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• strategic use of technology
The three-phase strategic planning
process occurred under the direction of
the strategic planning steering committee,
composed of key representatives from
throughout the health system. Frederick
J. Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P., the School
of Medicine’s executive associate dean,
chairs the steering committee, which
operates with three co-chairs: Ann Madden
Rice, chief executive officer of UC Davis
Medical Center; Heather M. Young, Ph.D.,
R.N., F.A.A.N., associate vice chancellor
for nursing and dean of the Betty Irene
Moore School of Nursing; and James E.
Goodnight Jr., M.D., Ph.D., associate dean
for clinical affairs.
This strategic plan differs substantially
from the previous one, drafted in 2004.
“The new plan reflects the much
broader strengths of the current UC Davis
Health System, including the addition of
the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing,
the maturation of the School of Medicine,
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the tremendous growth of our clinical
facilities, and our current national
stature, which is greater than it’s ever
been before,” Meyers said. “We’re not
the same organization we were five
years ago, and we recognized the need
to reassess our present position and to
determine our future trajectory. The
result of this introspective reappraisal is
a strategic plan built not out of a sense
of crisis or weakness, but rather out of
strength and accomplishment.”
Meyers emphasizes that the new
strategic plan contains elements that
all health system employees will find
relevant.
“The new mission statement is a
message to all members of the health
system community – faculty, clinical
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Planning
Research
Conduct
stakeholder
interviews:
evaluate the
current plan,
implementation
and future
alignment with
UCDHS priorities
• Review and
assess UCDHS’
performance on
“Indicators of
Achievement”
Part 2:
Define
Global
Direction
Strategic
Planning
Interviews/
SWOT
Analysis
Affirm/refine
Vision,
Mission
& Guiding
Principles
Stakeholder
survey
Define goals
Environmental
assessment
Define
strategy
design team
themes &
assignments
Part 3:
Define
Strategic
Direction
Strategy Design
Teams
Develop
strategies &
tactics
Present
recommendations
to Steering
Committee
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dates,
accountabilities
Resource
requirements
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plan
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and support staff – reaffirming that the
reason we come to work every day is to
improve lives and transform health care,”
Meyers said. He added that the mission
statement does not chart a new direction as
much as it does sharpen focus on the calling
of the institution.
The engagement of more than 3,000
people in the strategic planning process
allowed the plan to be as robust and realistic
as possible. Young, who describes the
planning process as “very transparent and
inclusive,” characterizes the new strategic
plan as a guiding template.
“In comparison with the previous plan,
the new one is more targeted, with greater
attention given to measurable outcomes and
impact. The plan will help us focus on the
future and prioritize the work that must be
done to put us in a position to attain our
goals,” she said.
“Our intention was to create a framework
rather than a prescriptive approach. The plan
enables employees to align their activities
with the visions of excellence that the
chancellor has identified for us. The strategic
plan will help the health system maintain
clarity about complex societal issues for
which difficult choices will have to be made,”
Young added. “UC Davis Health System is
on such a great trajectory of growth that
inception of a new strategic plan couldn’t
have been more timely.”
The health system is now embarking
on Phase III: implementation and
communication among all health system
employees and affiliates. UC Davis Health
System will conduct annual progress reviews,
and is creating a “dashboard” tool of key
metrics by which to monitor progress in
attaining goals. Zephyr Gold, an analyst in
the Vice Chancellor and Dean’s Office who
has been serving as the strategic planning
staff project lead, views the new strategic
plan as a “living document” that will
accommodate course adjustments as needed.
“That flexibility is important in light of
the continually shifting landscape of healthcare reform,” Gold observed.
The plan is being unveiled to the health
system community through multiple
media mechanisms, including “town hall”
meetings, departmental and other smallgroup meetings, publications and electronic
information systems.
“Effective communication will be critical
to our success,” Meyers said. “The strategic
plan really has something for everybody,
and implementation offers employees the
opportunity to contribute significantly to
the health system’s future.” Employees who
are interested in learning more are invited to
visit our strategic planning website.
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Graduation (JCLP)
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Defines ‘why we come to work each day’
It’s undeniable: our progress during
the past five years at UC Davis Health
System has been extraordinary. Our rate
of growth in research funding is among
the fastest in the nation. Our medical
school and hospital are ranked among
America’s best. Students are learning at
our new Betty Irene Moore School of
Nursing, launched with the country’s
largest grant for nursing education
and dedicated to training the next
generation of nursing school faculty.
Our community engagement programs
are committed to erasing health
disparities.
We have much to celebrate. And we
must determine how to continue this
excellence – and increase our influence
on the national stage – while navigating
an ever-changing health-care landscape.
With your guidance, we are
answering these questions and
creating a fresh road map to success
for the next five years – a new health
system strategic plan. During the
past year, more than 3,000 people
have contributed to the development
of the strategic plan (please see the
planning process diagram on page 5
for a detailed list of activities). Dozens
of stakeholders from across the health
system have shared their insights about
how we can expand our academic
rigor, transformational research, quality
clinical care and unique commitment
to social responsibility – all in an era
of limited resources and increasing
uncertainty.
The product of this inclusionary
creative process is a strategic plan
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regularly with implementation updates.
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In a meeting of the strategic planning steering committee, member Vincent Johnson makes a
point as fellow member Estella Geraghty and consultant Becky Levan listen attentively.
This diagram outlines the process through which the strategic planning process was developed.
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STRATEGIC PLAN IS FOR EVERYONE
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that outlines our vision of “a healthier
world through bold innovation” via a
mission statement –“improving lives and
transforming health care” – that drives
our day-to-day work. The strategic plan
establishes our institutional priorities
within eight goals:
• person- and family-centered care
• social responsibility and leadership
• interprofessional education to shape the
future
• high-impact research
• excellence in people
• collaborative organizational culture
• sustainable resources
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A WELCOME TO NEW
FACULTY COLLEAGUES
PATHOLOGIST PATRICIA DALTON LOVES
LEARNING AND TEACHING RESIDENTS
The pathology laboratory at the
Sacramento VA Medical Center
routinely evaluates more than
200 tissue samples from patients
throughout Northern California
each week. The busy facility hosts
rotations of UC Davis pathology
residents, who observe and learn
alongside Patricia L. Dalton, M.D.,
the VA Medical Center director
of anatomic pathology. Dalton
volunteers her time as a UC Davis
health sciences clinical professor.
As an anatomic pathologist,
Dalton primarily examines tissue samples
and cells, and performs autopsies. Each
of the pathologists in the VA Medical
Center’s anatomic pathology lab typically
examines nearly 200 surgical specimens
and more than 40 pap smears each week,
along with an unpredictable number of
autopsies. In clinical pathology, she serves
as a consultant to other physicians about
test ordering and results. She supervises
technologists who perform the tests, and
works with them on quality assurance.
