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Strategic Plan

Vision

To transform the health of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.

Mission

We will transform the health of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by providing advanced academic medicine through these five pillars:

  • Innovative Education
  • Life Changing Research and Discoveries
  • High Quality Patient Centered Care
  • Serving our community
  • Sustainability and a Culture of Entrepreneurship


Values

The School of Medicine values include the following,

  • Open Communication & Transparency: Share information openly across all levels (of the school) to engrain a collaborative and trustworthy environment.
  • Community Focus: Commitment to improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities of at-risk populations through community and population-based interventions.
  • Cultural Awareness: Integration of knowledge, awareness, and empathy to successfully work with the diverse and unique needs of any community
  • Empathy & Compassion: Care for and understand others to provide support and achieve positive outcomes.
  • Good Stewardship: Selfless service (for the common good) to promote accountability and a culture of responsibility.
  • Innovation & Transformation: Embrace change and promote creativity to shape the future of academic medicine.
  • Integrity: Act with honor, honesty, and truthfulness. Know and do the right thing in all undertakings, learning, discovery, patient care, service, and entrepreneurship.
  • Respect, Collegiality & Inclusive Citizenship: Treat people with respect and kindness to create a community of inclusivity, cooperation, and connectedness.

These core values, established by the planning teams, will be shared with the Ad hoc Committee on Culture. These further align with UTRGV values that are heavily rooted in the the Rio Grande Valley.

They include:

  • Hard Work: we expect to work hard for what we achieve.
  • Family: we respect and honor our families.
  • Opportunity, Not Entitlement: we don’t believe anyone owes us anything, we do believe we can be successful.
  • Gratitude, not Grievance: we are grateful for the opportunities we have and intend to take full advantage of them.

 

Themes

  • Goal 1: Develop MD accelerated track program (3-year MD/residency).

  • Goal 2: Develop dual degree programs MD/MBA and MD/PhD programs.

  • Goal 3: Enhance learner success.

  • Goal 4: Enhance opportunity for Rio Grande Valley students to pursue MD Degree.

  • Goal 1: Strengthen and sustain the biomedical research workforce through mentoring, training and education.

  • Goal 2: Increase the impact of biomedical and clinical research to improve health in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.

  • Goal 3: Develop a PhD Program in Biomedical Science with disciplines in diabetes, cancer immunology, neuroscience and other disciplines designated by SOM.

  • Goal 1: Expand Ambulatory footprint to include Ambulatory Surgery Center, Cancer Center & Physical Therapy Services.

  • Goal 2: Establish a comprehensive primary care model to support UT Health RGV.

  • Goal 3: Enhance clinical excellence through ongoing improvements at UT Health RGV.

  • Goal 4: Develop a sustainable inpatient, acute care solution in support of our mission of transforming the health of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.

  • Goal 1: Expand and strengthen community partnerships and collaboration to ensure alignment of health education, service and research efforts with community needs.

  • Goal 2: Keep existing, and foster the development of, pipeline programs for medical school enrollment from the RGV communities.

  • Goal 3: Leverage and further develop the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and clinics to build service-learning pathways to promote clinical care, education, and research beneficial to rural and underserved communities.

  • Goal 4: Through integrated efforts in education, research, and community engagement, the School of Medicine will establish itself as a leading institution to promote binational health equity along the US-Mexico border and serve as a model for border health innovation and collaboration.

  • Goal 1: Maximize use of resources and grow revenues to sustain and advance the mission of the School of Medicine.

  • Goal 2: Foster Innovation and Entrepreneurship by implementing and promoting solutions to support our tripartite missions.

  • Goal 3: Promote a People-First Culture.

Strategic Plan/Scorecard

Strategic Plan (2025-2027) Scorecard