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Mission, Vision & Strategic Plan

THE CNHS MISSION

Our mission is to teach, conduct research, and serve the community. The College prepares diverse healthcare professionals as providers and leaders in the delivery of high quality, accessible, culturally competent care within a highly technological and global environment. The College promotes, expands and validates scientific knowledge and evidence-based practice through interdisciplinary research.

THE CNHS VISION

Our vision is to be globally recognized for the achievements of its alumni and faculty in healthcare, education, leadership, and research with a focus on the needs of the underserved populations.

THE CNHS STRATEGIC PLAN

 

1.      Execute outstanding educational programs

Success Indicators:  AY 2012-2013

  • Current curricula will be examined for consistency with professional accreditation and practice standards
  • Inter-professional curriculum components will be identified across all CNHS disciplines and programs for the following areas: compassionate care, cultural competency, ethics, health policy, informatics, leadership, professionalism, and research for possible inter-professional courses
  • The CNHS internal program review schedule will be established
  • CNHS program evaluation plans will be reviewed and updated
  • Planning for a PhD program in rehabilitation care will be initiated  

    Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • Inter-professional curriculum components will be integrated and evaluated across all disciplines and programs in the College
  • All programs will be ranked among the top 50% within their discipline in the nation

     Success Indicators: 10-Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • All CNHS curricula will be consistent with professional accreditation and practice standards
  • Ongoing CNHS program reviews, monitoring and evaluation processes will be operational.
  • All programs will be ranked among the top 25% within their discipline in the nation

 

Key Metrics: Priority 1

Student Enrollment Statistics for Each Program

  • Admission rates for each semester
  • Enrollment statistics for each semester
  • New student enrollment statistics for each semester
  • Retention rates for each semester

 

Course-Related Statistics for Each Program

  • Course enrollment each semester
  • Percentage of full-time vs. part-time students each semester
  • Number of credit hours offered on-ground each semester
  • Number of credit hours offered on-line each semester
  • Average course evaluation rating by discipline:  On-ground, on-line courses each semester
  • Number of students who participated in global health courses

 

Annual Graduation Statistics for Each Program

  • Graduation rates for each semester
  • Graduation rates in four years or less (Undergraduate only)
  • Graduation rates in six years or less (Undergraduate only)
  • Number of degrees awarded
  • Percentage of new graduates who would recommend their program to others
  • Percentage of new graduates employed in Florida at graduation
  • Number of graduates with jobs at graduation
  • Salaries of employed graduates upon graduation
  • Number of new graduates continuing their education in:
    • Graduate study
    • Other education
    • Salaries of new graduates at graduation
    • Program National Ranking

 

 

2.      Hire, develop, and retain excellent faculty and staff    

      Success Indicators: AY 2012-2013

  • Continue to implement the research and publications initiatives
  • Continue to implement the mentoring program
  • Successfully fill faculty, administration and staff vacancies
  • Facilitate staff and faculty development
  • Review faculty and staff salary for equity

   Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • Faculty composition will be 60% tenure-earning/tenured to 40%  clinical faculty
  • Faculty will be 100% doctoral prepared faculty
  • Strategy to attain faculty and staff salary equity will be implemented
  • At least 15% of faculty will be recognized as distinguished scholars within their discipline
  • At least two outstanding faculty will hold an endowed chair or professorship

     Success Indicators: 10-Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • 25% of our faculty will be recognized as distinguished scholars within their discipline
  • At least four outstanding faculty will hold an endowed chair or professorship
  • At least 25% of faculty will be engaged internationally in scholarly activities

Key Metrics: Priority 2

Faculty by Department or Discipline

  • Number of faculty that are tenured, on tenure track, on clinical track
  • Percentage of faculty that are tenured, on tenure track, on clinical track
  • Number of faculty with professional doctoral degrees
  • Percentage of faculty with professional doctoral degrees
  • Number of faculty with Ph.D. degrees
  • Percentage of faculty with Ph.D. degrees
  • Number of faculty vacancies
  • Number of international post-doctoral fellows
    • Number of post-doctoral fellows
    • Number of faculty involved in CNHS mentoring program
    • Number of faculty involved in CNHS Research Initiative
    • Number of faculty involved in CNHS Publication Initiative

 

Faculty Honorific Awards by Department or Discipline

  • Number of faculty awards: Local, state, regional, national
  • Number of faculty fellowships
  • Number of faculty academy members by discipline
    • Nursing:  AAN, IOM
    • CSD:AHSA

Other Metrics

  • Number of administrative vacancies
  • Number of staff vacancies
  • Number of staff involved in educational programs and workshops

 

3.       Increase research/scholarship productivity

       Success Indicators: AY 2012-2013

  • At least four R-level grants will be submitted to NIH
  • At least four HRSA and/or Foundation grants will be submitted
  • On average faculty members will submit two new manuscripts that were positively reviewed
  • On average tenured and tenure-earning faculty will submit two data-based or theoretical manuscripts that were positively reviewed
  • On average each faculty member will present at least one refereed presentation at a national or international conference
  • At least one faculty member will receive distinguished recognition for their scholarly achievements in at least one of the following areas: teaching, practice, research, and service
  • CNHS faculty and staff award structure will be developed

     Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • At least eight RO1-level grants will be awarded by NIH
  • At least one NIH-funded research center of excellence grant awarded
  • At least ten Foundation grants will have been awarded
  • Tenured and tenure-earning faculty will have published three data-based or theoretical manuscripts each year on average
  • Clinical faculty members will have published two manuscripts each year on average
  • Each faculty member will present at least one refereed presentation at a national or international conference on average
  • Annual CNHS faculty and staff awards structure will be ongoing
  • Over the five-year period, at least one faculty member will receive distinguished recognition for their scholarly achievements at the state, regional, national or international level in each of the following areas: teaching, practice, research, and service

      Success Indicators: 10-Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • College ranked among top 20 in NIH funding among colleges/schools of nursing and health sciences
  • At least two NIH-funded research center of excellence grants awarded
  • At least two program-level National Research Service Award grants awarded
  • At least 20 Foundation grants awarded
  • All clinical faculty will have published two manuscripts on average annually  
  • All tenured and tenure-earning faculty will have published three data-based or theoretical manuscripts on average annually
  • On average each faculty member will present at least one-refereed presentation at a national or international conference annually
  • Over the 10-year period, at least three faculty members will receive distinguished recognition for their scholarly achievements at the state, regional, national or international level in each of the following areas: teaching, practice, research, and service

Key Metrics: Priority 3

Faculty Research and Scholarship by Department or Discipline

  • Percentage of faculty who have won new and competitive funding as PI by type of grant: NIH, HRSA, Foundation, Training or Other
  • Grants per faculty member (based on PI): Total, NIH, HRSA, Foundation, Training or Other
  • Grant dollars won per faculty member as PI: NIH, HRSA, Foundation, Training or Other
  • Dollars per grant type: Total, NIH, HRSA, Foundation, Training or Other
  • Number of journal articles published by faculty members:  Total, first author, collaborating author(s), refereed, non-refereed
  • Percentage of journal articles published by faculty members: Total, first author, collaborating author(s), refereed, non-refereed
  • Number of book chapters authored by faculty members: Total, first author, collaborating author(s)
  • Percentage of faculty members authoring book chapters
  • Number of books authored or edited by faculty member
  • Percentage of faculty who authored or edited a book
  • Number of faculty podium presentations: International, national, regional, refereed, un-refereed, invited
  • Percentage of faculty giving podium presentations: International, national, regional, refereed, un-refereed, invited
  • Number of faculty poster presentations: International, national, regional, refereed, un-refereed
  • Percentage of faculty members presenting posters: International, national, regional, refereed, un-refereed

 

4. Optimize professional licensure and certification at graduation

    Success Indicators: AY 2012-2013

  • Identification of students at risks for failing certification or licensure examinations will be conducted through testing at program mid- and end-points, and remediation strategies will be in place for each discipline
  • Student licensure and certification first-time pass rates will be within five points of the national average at minimum

    Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • Identification of students at risks for failing certification or licensure examinations will be conducted through testing at program mid- and end-points, and remediation strategies will be in place for each discipline on an ongoing basis
  • Student licensure and certification first-time pass rates will be within five points of 100%

    Success Indicators: 10-Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • Assessments for students at risks for failing certification or licensure examinations will have been conducted and remediation strategies will be in place for each discipline at program mid- and end-points
  • Licensure and certification first-time pass rates will be 100%

Key Metrics: Priority 4

Annual Licensure and Certification Pass Rates

  • First-time pass rates by discipline
    • Nursing:  UG – NCLEX pass rates (Generic, FEP)
    • Nursing: Nurse Practitioner Certification for adult, family, and pediatric programs
    • OT
    • AT
    • PT
    • CSD

 

5. Enhance CNHS fiscal sustainability

     Success Indicators: AY 2012-2013

  • The utility of financial resources will be maximized
  • The College’s fundraising total will be raised to $1 million
  • The number of revenue sources will increase
  • Private gifts for student and faculty scholarships will increase by 25%

     Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • CNHS will attain 75% equivalent auxiliary funds vs. E&G state funding (increase in auxiliaries of approximately 50%)
  • All programs at minimum will break even financially
  • Revenue sources will increase annually
  • A minimum of two endowed professorships/chairs of over $1 million each will be supported and named on behalf of donors
  • At least one center of excellence (STAR, CARE, etc.) is endowed and named on behalf of donor
    • CNHS Enterprises will be established and generating a profit