Dalton is trained and boarded in both
anatomic and clinical pathology. “But
anatomic pathology is really my love,”
Dalton added.
The UC Davis pathology residents’
rotation at the VA Medical Center
emphasizes anatomic pathology. For
each month-long rotation, she hosts two
residents there five days each week. “The
bulk of my teaching is one-on-one across
the microscope, or in the grossing room,
where specimens arrive for processing,”
she said. Residents also participate with
her during cytology procedures and
autopsies.
“We rely mostly on routine light
microscopy for our work, typically
using routine hematoxylin stains. When
necessary, we utilize histochemical stains
and immunohistochemical stains,” Dalton
explained. “When examining a tissue
specimen, our pathologists look for
anything that might be wrong: cancer, an
inflammatory condition, or some sort of
infection. If our staff is unable to resolve
the cause of an abnormality, we generally
consult the Joint Pathology Center in
Maryland.”
Dalton and her colleagues also are
available to perform rapid microscopic
interpretations on patients during surgery
and other interventional procedures.
“We perform intraoperative
consultations for surgeons using routine
H&E (hematoxylin-eosin-Mayer’s
progressive stain), and can produce results
within 20 minutes,” she said.
Dalton periodically travels to the
School of Medicine to deliver lectures.
She has delivered talks on thyroid and
parathyroid pathology, and on Barrett’s
esophagus. Since 2004 she has been
the VA representative on the UC Davis
Pathology Resident Advisory Committee.
As a UC Davis undergraduate student
majoring in biochemistry, Dalton had
planned to enter medicine. Unsure,
however, if she wanted to commit
additional years to education and training
following her graduation in 1988, she
took a position as a product development
chemist with Syva Corp. in Palo Alto.
There she was involved in development of
assays to monitor therapeutic drugs, based
on ELISA techniques. She re-evaluated
her objectives, and after three years at
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Syva, entered medical school at the
University of Southern California.
After obtaining her M.D. degree,
Dalton completed an internship
in obstetrics and gynecology at
Oregon Health Sciences University
in Portland, Ore.; she then
undertook a residency in anatomic
and clinical pathology and a
fellowship in surgical pathology
at Los Angeles County LAC+USC
Medical Center. She began her
medical career in September 2000
as an assistant professor of clinical
pathology with the UC Davis School of
Medicine, but relocated to L.A. County
in November 2001 and became a staff
pathologist at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center in Harbor City. Two years later,
she joined the staff of the Veterans Health
Administration hospital in Mather, where
she has remained.
“I love anatomic pathology because
no matter how much you think you
know about a topic, there’s always
something new to learn. It’s a constantly
evolving field with new discoveries
awaiting. As a result, I’m always
intellectually stimulated,” Dalton said.
“I love to learn, so pathology is a really
good fit for me.”
The Department of Pathology agrees;
it honored Dalton with its Faculty
Teaching Award last year.
“Dr. Dalton is well liked by the
residents,” said Raj Ramsamooj M.D.,
professor and director of the residency
program for the Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine. “She has a
background in private practice and
academia, which imparts a unique
perspective to the education she provides
to the residents.”
When Dalton is away from the
pathology lab, she enjoys creating
stained-glass Christmas ornaments and
garden decorations. She also sings and is
a SCUBA diver.
viewPOINT
Loomba-Albrecht
BUILDING UPON
A LEGACY OF
FINANCIAL
STRENGTH
Scher
Each edition of the Faculty Newsletter introduces several faculty colleagues who recently joined the UC Davis
Health System community. Watch for more new clinical and research staff members in the next issue.
Lindsey Loomba-Albrecht
investigates pediatric endocrine
disorders
outpatient consultations at the Center of
Excellence (Huntington’s disease clinic).
Scher, whose main research focus is
resident
and medical student education,
Pediatric endocrinologist Lindsey
is
the
Instructor
of Record (IOR) for
Loomba-Albrecht, M.D., an assistant
the
School
of
Medicine’
s Doctoring 3
professor of pediatrics, specializes in
course
focusing
on
medical
interviewing,
treating type one and type two diabetes
diagnosis
and
ethics.
He
is
president
of
mellitus, thyroid disorders, disorders of
puberty, disorders of sexual differentiation, the Sacramento chapter of the Central
and disorders of growth and development California Psychiatric Society, and is
researching improvement of depression
in children. Loomba-Albrecht, associate
program director for the UC Davis
outcomes at two UC Davis primaryPediatric Residency Program, is studying
care sites.
endocrine disruptors in children –
Other new colleagues
specifically triclocarban (TCC), a
n Deb Bakerjian, Ph.D., R.N., F.N.P.,
compound known to augment gonadal
an assistant adjunct professor in the
steroid action in animal models.
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing,
Her research group is performing the
has expertise in gerontology and health
first studies in human children, which
policy. Her duties encompass practice
may yield new information about pubertal
in skilled nursing homes and quality
timing in children. Loomba-Albrecht also
improvement. She is investigating
is investigating hypopituitarism following
the role of nurse practitioners and
traumatic brain injury in children,
physician assistants in improving the
along with conducting another project
quality of care and quality of life in frail
researching the effects of family dynamics
older adults in nursing homes. Her
on glycemic control in children with
goal is to improve understanding about
type one diabetes mellitus. She is boardhow to best educate and utilize nurse
certified in pediatrics, and board-eligible
practitioners and physician assistants
in pediatric endocrinology.
to meet the needs of this underserved
Psychiatrist Lorin Scher directs
population.
Psychosomatic Medicine Service
nAnesthesiologist Gudrun Kungys,
Psychiatrist Lorin M. Scher, M.D., who
M.D., is researching near-infrared
has expertise in psychosomatic medicine,
spectroscopy applications in peripheral
emergency psychiatry and psychotherapy
cannulation for cardiopulmonary
in the medically ill, has been named site
bypass. An assistant clinical professor of
director of the Psychosomatic Medicine
anesthesiology and pain medicine, she
Service, for medical students. A boardtreats patients with cardiac, vascular
certified assistant clinical professor of
and thoracic disease, and has expertise
psychiatry and behavioral sciences,
in transesophageal echocardiography.
he performs inpatient and outpatient
Kungys, who participates in resident
psychiatric consultations, including
education, is board-certified in
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advisoryteam
BY TIM MAURICE
anesthesiology and in advanced
perioperative echocardiography.
n
n
n
Financial planning is an ongoing
process that must support the integrity
of the institution’s strategic plan while
remaining flexible enough to respond to
unexpected changes in our environment.
The complicated process involves
application of numerous assumptions
and consideration of multiple variables
in order to accurately forecast cash flows
to support the organization’s missions.
The volatility of the current economy,
state general funds, federal grant funding
and clinical reimbursements, as well as
the uncertainties of health-care reforms,
require a disciplined and inclusive
approach to financial planning.
