great work environment.
  • Stewards of the community's health care resources.

Indicators that Measure Success*

  • Number of clinical faculty
  • Access to clinical services
  • Number and location of outreach clinics
  • Satisfaction survey results (patient, faculty, & staff)
  • Inpatient and outpatient growth
  • Various quality indicators
*A five year target will be developed and tracked for each indicator - please see "Destination"