    Success Indicators: 10-Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • CNHS will attain 100% equivalent auxiliary funds vs. E&G state funding (increase in auxiliaries of approximately 100%)
  • All programs at minimum will continue to break even financially
  • Revenue sources will increase with the addition of at least 2 new contracts or income streams annually
  • A minimum of four endowed professorships/chairs of over $1 million each will be supported and named on behalf of donors
  • The CNHS deanship will be endowed for over $2 million and will be named on behalf of its donor
  • At least two centers of excellence (STAR, CARE, etc.) will be endowed and named on behalf of donors
  • CNHS Enterprises will be established and generating a profit each year

 

 

Key Metrics: Priority 5

Advancement and Development Statistics

  • Number and dollar amounts of annual gifts received
    • Scholarships
    • Unrestricted Gifts
    • Specified Gifts
    • Endowments: New and Existing by Type
    • Other Gifts
  • Number and dollar amounts of contracts that generate income

 

6.   Develop faculty practice

     Success Indicators: AY 2012-2013

  • CNHS faculty practice models will be developed
  • Opportunities for clinical faculty to practice will be created
  • Integration of CNHS faculty practice into the FIU Health Network will be underway

      Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • CNHS faculty practice models will be implemented within the FIU Health Network and  the community
  • CNHS-managed clinics will be developed within the FIU Health Network
  • Collaborative practice with community-based organizations will be underway
  • CNHS teaching and research missions will be integrated via the FIU Health Network and in collaborative faculty practice settings

     Success Indicators: 10-Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • Faculty practice models will be fully implemented
  • CNHS-managed clinics will be revenue generating and self-sustaining
  • Over 50% of CNHS clinical faculty will participate in practice via FIU Health Network
  • Students will participate in learning experiences within FIU Health Network and other collaborative faculty practice settings
  • Faculty and students will conduct research in collaboration within FIU Health Network and other collaborative faculty practice settings

Key Metrics: Priority 6

  • Number of faculty involved in faculty practice: Total, FIU practice & Non-FIU practice
  • Percentage of faculty involved in faculty practice: Total, FIU practice & Non-FIU practice
  • Number of CNHS-run clinics
  • Client volume in CNHS-run clinics

 

7.  Enhance faculty, staff and student community engagement

     Success Indicators: AY 2012-2013:

  • A CNHS community engagement strategy will be developed
  • Faculty and student community engagement activities will be supported and documented in collaboration with the University Office of Engagement

    Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • A CNHS Community Engagement Committee will facilitate, monitor and document faculty, staff and student engagement activities
  • A minimum of 25% of faculty, staff and students will be involved in community engagement activities

Success Indicators: Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • A CNHS Community Engagement Committee will continue to facilitate, monitor, and document faculty, staff and student engagement activities
  • A minimum of 30% of faculty, students and staff will be engaged in community activities focused on underserved populations each year

Key Metrics: Priority 7

Faculty Engagement by Department or Discipline

  • Number of faculty involved in engagement activities
  • Percentage of faculty involved in engagement activities

 

8.  Expand global initiatives

    Success Indicators: AY 2012-2013

  • Global health courses and internships will be expanded
  • At least one post-doctoral experience will be offered to an international fellow
  • At least one health care program abroad will be enhanced through faculty consultation in the areas of education, practice, service and/or research

 

   Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • Operational partnerships for the development of education, practice, service and/or research will be implemented
  • A Fulbright exchange program will be available
  • Interdisciplinary global partnerships in education, practice, service or research abroad will be implemented

    Success Indicators: 10-Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • Operational partnerships for the development of education, practice, service and research abroad will be expanded and sustained
  • The Fulbright exchange program will be continued
  • Interdisciplinary global partnerships in at least two areas (education, practice, service or research) will be implemented
  • Expertise in simulation pedagogy will continue to be provided globally or internationally

Key Metrics: Priority 8

  • Number of faculty engaged in international scholarship activities:  Research, teaching, service
  • Percentage of faculty engaged in international scholarship activities:  Research, teaching, service
  • Number of faculty engaged in consultation abroad
  • Number of students who participated in global health courses

 

9.  Increase CNHS operational efficiency and effectiveness

    Success Indicators:  AY 2012-2013

  • New CNHS organizational plan will be implemented
  • Policies and procedures will be identified, catalogued and disseminated
  • Policies and procedures will be analyzed and updated to create appropriate redundancy and contingency plan of operation
  • Annual review and updating of CNHS Strategic Plan will be completed

  Success Indicators: 5-Year Goals (2012-2017)

  • Analysis, updating, and cataloguing of policies and procedures will be done annually to create appropriate redundancy and contingency plan of operation
  • CNHS organizational structure will be reviewed annually

   Success Indicators: 10-Year Goals (2012-2022)

  • Analysis, updating, and cataloguing of policies and procedures will be done annually to create appropriate redundancy and contingency plan of operation
  • CNHS organizational structure will be reviewed annually

Key Metrics: Priority 9

  • Number of policies and procedures reviewed, updated, and approved
  • Number of policies and procedures catalogued and disseminated
  • Number of policies and procedures that need to be reviewed, updated, approved and catalogued

 

 

 

[Revised 10/18/2012]