My predecessor, William McGowan,
fortunately left a legacy of financial
strength and stability that has served UC
Davis Health System well. My approach
is similar to his, with an emphasis on
transparency and accountability at all
levels of the organization. Our financial
services team is dedicated to guiding the
institution through the many financial
decisions and transactions that support
our mission and strategies.
I grew up in a large family and learned
early in life the importance of openness,
sharing, and consideration of others’ ideas
and opinions. I am pleased to join the UC
Davis family, which nurtures innovation,
acceptance of diverse ideas, and mutual
respect. The new UC Davis Health System
strategic plan articulates a mission, vision
and values that reflect my own, and will
lead us to an exciting future.
We are evaluating our financial
information systems and delivery model
within the health system and across the
UC system to improve efficiency and
Daniel K. Nishijima, M.D., MAS,
an assistant professor of emergency
medicine, is investigating the
development of a decision model
to improve health-care delivery and
resource utilization. Nishijima, who
is certified by the American Board
of Emergency Medicine, also is
studying outcomes of patients with
traumatic brain injury and preinjury anticoagulation use.
Simran Sekhon, MBBS, who
specializes in abdominal radiological
imaging, is investigating the role of
multidetector CAT scans in diagnosis
of vascular compression syndromes
in the abdomen and pelvis. She is
an assistant clinical professor of
radiology who is certified by the
American Board of Radiology.
Gene regulation, and molecular and
cell biology, are areas of expertise
for Jasper Yik, Ph.D., an assistant
adjunct professor of orthopaedic
surgery who is connected with the
Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal
Research Center. Yik and his
colleagues are investigating the
interrelationship between positive
and negative transcription factors in
regulating the expression of cartilage
matrix genes, and their effects
on chondrogenesis and skeletal
development. He is studying the
molecular mechanisms that regulate
gene expression during stem cell
differentiation into chondrocytes
and their implication in cartilage
regeneration to cure osteoarthritis.
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Faculty Forward
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is responsible
for assisting with the implementation of
the Faculty Forward survey, interpreting
the results and delivering a set of
recommendations to Health System
leadership.
effectiveness of our financial operations.
We will work closely with Davis campus
leadership, other UC campuses and the
UC Office of the President to design and
implement new technologies and services
that increase value to our customers. We
also are exploring new ways to present
understandable and meaningful financial
information to our faculty, leadership and
employees.
Based on my long-standing experience
in both community and academic health
systems, I am confident we can work
together to develop innovative and
collaborative approaches to education,
research and health-care delivery. An
important part of our strategic plan is to
demonstrate the value of our academic
achievements and clinical services. I look
forward to intently and enthusiastically
working with you to measure, demonstrate
and uphold the financial integrity of UC
Davis Health System.
Tim Maurice, M.B.A., who became chief
financial officer (CFO) of UC Davis
Health System in March, has 35 years
of experience in fiscal management for
private-sector medical facilities, physician
groups and public-sector academic healthcare facilities. He previously was vice
president and CFO at St. John’s Regional
Medical Center and St. John’s Pleasant
Valley Hospital in Ventura County,
members of Catholic Healthcare West.
Earlier, Maurice worked for two integrated
health-care delivery systems: Virginia
Mason Medical Center in Seattle and the
University of Washington Hospital and
Medical Center.
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Faculty Forward Advisory
Committee members
Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A., Vice
Chancellor for Human Health
Sciences and Dean (ex-officio
member)
Frederick J. Meyers, M.D., Executive
Associate Dean
Edward Callahan, Ph.D., Associate
Dean, Academic Personnel
Mark Servis, M.D., Associate Dean,
Curriculum and Competency
Development
Joseph Antognini, M.D., Anesthesiology
and Pain Medicine
Hilary Brodie, M.D, Ph.D.,
Otolaryngology
Peter Cala, Ph.D., Physiology and
Membrane Biology
Stephen Chilcott, J.D., Human
Resources
Michael Condrin, M.B.A., Dean’s Office
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, M.D., M.S.,
Family and Community Medicine
Jeffrey Gauvin, M.D., Surgery
Estella Geraghty, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.,
Internal Medicine
Donald W. Hilty, M.D., Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences
Lydia P. Howell, M.D., Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine
Karnjit Johl, M.D., Internal Medicine
Vincent L. Johnson, M.B.A., Hospital
Administration
Daniel J. Tancredi, Ph.D. Pediatrics
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facultyROUNDS
A WELCOME TO NEW
FACULTY COLLEAGUES
PATHOLOGIST PATRICIA DALTON LOVES
LEARNING AND TEACHING RESIDENTS
The pathology laboratory at the
Sacramento VA Medical Center
routinely evaluates more than
200 tissue samples from patients
throughout Northern California
each week. The busy facility hosts
rotations of UC Davis pathology
residents, who observe and learn
alongside Patricia L. Dalton, M.D.,
the VA Medical Center director
of anatomic pathology. Dalton
volunteers her time as a UC Davis
health sciences clinical professor.
As an anatomic pathologist,
Dalton primarily examines tissue samples
and cells, and performs autopsies. Each
of the pathologists in the VA Medical
Center’s anatomic pathology lab typically
examines nearly 200 surgical specimens
and more than 40 pap smears each week,
along with an unpredictable number of
autopsies. In clinical pathology, she serves
as a consultant to other physicians about
test ordering and results. She supervises
technologists who perform the tests, and
works with them on quality assurance.
Dalton is trained and boarded in both
anatomic and clinical pathology. “But
anatomic pathology is really my love,”
Dalton added.
The UC Davis pathology residents’
rotation at the VA Medical Center
emphasizes anatomic pathology. For
each month-long rotation, she hosts two
residents there five days each week. “The
bulk of my teaching is one-on-one across
the microscope, or in the grossing room,
where specimens arrive for processing,”
she said. Residents also participate with
her during cytology procedures and
autopsies.
“We rely mostly on routine light
microscopy for our work, typically
using routine hematoxylin stains. When
necessary, we utilize histochemical stains
and immunohistochemical stains,” Dalton
explained. “When examining a tissue
specimen, our pathologists look for
anything that might be wrong: cancer, an
inflammatory condition, or some sort of
infection. If our staff is unable to resolve
the cause of an abnormality, we generally
consult the Joint Pathology Center in
Maryland.”
Dalton and her colleagues also are
available to perform rapid microscopic
interpretations on patients during surgery
and other interventional procedures.
“We perform intraoperative
consultations for surgeons using routine
H&E (hematoxylin-eosin-Mayer’s
progressive stain), and can produce results
within 20 minutes,” she said.
Dalton periodically travels to the
School of Medicine to deliver lectures.
She has delivered talks on thyroid and
parathyroid pathology, and on Barrett’s
esophagus. Since 2004 she has been
the VA representative on the UC Davis
Pathology Resident Advisory Committee.
