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Katz Deans Annual Report - Primary Priorities and Goals for 2024-25

Discover our key priorities and goals for 2024-25, including accreditation, innovation, and community impact.

 

Primary Priorities and Goals for 2024-25:

  • LCME accreditation.
    • DCI completion Dec 2024
    • Site visit April 6-9, 2025
  • $19M fundraising goal for FY25.
    • Major Gifts and Personal Solicitation: Identify and Cultivate Major Donors. Targeted Proposals
    • Alumni Engagement: Temple Takeovers and Virtual Events
    • Annual Fund Campaign
    • Stewardship and Donor Recognition
  • Implement the Katz Strategic Plan: Inspiring Excellence: 2024-2029: finalize workplans and identify measure of success for the seven Strategic Initiatives listed below, and supporting tactics outlined in the strategic plan.
    • New Regional Medical Campus: Execute a formal academic affiliation agreement with WellSpan Health to establish a new regional medical campus in York County by end of FY 2024-25.
    • Programs That Attract and Support Diverse Students: Reduce median student debt to $175,000, with no student more than $350,000 in debt, by increasing annual giving for scholarships and scholarship endowments end of FY 2024-25.
    • Education Innovation Hub: Identify three programmatic opportunities within LKSOM and across TU schools and colleges to promote collaboration end of FY 2024-25.
    • Dynamic and Collaborative Research Environment: Increase federal research funding by 5% or approximately $4.35 million by the end of FY 2024-25. Increase clinical trial funding by 10% or approximately $650,000 by the end of FY 2024-25.
    • Redesign of the Faculty and Staff Journeys: Decrease in clinical faculty attrition rates by 5% from 12.4% to 11.8%). Decrease in basic science faculty attrition rates by 5% from 9.6% to 9.1Form a committee of 8-10 employees and faculty members from diverse areas within the Katz School of Medicine to focus on improving engagement through initiatives, and events. Meet at least 4 times during FY25. By the end of the first six months, identify three employee and/or faculty-focused events. Gather feedback through surveys, aiming to track participation at new events and increase participation at reoccurring events like the annual Employee Appreciation event.
    • Temple Connects: Partner with TUHS to establish an Office for Community Engagement by end of Summer 2025.
    • Safety, Health, and Wellness: Appoint a senior leader to promote safety, health, and wellness initiatives and be accountable for advancing these initiatives end of FY 2024-25.

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