TALENT AND CULTURE

Our goal is to foster an environment to attract and develop a diverse and talented team of people committed to creating a culture of innovation and discovery

Our people bring the medical center’s plan to life. By bringing together the right talent and the right culture to foster curiosity, collaboration, innovation and discovery, we will move the medical center forward. Our efforts will focus on:

• Culture
• Employee Experience
• Leadership Development

RESEARCH

Our goal is to pioneer life-altering biomedical discoveries and their translation into breakthrough health care solutions

Research is foundational to Ohio State and our academic health care mission. Through our research, we are changing patient care and taking care breakthroughs to the patient bedside and to the community. Our efforts will focus on:

• Biomedical Innovation
• Extramural Funding
• Research Talent
• Infrastructure
• Precision Medicine

Our plan in action:

• Find out how our researchers are accelerating innovation by slowing the decline of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

EDUCATION

Ohio State must continue to push the boundaries of health professional education, to create the next generation of clinicians and leaders

We will implement an innovative, multidisciplinary education model to educate the most diverse and sought-after health professionals in the world. Our efforts will focus on:

• Learner Centeredness
• Education Innovation
• Inter-professional Education
• Inclusive Excellence

HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Create innovative health care delivery models that deliver high-value care with unparalleled patient experience and access while addressing Ohio's most pressing health needs

Ohio State will create innovative health care delivery models that deliver high-value care with unparalleled patient experiences and access. We have a critical role in both meeting the most complex care needs of our community and also keeping our community and individuals healthy. This role can only be filled by a leading academic medical center such as Ohio State. Our efforts will focus on:

• Patient Experience and Clinical Outcomes
• Value-Based, Person Centered Care
• Innovation and Technology
• Community Health
• Network Development and Strategic Partnerships

RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP

To achieve our ambition and our goals, we must be a responsible steward of all resources

This will require us to be innovative and open to new ideas. Leadership toward sustaining our mission will come from faculty and staff across the medical center as they innovate on how we can build upon our proven track record of operational sustainability. Our efforts will focus on:

• Efficiency Enhancement
• Philanthropy
• Payment Reform
• Accountability

Our plan in action:

• Our supply chain was awarded the 2017 Vizient Excellence Award. Find out how we made it happen.

DRIVING BREAKTHROUGH SOLUTIONS

The Wexner Medical Center has always been on the leading edge of discovery and patient care. But we are ready to go further

How will we do it? Where others stop, we keep going. Where others see limitations, we see possibilities. Where others say there is no solution, we work tirelessly until we find one. We break right through obstacles, barriers, conventions, setbacks, distraction, opposition and doubt. When we stay focused and determined and we work together toward common goals, nothing can hold us back. It’s time for Ohio State to break through.