As a UC Davis undergraduate student
majoring in biochemistry, Dalton had
planned to enter medicine. Unsure,
however, if she wanted to commit
additional years to education and training
following her graduation in 1988, she
took a position as a product development
chemist with Syva Corp. in Palo Alto.
There she was involved in development of
assays to monitor therapeutic drugs, based
on ELISA techniques. She re-evaluated
her objectives, and after three years at
facultyNEWSLETTER | June – July 2011 | www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev
Syva, entered medical school at the
University of Southern California.
After obtaining her M.D. degree,
Dalton completed an internship
in obstetrics and gynecology at
Oregon Health Sciences University
in Portland, Ore.; she then
undertook a residency in anatomic
and clinical pathology and a
fellowship in surgical pathology
at Los Angeles County LAC+USC
Medical Center. She began her
medical career in September 2000
as an assistant professor of clinical
pathology with the UC Davis School of
Medicine, but relocated to L.A. County
in November 2001 and became a staff
pathologist at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center in Harbor City. Two years later,
she joined the staff of the Veterans Health
Administration hospital in Mather, where
she has remained.
“I love anatomic pathology because
no matter how much you think you
know about a topic, there’s always
something new to learn. It’s a constantly
evolving field with new discoveries
awaiting. As a result, I’m always
intellectually stimulated,” Dalton said.
“I love to learn, so pathology is a really
good fit for me.”
The Department of Pathology agrees;
it honored Dalton with its Faculty
Teaching Award last year.
“Dr. Dalton is well liked by the
residents,” said Raj Ramsamooj M.D.,
professor and director of the residency
program for the Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine. “She has a
background in private practice and
academia, which imparts a unique
perspective to the education she provides
to the residents.”
When Dalton is away from the
pathology lab, she enjoys creating
stained-glass Christmas ornaments and
garden decorations. She also sings and is
a SCUBA diver.
viewPOINT
Loomba-Albrecht
BUILDING UPON
A LEGACY OF
FINANCIAL
STRENGTH
Scher
Each edition of the Faculty Newsletter introduces several faculty colleagues who recently joined the UC Davis
Health System community. Watch for more new clinical and research staff members in the next issue.
Lindsey Loomba-Albrecht
investigates pediatric endocrine
disorders
outpatient consultations at the Center of
Excellence (Huntington’s disease clinic).
Scher, whose main research focus is
resident
and medical student education,
Pediatric endocrinologist Lindsey
is
the
Instructor
of Record (IOR) for
Loomba-Albrecht, M.D., an assistant
the
School
of
Medicine’
s Doctoring 3
professor of pediatrics, specializes in
course
focusing
on
medical
interviewing,
treating type one and type two diabetes
diagnosis
and
ethics.
He
is
president
of
mellitus, thyroid disorders, disorders of
puberty, disorders of sexual differentiation, the Sacramento chapter of the Central
and disorders of growth and development California Psychiatric Society, and is
researching improvement of depression
in children. Loomba-Albrecht, associate
program director for the UC Davis
outcomes at two UC Davis primaryPediatric Residency Program, is studying
care sites.
endocrine disruptors in children –
Other new colleagues
specifically triclocarban (TCC), a
n Deb Bakerjian, Ph.D., R.N., F.N.P.,
compound known to augment gonadal
an assistant adjunct professor in the
steroid action in animal models.
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing,
Her research group is performing the
has expertise in gerontology and health
first studies in human children, which
policy. Her duties encompass practice
may yield new information about pubertal
in skilled nursing homes and quality
timing in children. Loomba-Albrecht also
improvement. She is investigating
is investigating hypopituitarism following
the role of nurse practitioners and
traumatic brain injury in children,
physician assistants in improving the
along with conducting another project
quality of care and quality of life in frail
researching the effects of family dynamics
older adults in nursing homes. Her
on glycemic control in children with
goal is to improve understanding about
type one diabetes mellitus. She is boardhow to best educate and utilize nurse
certified in pediatrics, and board-eligible
practitioners and physician assistants
in pediatric endocrinology.
to meet the needs of this underserved
Psychiatrist Lorin Scher directs
population.
Psychosomatic Medicine Service
nAnesthesiologist Gudrun Kungys,
Psychiatrist Lorin M. Scher, M.D., who
M.D., is researching near-infrared
has expertise in psychosomatic medicine,
spectroscopy applications in peripheral
emergency psychiatry and psychotherapy
cannulation for cardiopulmonary
in the medically ill, has been named site
bypass. An assistant clinical professor of
director of the Psychosomatic Medicine
anesthesiology and pain medicine, she
Service, for medical students. A boardtreats patients with cardiac, vascular
certified assistant clinical professor of
and thoracic disease, and has expertise
psychiatry and behavioral sciences,
in transesophageal echocardiography.
he performs inpatient and outpatient
Kungys, who participates in resident
psychiatric consultations, including
education, is board-certified in
2
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advisoryteam
BY TIM MAURICE
anesthesiology and in advanced
perioperative echocardiography.
n
n
n
Financial planning is an ongoing
process that must support the integrity
of the institution’s strategic plan while
remaining flexible enough to respond to
unexpected changes in our environment.
The complicated process involves
application of numerous assumptions
and consideration of multiple variables
in order to accurately forecast cash flows
to support the organization’s missions.
The volatility of the current economy,
state general funds, federal grant funding
and clinical reimbursements, as well as
the uncertainties of health-care reforms,
require a disciplined and inclusive
approach to financial planning.
My predecessor, William McGowan,
fortunately left a legacy of financial
strength and stability that has served UC
Davis Health System well. My approach
is similar to his, with an emphasis on
transparency and accountability at all
levels of the organization. Our financial
services team is dedicated to guiding the
institution through the many financial
decisions and transactions that support
our mission and strategies.
I grew up in a large family and learned
early in life the importance of openness,
sharing, and consideration of others’ ideas
and opinions. I am pleased to join the UC
Davis family, which nurtures innovation,
acceptance of diverse ideas, and mutual
respect. The new UC Davis Health System
strategic plan articulates a mission, vision
and values that reflect my own, and will
lead us to an exciting future.
We are evaluating our financial
information systems and delivery model
within the health system and across the
UC system to improve efficiency and
Daniel K. Nishijima, M.D., MAS,
an assistant professor of emergency
medicine, is investigating the
development of a decision model
to improve health-care delivery and
resource utilization. Nishijima, who
is certified by the American Board
of Emergency Medicine, also is
studying outcomes of patients with
traumatic brain injury and preinjury anticoagulation use.
Simran Sekhon, MBBS, who
specializes in abdominal radiological
imaging, is investigating the role of
multidetector CAT scans in diagnosis
of vascular compression syndromes
in the abdomen and pelvis. She is
an assistant clinical professor of
radiology who is certified by the
American Board of Radiology.
