Partnerships

  • Within the faculty, across faculties and beyond the Institution
  • With other academic institutions provincially, nationally and internationally
  • With foundations, trusts and donors
  • With health-care delivery partners

Five-year vision (December 31, 2025)

Philanthropy
  • Our philanthropic community is championing health outcomes that benefit patients and families, accelerating impact in areas of strategic importance to us and our closest partners
Health System (AHS, SCNs, AH as reference points)
  • Trusted relationship established between academics and health-care delivery system to provide research, education and evidence-based care, and promote a learning health network
  • Joint initiatives (e.g. health system impact fellow, joint appointments) increased with partners (e.g. AHS, AH, other universities) by 50 per cent
Indigenous Partnerships
  • Interdisciplinary centre established for Indigenous partnerships (includes teaching, health research and clinical care)
  • FEC evaluation metrics for engagement/partnerships with community stakeholders accepted and implemented
Research, Educational and Clinical Scholarship
  • National and international leadership in research, education and clinical care networks and societies increased by 50 per cent
  • FEC evaluation metrics for national/international leadership accepted and implemented
Urban/Rural, Alumni/Faculty
  • Communities of practice and learning created with diverse and inclusive educational offerings

Three-year picture (December 31, 2023)

Philanthropy
  • Identified key philanthropy groups to work with and MOUs signed for five years
  • Engagement strategy built and implemented that involves members of faculty (inclusive of DEC, department and institutes) and identified partners in relationship development and management
  • Alumni group committed to focusing on engagement and teaching, mentorship and support
Health System (AHS, SCNs, AH as reference points)
  • “Ambassadors” identified and an inventory of academic expertise created to map the SCNs within the FoMD to participate with health-care delivery partners to increase integration by 25 per cent
Indigenous Partnerships
  • Initiatives built that will improve Indigenous health
Research, Educational and Clinical Scholarship
  • Network and society participation increased within the FoMD by 25 per cent
Urban/Rural, Alumni/Faculty
  • CPD offerings increased between FoMD and remote and rural providers to improve patient care by 25 per cent
  • Specific programs (Soapbox Science and Athena Swan) promoted to build strong community relationships

Possible activities to help us deliver Vision 2025

Philanthropy
  • Establish an external, community-driven Dean’s Advisory Council for philanthropic purposes and community relationships, including steward connections, strategic operations, government relations, commercialization and entrepreneurship
  • Develop relationships between departments, institutes and the FoMD to create a coordinated list of investment priorities across FoMD
  • Continue engagement and identification of foundation and partner priorities that are aligned with FoMD
  • Strengthen bi-directional communication between the FoMD (department and institutes) and the Office of Advancement to identify areas of opportunity for storytelling with our partners, to showcase impact and outcomes to our investors and other stakeholder groups
Health System (AHS, SCNs, AH as reference points)
  • Determine the proportion of collaborative interactions between University researchers and health-care delivery providers (AHS, SCNs, AH) as a baseline
Indigenous Partnerships
  • Connect with the Vice Provost Indigenous and encourage recruitment of Indigenous scholars
  • Align with IHIP program
Research, Educational and Clinical Scholarship
  • Identify network and society participation within the FoMD
Urban/Rural, Alumni/Faculty
  • Meet with and establish the needs of remote and rural providers and other clinical academic colleagues