 In February, many of you participated in a survey to help the DOM kick off our strategic planning process. Thanks to your voices, we received over 100 pages of insight, opinions, and priorities. Earlier this month, department leadership gathered for a brainstorming session to go over the results, and several clear themes emerged.
The COVID pandemic has taught us all lessons in crisis management, and many of us now have the mindset of embracing new ways of doing things. What does Medicine of the Highest Order mean to you? You defined it many ways, including: advances in technology; infrastructure that serves both health care workers and patients alike; an interdisciplinary approach to primary care and specialty care; and equitable access for all.
There is an emphasis on enhancing medical education across the spectrum of learners at all levels, supporting research and scholarly work. The workforce and culture here should create and embody a supportive environment; diversity, equity & inclusion should be woven into all aspects of our work; employee wellness should be a major focus; and opportunities for career development should be available for all. There is a call for regional expansion and affiliate integration, and increasing our international reputation. These are just a few of the themes that arose from the survey results.
Now that we have this extremely valuable input, we will begin to take these themes and flesh them out into goals and priorities. This will be an inclusive effort, and we will ask for your feedback as they are developed. I am so excited to see where this planning takes us!
Be well,
Ruth O'Regan, M.D.
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