Gene regulation, and molecular and
cell biology, are areas of expertise
for Jasper Yik, Ph.D., an assistant
adjunct professor of orthopaedic
surgery who is connected with the
Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal
Research Center. Yik and his
colleagues are investigating the
interrelationship between positive
and negative transcription factors in
regulating the expression of cartilage
matrix genes, and their effects
on chondrogenesis and skeletal
development. He is studying the
molecular mechanisms that regulate
gene expression during stem cell
differentiation into chondrocytes
and their implication in cartilage
regeneration to cure osteoarthritis.
3
Faculty Forward
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is responsible
for assisting with the implementation of
the Faculty Forward survey, interpreting
the results and delivering a set of
recommendations to Health System
leadership.
effectiveness of our financial operations.
We will work closely with Davis campus
leadership, other UC campuses and the
UC Office of the President to design and
implement new technologies and services
that increase value to our customers. We
also are exploring new ways to present
understandable and meaningful financial
information to our faculty, leadership and
employees.
Based on my long-standing experience
in both community and academic health
systems, I am confident we can work
together to develop innovative and
collaborative approaches to education,
research and health-care delivery. An
important part of our strategic plan is to
demonstrate the value of our academic
achievements and clinical services. I look
forward to intently and enthusiastically
working with you to measure, demonstrate
and uphold the financial integrity of UC
Davis Health System.
Tim Maurice, M.B.A., who became chief
financial officer (CFO) of UC Davis
Health System in March, has 35 years
of experience in fiscal management for
private-sector medical facilities, physician
groups and public-sector academic healthcare facilities. He previously was vice
president and CFO at St. John’s Regional
Medical Center and St. John’s Pleasant
Valley Hospital in Ventura County,
members of Catholic Healthcare West.
Earlier, Maurice worked for two integrated
health-care delivery systems: Virginia
Mason Medical Center in Seattle and the
University of Washington Hospital and
Medical Center.
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Faculty Forward Advisory
Committee members
Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A., Vice
Chancellor for Human Health
Sciences and Dean (ex-officio
member)
Frederick J. Meyers, M.D., Executive
Associate Dean
Edward Callahan, Ph.D., Associate
Dean, Academic Personnel
Mark Servis, M.D., Associate Dean,
Curriculum and Competency
Development
Joseph Antognini, M.D., Anesthesiology
and Pain Medicine
Hilary Brodie, M.D, Ph.D.,
Otolaryngology
Peter Cala, Ph.D., Physiology and
Membrane Biology
Stephen Chilcott, J.D., Human
Resources
Michael Condrin, M.B.A., Dean’s Office
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, M.D., M.S.,
Family and Community Medicine
Jeffrey Gauvin, M.D., Surgery
Estella Geraghty, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.,
Internal Medicine
Donald W. Hilty, M.D., Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences
Lydia P. Howell, M.D., Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine
Karnjit Johl, M.D., Internal Medicine
Vincent L. Johnson, M.B.A., Hospital
Administration
Daniel J. Tancredi, Ph.D. Pediatrics
4
officeVISIT
facultyROUNDS
A WELCOME TO NEW
FACULTY COLLEAGUES
PATHOLOGIST PATRICIA DALTON LOVES
LEARNING AND TEACHING RESIDENTS
The pathology laboratory at the
Sacramento VA Medical Center
routinely evaluates more than
200 tissue samples from patients
throughout Northern California
each week. The busy facility hosts
rotations of UC Davis pathology
residents, who observe and learn
alongside Patricia L. Dalton, M.D.,
the VA Medical Center director
of anatomic pathology. Dalton
volunteers her time as a UC Davis
health sciences clinical professor.
As an anatomic pathologist,
Dalton primarily examines tissue samples
and cells, and performs autopsies. Each
of the pathologists in the VA Medical
Center’s anatomic pathology lab typically
examines nearly 200 surgical specimens
and more than 40 pap smears each week,
along with an unpredictable number of
autopsies. In clinical pathology, she serves
as a consultant to other physicians about
test ordering and results. She supervises
technologists who perform the tests, and
works with them on quality assurance.
Dalton is trained and boarded in both
anatomic and clinical pathology. “But
anatomic pathology is really my love,”
Dalton added.
The UC Davis pathology residents’
rotation at the VA Medical Center
emphasizes anatomic pathology. For
each month-long rotation, she hosts two
residents there five days each week. “The
bulk of my teaching is one-on-one across
the microscope, or in the grossing room,
where specimens arrive for processing,”
she said. Residents also participate with
her during cytology procedures and
autopsies.
“We rely mostly on routine light
microscopy for our work, typically
using routine hematoxylin stains. When
necessary, we utilize histochemical stains
and immunohistochemical stains,” Dalton
explained. “When examining a tissue
specimen, our pathologists look for
anything that might be wrong: cancer, an
inflammatory condition, or some sort of
infection. If our staff is unable to resolve
the cause of an abnormality, we generally
consult the Joint Pathology Center in
Maryland.”
Dalton and her colleagues also are
available to perform rapid microscopic
interpretations on patients during surgery
and other interventional procedures.
“We perform intraoperative
consultations for surgeons using routine
H&E (hematoxylin-eosin-Mayer’s
progressive stain), and can produce results
within 20 minutes,” she said.
Dalton periodically travels to the
School of Medicine to deliver lectures.
She has delivered talks on thyroid and
parathyroid pathology, and on Barrett’s
esophagus. Since 2004 she has been
the VA representative on the UC Davis
Pathology Resident Advisory Committee.
As a UC Davis undergraduate student
majoring in biochemistry, Dalton had
planned to enter medicine. Unsure,
however, if she wanted to commit
additional years to education and training
following her graduation in 1988, she
took a position as a product development
chemist with Syva Corp. in Palo Alto.
There she was involved in development of
assays to monitor therapeutic drugs, based
on ELISA techniques. She re-evaluated
her objectives, and after three years at
facultyNEWSLETTER | June – July 2011 | www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev
Syva, entered medical school at the
University of Southern California.
After obtaining her M.D. degree,
Dalton completed an internship
in obstetrics and gynecology at
Oregon Health Sciences University
in Portland, Ore.; she then
undertook a residency in anatomic
and clinical pathology and a
fellowship in surgical pathology
at Los Angeles County LAC+USC
Medical Center. She began her
medical career in September 2000
as an assistant professor of clinical
pathology with the UC Davis School of
Medicine, but relocated to L.A. County
in November 2001 and became a staff
pathologist at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center in Harbor City. Two years later,
she joined the staff of the Veterans Health
Administration hospital in Mather, where
she has remained.
“I love anatomic pathology because
no matter how much you think you
know about a topic, there’s always
something new to learn. It’s a constantly
evolving field with new discoveries
awaiting. As a result, I’m always
intellectually stimulated,” Dalton said.
“I love to learn, so pathology is a really
good fit for me.”
