NORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (NWCCU) YEAR SEVEN REPORT
OHSU MISSION
As part of its multifaceted public mission, OHSU strives for excellence in education, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and
community service. Through its dynamic interdisciplinary environment, OHSU stimulates the spirit of inquiry, initiative, and
cooperation among students, faculty and staff. Setting the example for integrity, compassion and leadership, OHSU strives to:
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Educate tomorrow’s health professionals, scientists, engineers and managers in top-tier programs that prepare them for
a lifetime of learning, leadership and contribution.
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Explore new basic, clinical and applied research frontiers in health and biomedical sciences, environmental and
biomedical engineering and information sciences, and translate these discoveries, wherever possible, into applications in
the health and commercial sectors.
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Deliver excellence in health care, emphasizing the creation and implementation of new knowledge and cutting-edge
technologies.
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Lead and advocate for programs that improve health for all Oregonians, and extend OHSU’s education, research and
healthcare missions through community service, partnerships and outreach.
AREAS OF FOCUS FOR ONGOING MISSION FULFILLMENT
1. With the implementation of the new data collection process for the OnTrack program, utilize longitudinal data
results to review and create strategies for ongoing improvement of the program.
2. Continue to implement student outcomes assessment plans, reporting processes and the utilization of
results for the improvement of academic programs and assessment of the attainment of OHSU Graduation
Core Competencies.
3. Continue to analyze courses that fall below a five rating on the student course evaluation and determine why.
Implement strategies for these courses as needed to improve teaching and/or course effectiveness.
4. Continue efforts to integrate content into the curriculum that enables students to gain knowledge about health
systems and health policy leadership.
5. Continue efforts to recruit and retain the highest quality of faculty and researchers with proven track records of
attaining sponsored project research funding for emerging areas of research.
6. Continue to implement interprofessional education program initiatives that will: 1)
enhance interprofessional and multiprofessional curriculum among programs; 2) further increase student
satisfaction with curriculum that is delivered through an interprofessional and multiprofessional mechanism;
and 3) further increase interprofessional education competent faculty and address faculty development issues.
7. Establish a workgroup, or subcommittee of a standing committee, to continue coordinating efforts to ensure a
more consistent, ongoing process to regularly monitor the core theme objectives, indicators and data results.
Provide recommendations to the provost and Deans’ Council for further discussion and action. This will
enhance the ongoing process to monitor the accomplishment of core theme objectives while providing a
mechanism to strategize enhancements.
Indicator #
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Indicator
Level of
Performance
Obj. 1.1- Develop student pipeline to meet the health needs of an increasingly diverse Oregon and nation.
Percentage of underrepresented minority students in OHSU programs, of total OHSU
1.1.1
students.
Following involvement, OnTrack participants will report increases in self-perceptions of
1.1.2
their academic identity or motivational resilience needed to progress to post-secondary
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education.
1.1.3
Percentage of OHSU nursing BS graduates trained outside the Portland campus.
Obj. 1.2 – Provide a supportive learning and work environment for diverse students, faculty and staff
1.2.1
Percentage of students that are satisfied with OHSU climate for diversity and inclusion.
Percentage of faculty and staff members that are satisfied with OHSU’s climate for
1.2.2
diversity and inclusion.
Percentage of minority faculty at OHSU.
1.2.3
Obj. 1.3 – Produce graduates in health professional, scientists, engineers and managers who meet appropriate industry
standards.
Percentage of OHSU graduates that meet or exceed the national pass rate on national
1.3.1
credentialing exams on the first attempt.
1.3.2
Percentage of programs with student learning outcomes and assessment plans.
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Percentage of students in select clinical programs completing degrees within 100% of
1.3.3
usual program time.
1.3.4
Percentage of degree-seeking students that persist to second year.
Percentage of courses evaluated that have an average student rating of >5 on a 6-point
1.3.5
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scale.
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Obj. 2.1 – Promote an institutional culture and infrastructure that enhances interprofessional health education.
Percentage of programs that adopt four common systems: academic calendar, grading,
2.1.1
course evaluation and protected IPE time in curriculum.
2.1.2
Student enrollment in interprofessional or multiprofessional curriculum will exceed 1000.
2.1.3
Average faculty facilitator rating for the IPE Foundation Series is >5 on a six-point scale.
Average student rating for the IPE Foundation Series is >5 on a six-point scale.
2.1.4
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CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Obj. 3.1 – Promote research career development to provide a “career ready” biomedical science workforce.
Annual success rate for Career Development Award (K Awards) applications to the
3.1.1
National Institutes of Health.
Number of faculty, trainees, and students that complete clinical and translational research
3.1.2
training (degrees and certificates).
Percentage of OHSU Ph.D. graduates reporting post-graduation employment or
3.1.3
postdoctoral study.
Obj. 3.2 – Maintain OHSU’s prominence as a research university.
Total sponsored project revenue in a given year.
3.2.1
Average annual sponsored project revenue per faculty with OHSU Principal Investigator
3.2.2
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status.
Number of new inventions disclosed in a given year.
3.2.3
HEALTH SYSTEM AND HEALTH POLICY LEADERSHIP
Obj. 4.1 – Ensure OHSU students gain knowledge about population health and health policy
Percentage of programs that have at least one Student Learning Outcome that addresses
4.1.1
evolving health systems, population health, health policy, resource allocation or
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leadership.
Objective 4.2 – Bridge academic research, health policy and community practice to improve public health.
Annual sponsored projects revenue specifically focusing on health systems, health science
4.2.1
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research or evidence-based policy.
Perception of Oregonians regarding OHSU’s partnering with others to improve the health
4.2.2
and well-being of the state’s citizens or leading discussions on health care issues or health
reform is >7.0 on a ten-point scale.
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