Applied Health Informatics
2024 – 2028 Strategic Plan
Applied Health Informatics is proud to unveil 2024-2028 strategic plan, poised to transform the intersection of healthcare and technology. As we embrace the digital age, our vision is to lead advancements in health informatics, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to enhance patient care, streamline operations, and drive research breakthroughs. With a commitment to growth and collaboration, we aim to empower healthcare professionals with robust data analytics, secure information systems, and transformative digital solutions. This strategic plan sets a clear path towards achieving our goals of fostering innovation and shaping the future of healthcare delivery through partnerships and interdisciplinary expertise that support academic excellence. Join us as we embark on this transformative endeavor to redefine the landscape of health informatics and pave the way for a healthier tomorrow.
Mission
We foster critical thinking, evidence-based practice, leadership and professionalism with an emphasis on the development of knowledge, skills and competencies required to succeed in healthcare technology environments.
Strategic Priority I - Education Delivery
Goal I.1 – Growth | Grow by improving access, quality-reputation, and best-in-class education
Objective 1: Increase sustained program cohort enrollment
- Tactic - Develop relationships with potential undergraduate feeder programs across SUNY schools and other NYS programs
- Tactic - Leverage alumni network to serve as program ambassadors and provide insights and mentorship to prospective students
- Tactic - Develop a pathway for undergraduate students in the SBU BSHS program with strong academic records to enter program on an “accelerated” basis
Objective 2: Enhance and sustain program outcomes
- Tactic - Assess student educational and program experience annually
- Tactic - Assess program outcomes annually
Goal I.2 - Student-Centric | Streamline processes to increase student engagement
Objective 1: Transform workflows to achieve best-in-class performance for recruitment, retention and clinicals
- Tactic - Enhance clinical education workflows to capture student experience during internship/practicum by leveraging a clinical education system
Goal I.3 - Novel Education | Foster education and training experience
Objective 1: Enhance or maintain student job readiness to succeed in the healthcare technology marketplace
- Tactic - Implement a mentorship program that pairs each student with a faculty mentor and/or program alumni within their area of interest
- Tactic - Expand partnership with SBU’s Career Center to provide focused academic advising and career counseling tailored to healthcare technology
Objective 2: Expand curriculum and interdisciplinary course offerings
- Tactic - Develop a new specialization in artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and/or cybersecurity
- Tactic - Create and participate in interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of healthcare and technology through entities such as the Center for Interprofessional Innovation (CIPI)
- Tactic - Develop education partnerships that result in joint courses and/or teaching material
Strategic Priority II - Program Workforce and Culture
Goal II.1 - High-performance Culture | Attract, develop, recognize, and retain an exceptional workforce
Objective 1: Increase faculty diversity
- Tactic - Increase representation of faculty members (including adjuncts) from underrepresented groups
Objective 2: Support faculty success through mentoring, training and leadership development
- Tactic - Implement a mentorship program that pairs a faculty mentor with a faculty member and/or an industry expert within their area of interest
Strategic Priority III - Program Research
Goal III.1 - Novel Research | Promote and expand research initiatives that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries
Objective 1: Establish interdisciplinary research collaborations
- Tactic - Develop research partnerships that result in joint research projects or publications
Objective 2: Increase the number of research grants awarded to faculty
- Tactic - Actively promoting grant opportunities and providing support for proposal development
Strategic Priority IV - Program Resources
Goal IV.1 - Cultivating Excellence | Support and advance excellence through the allocation and utilization of resources
Objective 1: Increase the program's overall spending budget by securing additional funding sources
- Tactic - Promote activities that lead to additional philanthropic fundraising opportunities
- Tactic - Raise additional funding through program/project consulting activities
Objective 2: Enhance program reputation
- Tactic - Establish partnerships and affiliations with external industry organizations at regional and/or national level (e.g., HIMSS, AMIA, etc.) to enhance program visibility
Strategic Priority V - Program Community and Partnerships
Goal V.1 - Expansion of Partnerships | Expand and advance internal and external partnerships to strengthen community connections and affiliate relationships
Objective 1: Expand partnerships with healthcare technology companies, nonprofits and other potential partners
- Tactic - Develop partnerships and affiliations with internship and project partners to provide internship opportunities, guest lectures, and collaborative research projects for students
- Tactic - Establish an Advisory Board composed of industry leaders and alumni to provide guidance on curriculum development and career opportunities
Objective 2: Strengthen community relationships
- Tactic - Expand community partnerships that involve students in providing solutions to community challenges using technology