The Department of Pathology agrees;
it honored Dalton with its Faculty
Teaching Award last year.
“Dr. Dalton is well liked by the
residents,” said Raj Ramsamooj M.D.,
professor and director of the residency
program for the Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine. “She has a
background in private practice and
academia, which imparts a unique
perspective to the education she provides
to the residents.”
When Dalton is away from the
pathology lab, she enjoys creating
stained-glass Christmas ornaments and
garden decorations. She also sings and is
a SCUBA diver.
viewPOINT
Loomba-Albrecht
BUILDING UPON
A LEGACY OF
FINANCIAL
STRENGTH
Scher
Each edition of the Faculty Newsletter introduces several faculty colleagues who recently joined the UC Davis
Health System community. Watch for more new clinical and research staff members in the next issue.
Lindsey Loomba-Albrecht
investigates pediatric endocrine
disorders
outpatient consultations at the Center of
Excellence (Huntington’s disease clinic).
Scher, whose main research focus is
resident
and medical student education,
Pediatric endocrinologist Lindsey
is
the
Instructor
of Record (IOR) for
Loomba-Albrecht, M.D., an assistant
the
School
of
Medicine’
s Doctoring 3
professor of pediatrics, specializes in
course
focusing
on
medical
interviewing,
treating type one and type two diabetes
diagnosis
and
ethics.
He
is
president
of
mellitus, thyroid disorders, disorders of
puberty, disorders of sexual differentiation, the Sacramento chapter of the Central
and disorders of growth and development California Psychiatric Society, and is
researching improvement of depression
in children. Loomba-Albrecht, associate
program director for the UC Davis
outcomes at two UC Davis primaryPediatric Residency Program, is studying
care sites.
endocrine disruptors in children –
Other new colleagues
specifically triclocarban (TCC), a
n Deb Bakerjian, Ph.D., R.N., F.N.P.,
compound known to augment gonadal
an assistant adjunct professor in the
steroid action in animal models.
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing,
Her research group is performing the
has expertise in gerontology and health
first studies in human children, which
policy. Her duties encompass practice
may yield new information about pubertal
in skilled nursing homes and quality
timing in children. Loomba-Albrecht also
improvement. She is investigating
is investigating hypopituitarism following
the role of nurse practitioners and
traumatic brain injury in children,
physician assistants in improving the
along with conducting another project
quality of care and quality of life in frail
researching the effects of family dynamics
older adults in nursing homes. Her
on glycemic control in children with
goal is to improve understanding about
type one diabetes mellitus. She is boardhow to best educate and utilize nurse
certified in pediatrics, and board-eligible
practitioners and physician assistants
in pediatric endocrinology.
to meet the needs of this underserved
Psychiatrist Lorin Scher directs
population.
Psychosomatic Medicine Service
nAnesthesiologist Gudrun Kungys,
Psychiatrist Lorin M. Scher, M.D., who
M.D., is researching near-infrared
has expertise in psychosomatic medicine,
spectroscopy applications in peripheral
emergency psychiatry and psychotherapy
cannulation for cardiopulmonary
in the medically ill, has been named site
bypass. An assistant clinical professor of
director of the Psychosomatic Medicine
anesthesiology and pain medicine, she
Service, for medical students. A boardtreats patients with cardiac, vascular
certified assistant clinical professor of
and thoracic disease, and has expertise
psychiatry and behavioral sciences,
in transesophageal echocardiography.
he performs inpatient and outpatient
Kungys, who participates in resident
psychiatric consultations, including
education, is board-certified in
2
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advisoryteam
BY TIM MAURICE
anesthesiology and in advanced
perioperative echocardiography.
n
n
n
Financial planning is an ongoing
process that must support the integrity
of the institution’s strategic plan while
remaining flexible enough to respond to
unexpected changes in our environment.
The complicated process involves
application of numerous assumptions
and consideration of multiple variables
in order to accurately forecast cash flows
to support the organization’s missions.
The volatility of the current economy,
state general funds, federal grant funding
and clinical reimbursements, as well as
the uncertainties of health-care reforms,
require a disciplined and inclusive
approach to financial planning.
My predecessor, William McGowan,
fortunately left a legacy of financial
strength and stability that has served UC
Davis Health System well. My approach
is similar to his, with an emphasis on
transparency and accountability at all
levels of the organization. Our financial
services team is dedicated to guiding the
institution through the many financial
decisions and transactions that support
our mission and strategies.
I grew up in a large family and learned
early in life the importance of openness,
sharing, and consideration of others’ ideas
and opinions. I am pleased to join the UC
Davis family, which nurtures innovation,
acceptance of diverse ideas, and mutual
respect. The new UC Davis Health System
strategic plan articulates a mission, vision
and values that reflect my own, and will
lead us to an exciting future.
We are evaluating our financial
information systems and delivery model
within the health system and across the
UC system to improve efficiency and
Daniel K. Nishijima, M.D., MAS,
an assistant professor of emergency
medicine, is investigating the
development of a decision model
to improve health-care delivery and
resource utilization. Nishijima, who
is certified by the American Board
of Emergency Medicine, also is
studying outcomes of patients with
traumatic brain injury and preinjury anticoagulation use.
Simran Sekhon, MBBS, who
specializes in abdominal radiological
imaging, is investigating the role of
multidetector CAT scans in diagnosis
of vascular compression syndromes
in the abdomen and pelvis. She is
an assistant clinical professor of
radiology who is certified by the
American Board of Radiology.
Gene regulation, and molecular and
cell biology, are areas of expertise
for Jasper Yik, Ph.D., an assistant
adjunct professor of orthopaedic
surgery who is connected with the
Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal
Research Center. Yik and his
colleagues are investigating the
interrelationship between positive
and negative transcription factors in
regulating the expression of cartilage
matrix genes, and their effects
on chondrogenesis and skeletal
development. He is studying the
molecular mechanisms that regulate
gene expression during stem cell
differentiation into chondrocytes
and their implication in cartilage
regeneration to cure osteoarthritis.
3
Faculty Forward
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is responsible
for assisting with the implementation of
the Faculty Forward survey, interpreting
the results and delivering a set of
recommendations to Health System
leadership.
effectiveness of our financial operations.
We will work closely with Davis campus
leadership, other UC campuses and the
UC Office of the President to design and
implement new technologies and services
that increase value to our customers. We
also are exploring new ways to present
understandable and meaningful financial
information to our faculty, leadership and
employees.
Based on my long-standing experience
in both community and academic health
systems, I am confident we can work
together to develop innovative and
collaborative approaches to education,
research and health-care delivery. An
important part of our strategic plan is to
demonstrate the value of our academic
achievements and clinical services. I look
forward to intently and enthusiastically
working with you to measure, demonstrate
and uphold the financial integrity of UC
Davis Health System.
