Engaging the College of Medicine community with an eye toward the future
UF College of Medicine charts course for next five years with launch of comprehensive strategic planning process
April 23, 2021 — With the goal to engage, innovate and excel, the College of Medicine has launched a comprehensive strategic planning process to develop a roadmap that will guide the college’s future for years to come.
The planning will involve a community-driven approach, heavily informed by input and involvement from across the college, with five distinct groups identified to provide their perspectives.
Under the leadership of College of Medicine dean Colleen G. Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., the planning process officially began in early April with a survey sent to members from each of the identified groups, which include faculty, learners, trainees, administration and advanced practice providers, or APPs.
“This is an exciting time for the College of Medicine, with so much potential for what will certainly be a remarkable future,” Koch said. “It is important that we take a bottom-up approach and invite many to participate and help shape the discussion and our path forward.”
The first phase of the strategic planning process involves gathering feedback, insight and ideas on each of the seven strategic priorities and their accompanying vision statements. The seven priorities, or pillars, that direct the plan’s focus are:
- Research
- Patient Care
- Education
- People
- Diversity, Inclusion and Health Care Equity
- System Integration
- Value
Learn more about each of the pillars and their corresponding vision statements on the College of Medicine website.
“The vision statements are aspirational — ‘Where do we want to go as a college in five years, and what do we need to do to get there?’” Koch explained. “We’re encouraging individuals to set some time aside before taking the survey to reflect on their experience at the college and consider how they would like to see it evolve over the next five years.”
Participants from the five groups will then be invited to attend retreats focused on brainstorming ideas as part of the next phase of the strategic planning process. Once the survey results along with feedback from the Zoom retreats are collated and analyzed, a series of focus groups will be scheduled to fine-tune ideas as they relate to the strategic plan. These ideas will form the foundation for the plan’s goals and strategies.
A town hall will be held with the College of Medicine community to share the final plan. Ultimately, the projects that result will be assigned to accountability leaders and work groups to process map and launch individual initiatives under each pillar.
“We are excited to engage our community by co-creating the strategic direction of our UF College of Medicine,” Koch said.
