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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Announcing the recipients of our 2024 Health Equity Leadership & Social Justice Award for Hispanic Heritage Month. After careful consideration and evaluation by our esteemed panel, selected individuals who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to improving our community, and excellence in their respective fields. Without further ado, please join us in congratulating the following recipients:

At Temple Health, we couldn’t be more grateful to those who have served our country, and we know how lucky we are to have so many veterans on our team. That’s why, on November 11th, we celebrated Veterans Day with cupcake giveaways across the Health System. It was a sweet (toothed) way to say, “Thank you for your service,” and to let our veterans know just how much they’re appreciated!

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,

Please see below an announcement from Mary Burke, Vice President for Institutional Advancement for Temple University naming Georgeann Moore as Katz's permanent Assistant Dean of Development and Alumni Relations. Georgeann’s dedication and influence have been instrumental to advancing our mission. Throughout her tenure here, she has built impactful relationships, aligning donor passion with the school’s strategic goals and fundraising priorities. Her work has strengthened our ability to drive forward Katz’s vision for advancing medical education, research and patient care, and we look forward to all that she will continue to accomplish on behalf of our school and alumni.

Please join me in congratulating Georgeann as she steps into this well-deserved role.

Sincerely,

Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS
The Marjorie Joy Katz Dean
Lewis Katz School of Medicine