Tim Maurice, M.B.A., who became chief
financial officer (CFO) of UC Davis
Health System in March, has 35 years
of experience in fiscal management for
private-sector medical facilities, physician
groups and public-sector academic healthcare facilities. He previously was vice
president and CFO at St. John’s Regional
Medical Center and St. John’s Pleasant
Valley Hospital in Ventura County,
members of Catholic Healthcare West.
Earlier, Maurice worked for two integrated
health-care delivery systems: Virginia
Mason Medical Center in Seattle and the
University of Washington Hospital and
Medical Center.
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Faculty Forward Advisory
Committee members
Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A., Vice
Chancellor for Human Health
Sciences and Dean (ex-officio
member)
Frederick J. Meyers, M.D., Executive
Associate Dean
Edward Callahan, Ph.D., Associate
Dean, Academic Personnel
Mark Servis, M.D., Associate Dean,
Curriculum and Competency
Development
Joseph Antognini, M.D., Anesthesiology
and Pain Medicine
Hilary Brodie, M.D, Ph.D.,
Otolaryngology
Peter Cala, Ph.D., Physiology and
Membrane Biology
Stephen Chilcott, J.D., Human
Resources
Michael Condrin, M.B.A., Dean’s Office
W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, M.D., M.S.,
Family and Community Medicine
Jeffrey Gauvin, M.D., Surgery
Estella Geraghty, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.,
Internal Medicine
Donald W. Hilty, M.D., Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences
Lydia P. Howell, M.D., Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine
Karnjit Johl, M.D., Internal Medicine
Vincent L. Johnson, M.B.A., Hospital
Administration
Daniel J. Tancredi, Ph.D. Pediatrics
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STRATEGIC PLAN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
• strategic use of technology
The three-phase strategic planning
process occurred under the direction of
the strategic planning steering committee,
composed of key representatives from
throughout the health system. Frederick
J. Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P., the School
of Medicine’s executive associate dean,
chairs the steering committee, which
operates with three co-chairs: Ann Madden
Rice, chief executive officer of UC Davis
Medical Center; Heather M. Young, Ph.D.,
R.N., F.A.A.N., associate vice chancellor
for nursing and dean of the Betty Irene
Moore School of Nursing; and James E.
Goodnight Jr., M.D., Ph.D., associate dean
for clinical affairs.
This strategic plan differs substantially
from the previous one, drafted in 2004.
“The new plan reflects the much
broader strengths of the current UC Davis
Health System, including the addition of
the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing,
the maturation of the School of Medicine,
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the tremendous growth of our clinical
facilities, and our current national
stature, which is greater than it’s ever
been before,” Meyers said. “We’re not
the same organization we were five
years ago, and we recognized the need
to reassess our present position and to
determine our future trajectory. The
result of this introspective reappraisal is
a strategic plan built not out of a sense
of crisis or weakness, but rather out of
strength and accomplishment.”
Meyers emphasizes that the new
strategic plan contains elements that
all health system employees will find
relevant.
“The new mission statement is a
message to all members of the health
system community – faculty, clinical
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Part 1:
Planning
Research
Conduct
stakeholder
interviews:
evaluate the
current plan,
implementation
and future
alignment with
UCDHS priorities
• Review and
assess UCDHS’
performance on
“Indicators of
Achievement”
Part 2:
Define
Global
Direction
Strategic
Planning
Interviews/
SWOT
Analysis
Affirm/refine
Vision,
Mission
& Guiding
Principles
Stakeholder
survey
Define goals
Environmental
assessment
Define
strategy
design team
themes &
assignments
Part 3:
Define
Strategic
Direction
Strategy Design
Teams
Develop
strategies &
tactics
Present
recommendations
to Steering
Committee
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Implementation
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Develop
Implementation
Plan: target
dates,
accountabilities
Resource
requirements
Finalize strategic
plan
You are invited! We encourage you to
enroll in one of the various workshops,
programs and events sponsored by the
Faculty Development Office. For more
event details and to register, visit www.
ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/facultydev/ and
click Enroll Online. (Event co-sponsors
are indicated within parentheses.)
Volunteer Clinical Faculty members are
also welcome and encouraged to attend
faculty development events.
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structure and
process
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Associate Dean for Academic Personnel
Acting Director, Faculty Development
Dashboard
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Program Representative, Faculty Development
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and support staff – reaffirming that the
reason we come to work every day is to
improve lives and transform health care,”
Meyers said. He added that the mission
statement does not chart a new direction as
much as it does sharpen focus on the calling
of the institution.
The engagement of more than 3,000
people in the strategic planning process
allowed the plan to be as robust and realistic
as possible. Young, who describes the
planning process as “very transparent and
inclusive,” characterizes the new strategic
plan as a guiding template.
“In comparison with the previous plan,
the new one is more targeted, with greater
attention given to measurable outcomes and
impact. The plan will help us focus on the
future and prioritize the work that must be
done to put us in a position to attain our
goals,” she said.
“Our intention was to create a framework
rather than a prescriptive approach. The plan
enables employees to align their activities
with the visions of excellence that the
chancellor has identified for us. The strategic
plan will help the health system maintain
clarity about complex societal issues for
which difficult choices will have to be made,”
Young added. “UC Davis Health System is
on such a great trajectory of growth that
inception of a new strategic plan couldn’t
have been more timely.”
The health system is now embarking
on Phase III: implementation and
communication among all health system
employees and affiliates. UC Davis Health
System will conduct annual progress reviews,
and is creating a “dashboard” tool of key
metrics by which to monitor progress in
attaining goals. Zephyr Gold, an analyst in
the Vice Chancellor and Dean’s Office who
has been serving as the strategic planning
staff project lead, views the new strategic
plan as a “living document” that will
accommodate course adjustments as needed.
“That flexibility is important in light of
the continually shifting landscape of healthcare reform,” Gold observed.
The plan is being unveiled to the health
system community through multiple
media mechanisms, including “town hall”
meetings, departmental and other smallgroup meetings, publications and electronic
information systems.
“Effective communication will be critical
to our success,” Meyers said. “The strategic
plan really has something for everybody,
and implementation offers employees the
opportunity to contribute significantly to
the health system’s future.” Employees who
are interested in learning more are invited to
visit our strategic planning website.
June
1 Workshop: Introduction to
MyInfoVault
10 Junior Career Leadership Program
Graduation (JCLP)
July
5
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Defines ‘why we come to work each day’
It’s undeniable: our progress during
the past five years at UC Davis Health
System has been extraordinary. Our rate
of growth in research funding is among
the fastest in the nation. Our medical
school and hospital are ranked among
America’s best. Students are learning at
our new Betty Irene Moore School of
Nursing, launched with the country’s
largest grant for nursing education
and dedicated to training the next
generation of nursing school faculty.
Our community engagement programs
are committed to erasing health
disparities.
