Dean and Vice-President
“Together, advancing health through learning and discovery”
New strategic goals and priorities for the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) have been launched with approval of its Faculty Executive Council.
The goals and priorities were developed over the past 18 months with leadership from the dean and vice-president and the vice-deans, consultation with faculty and staff and review by the council. They were most recently revised over the summer to reflect the Faculty’s responsiveness to the environment.
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Guiding Purpose
In health sciences education, research and clinical practice, we are here to question, learn, discover, communicate and lead.
Vision
We aspire to a culture of innovation, exploration and collaboration, where we lead by learning what was, challenging what is and optimistically embracing what could be.
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Tenets
We value:
- Innovation and excellence
- Flexibility, nimbleness and entrepreneurship
- Diversity, inclusivity and equity
- Cultural competency and safety
- Professionalism, including accountability, integrity and respect
- Well-being and engagement of our people
- Interprofessional and transdisciplinary collaboration
- Commitment to local, national and international communities and partnerships
- Strategic decision making
Strategic planning themes and related goals
- Foster and insist on innovation and evidence-based approaches to education
- Ensure educational programs continually evolve and anticipate the future, and creatively exploit new modes of delivery
- Promote excellence in Indigenous health education, ensuring inclusion of diverse Indigenous knowledge and world views, and address systemic barriers for Indigenous learners
- Take a leadership role in supporting McMaster’s commitment to address existing inequities and advancing human and societal health and well-being in our local and global community
- Develop strategies to attract international students, and explore opportunities for international partnerships
- Grow and build on our internationally recognized research intensivity
- Cultivate global leadership in research that transcends boundaries
- Actively collaborate with Indigenous Peoples, and promote research to improve health and well-being
- Train the researchers of tomorrow who will make impactful contributions to basic, translational, clinical and social research, transform research paradigms and support translation of scientific discoveries into the public realm
- Facilitate collaborative research and knowledge transfer between industry, government, clinical and community partners
- Enhance societal health and well-being through commercialization of health innovation
- Optimize the Faculty’s inclusive, collaborative, and interprofessional character
- Foster an organization that is nimble, creative and responsive to emerging opportunities
- Create professional development opportunities to support the evolving needs of our faculty members
- Foster a vibrant, collaborative and safe environment for all students, staff and faculty by embracing and adapting the institution-wide Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy and Action Plan within the Faculty of Health Sciences
- Advance the work and concepts of truth, reconciliation and anti-colonization by implementing the Indigenous Health Initiative Strategic Plan (PDF) priorities
- Build leadership capacity to strengthen our programs and enable strategic succession planning
- Lead in the development and evaluation of integrated healthcare delivery models and interprofessional education
- Enhance knowledge creation and translation capacity that promotes health equity and well-being for all
- Promote strategic alliances within the University, and with external partners and the broader global health community
- Pursue strategic engagement in government relations
- Lead and work with our clinical partners to advance health equity for Indigenous Peoples
- Maximize revenue opportunities that are consistent with our mission and vision
- Continually refine the allocation of the Faculty’s resources in alignment with an activity-based budgeting and management strategy
- Assess real and ongoing costs of present and new initiatives within the framework of environmental and climate impact on health and societal wellbeing
- Invest in technologies that optimize our core business
- Encourage and support responsible risk taking