College Overview
Strategic Plan
Founded in 1973, the USF Health College of Nursing remains dedicated to excellence in nursing education, trailblazing research, and significantly impacting our community. Through an iterative process with faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders, we developed our three year strategic plan (FY25-FY27) to sustain the momentum gained as a leader in academic nursing. Our goals are illustrated under four focal pillars - Education, Research, Practice, and Impact.
The USF College of Nursing aims to be the premier nursing school, distinguished by top-ranked educational programs, trailblazing research, innovative practice, and significant impact on our local, national, and global communities.
Strategic Pillars
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Strategic Goal 1: Educate exemplary nurses at the generalist, specialist, and scientist levels to significantly impact local, national, and global health outcomes.
Objectives & Measures of Success
- Achieve top-tier licensure and certification pass rates.
- Develop new educational pathways to meet workforce needs.
- Enhance high-impact educational experiences (e.g., study abroad, service-learning, undergraduate research).
- Support student success metrics for all undergraduates and graduates.
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Strategic Goal 2: Advance patient, family, and community health outcomes through data systems, implementation science, health determinants, and precision science.
Objectives & Measures of Success
- Foster the leadership of high-impact research supported through external funding.
- Increase the college’s Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranking each year.
- Enhance the college’s research and development expenditure.
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Strategic Goal 3: Expand the USF College of Nursing clinic practice to deliver community engaged healthcare to underserved populations.
Objectives & Measures of Success
- Establish faculty practice at clinic sites.
- Develop a sustainable financial model for clinics.
- Improve primary care accessibility in the community
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Strategic Goal 4: Maximize meaningful engagement with local, national, and global partners and communities through leadership, excellence, and social responsibility.
Objectives & Measures of Success
- Maintain a strategic budget model.
- Enhance the College of Nursing’s physical space.
- Increase philanthropic giving to provide sustained support for programming.
- Amplify the college’s reputation.
- Increase the college’s global reputation through interdisciplinary global research.
Strategic Planning Committee
Heather Buchanan
Michelle Canale
Jaime Davis
Rebecca Gubernick
Lieu Huynh
Jennifer Kue
Ryan Pace
Pranam Parsanlal
Jenita Taylor
Cheryl Zambroski