We have much to celebrate. And we
must determine how to continue this
excellence – and increase our influence
on the national stage – while navigating
an ever-changing health-care landscape.
With your guidance, we are
answering these questions and
creating a fresh road map to success
for the next five years – a new health
system strategic plan. During the
past year, more than 3,000 people
have contributed to the development
of the strategic plan (please see the
planning process diagram on page 5
for a detailed list of activities). Dozens
of stakeholders from across the health
system have shared their insights about
how we can expand our academic
rigor, transformational research, quality
clinical care and unique commitment
to social responsibility – all in an era
of limited resources and increasing
uncertainty.
The product of this inclusionary
creative process is a strategic plan
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Visit the strategic plan website at
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/strategicplan
to learn more. The website will be updated
regularly with implementation updates.
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In a meeting of the strategic planning steering committee, member Vincent Johnson makes a
point as fellow member Estella Geraghty and consultant Becky Levan listen attentively.
This diagram outlines the process through which the strategic planning process was developed.
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that outlines our vision of “a healthier
world through bold innovation” via a
mission statement –“improving lives and
transforming health care” – that drives
our day-to-day work. The strategic plan
establishes our institutional priorities
within eight goals:
• person- and family-centered care
• social responsibility and leadership
• interprofessional education to shape
the future
• high-impact research
• excellence in people
• collaborative organizational culture
• sustainable resources
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• strategic use of technology
The three-phase strategic planning
process occurred under the direction of
the strategic planning steering committee,
composed of key representatives from
throughout the health system. Frederick
J. Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P., the School
of Medicine’s executive associate dean,
chairs the steering committee, which
operates with three co-chairs: Ann Madden
Rice, chief executive officer of UC Davis
Medical Center; Heather M. Young, Ph.D.,
R.N., F.A.A.N., associate vice chancellor
for nursing and dean of the Betty Irene
Moore School of Nursing; and James E.
Goodnight Jr., M.D., Ph.D., associate dean
for clinical affairs.
This strategic plan differs substantially
from the previous one, drafted in 2004.
“The new plan reflects the much
broader strengths of the current UC Davis
Health System, including the addition of
the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing,
the maturation of the School of Medicine,
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the tremendous growth of our clinical
facilities, and our current national
stature, which is greater than it’s ever
been before,” Meyers said. “We’re not
the same organization we were five
years ago, and we recognized the need
to reassess our present position and to
determine our future trajectory. The
result of this introspective reappraisal is
a strategic plan built not out of a sense
of crisis or weakness, but rather out of
strength and accomplishment.”
Meyers emphasizes that the new
strategic plan contains elements that
all health system employees will find
relevant.
“The new mission statement is a
message to all members of the health
system community – faculty, clinical
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stakeholder
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evaluate the
current plan,
implementation
and future
alignment with
UCDHS priorities
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assess UCDHS’
performance on
“Indicators of
Achievement”
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Global
Direction
Strategic
Planning
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SWOT
Analysis
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Vision,
Mission
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Principles
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Environmental
assessment
Define
strategy
design team
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assignments
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Strategic
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Strategy Design
Teams
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strategies &
tactics
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recommendations
to Steering
Committee
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and support staff – reaffirming that the
reason we come to work every day is to
improve lives and transform health care,”
Meyers said. He added that the mission
statement does not chart a new direction as
much as it does sharpen focus on the calling
of the institution.
The engagement of more than 3,000
people in the strategic planning process
allowed the plan to be as robust and realistic
as possible. Young, who describes the
planning process as “very transparent and
inclusive,” characterizes the new strategic
plan as a guiding template.
“In comparison with the previous plan,
the new one is more targeted, with greater
attention given to measurable outcomes and
impact. The plan will help us focus on the
future and prioritize the work that must be
done to put us in a position to attain our
goals,” she said.
“Our intention was to create a framework
rather than a prescriptive approach. The plan
enables employees to align their activities
with the visions of excellence that the
chancellor has identified for us. The strategic
plan will help the health system maintain
clarity about complex societal issues for
which difficult choices will have to be made,”
Young added. “UC Davis Health System is
on such a great trajectory of growth that
inception of a new strategic plan couldn’t
have been more timely.”
The health system is now embarking
on Phase III: implementation and
communication among all health system
employees and affiliates. UC Davis Health
System will conduct annual progress reviews,
and is creating a “dashboard” tool of key
metrics by which to monitor progress in
attaining goals. Zephyr Gold, an analyst in
the Vice Chancellor and Dean’s Office who
has been serving as the strategic planning
staff project lead, views the new strategic
plan as a “living document” that will
accommodate course adjustments as needed.
“That flexibility is important in light of
the continually shifting landscape of healthcare reform,” Gold observed.
The plan is being unveiled to the health
system community through multiple
media mechanisms, including “town hall”
meetings, departmental and other smallgroup meetings, publications and electronic
information systems.
“Effective communication will be critical
to our success,” Meyers said. “The strategic
plan really has something for everybody,
and implementation offers employees the
opportunity to contribute significantly to
the health system’s future.” Employees who
are interested in learning more are invited to
visit our strategic planning website.
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Defines ‘why we come to work each day’
It’s undeniable: our progress during
the past five years at UC Davis Health
System has been extraordinary. Our rate
of growth in research funding is among
the fastest in the nation. Our medical
school and hospital are ranked among
America’s best. Students are learning at
our new Betty Irene Moore School of
Nursing, launched with the country’s
largest grant for nursing education
and dedicated to training the next
generation of nursing school faculty.
Our community engagement programs
are committed to erasing health
disparities.
We have much to celebrate. And we
must determine how to continue this
excellence – and increase our influence
on the national stage – while navigating
an ever-changing health-care landscape.
With your guidance, we are
answering these questions and
creating a fresh road map to success
for the next five years – a new health
system strategic plan. During the
past year, more than 3,000 people
have contributed to the development
of the strategic plan (please see the
planning process diagram on page 5
for a detailed list of activities). Dozens
of stakeholders from across the health
system have shared their insights about
how we can expand our academic
rigor, transformational research, quality
clinical care and unique commitment
to social responsibility – all in an era
of limited resources and increasing
uncertainty.
The product of this inclusionary
creative process is a strategic plan
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to learn more. The website will be updated
regularly with implementation updates.
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In a meeting of the strategic planning steering committee, member Vincent Johnson makes a
point as fellow member Estella Geraghty and consultant Becky Levan listen attentively.
This diagram outlines the process through which the strategic planning process was developed.
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that outlines our vision of “a healthier
world through bold innovation” via a
mission statement –“improving lives and
transforming health care” – that drives
our day-to-day work. The strategic plan
establishes our institutional priorities
within eight goals:
• person- and family-centered care
• social responsibility and leadership
• interprofessional education to shape the
future
• high-impact research
• excellence in people
• collaborative organizational culture
• sustainable resources
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