Strategic Plan

Vision: Position UMSOP as a national leader in pharmapreneurship, the art of turning science and ideas into real, lasting health care solutions, through UMSOP education, scholarship, and practice.

Theme I Goals and Projects

1.1 Educate Pharmapreneurs

• Project: Educate all UMSOP students in innovative and critical thinking using systematic decision-making paradigms
• Success Outcome: At least one UMSOP-affiliated student team wins a national venture development competition by 2031

1.2 Launch Pharmapreneurship Accelerator

• Project: Develop an Accelerator program with a cross-functional innovation team to rapidly advance and scale promising pharmapreneurial ideas from UMSOP research, education, and practice
• Success Outcome: Two viable innovations advanced to external funding, partnership, or implementation by 2031

Vision: Prepare the next generation of medication experts, clinicians, health scientists, and innovators to lead in an evolving health care ecosystem.

Theme 2 Goals and Projects

2.1. Launch new educational initiatives

• Project: Launch new in-demand programs that prepare students to grow their careers and lead across evolving areas of health care delivery, health sciences, and health technology.
• Success Outcome: Launch three new programs by 2031

2.2. Strengthen enrollment pipelines for education and training

• Project: Develop “On Ramps” for highly qualified students to accelerate entry into and completion of UMSOP PharmD, MS, and PhD programs
• Success Outcome: 20% increase in total program enrollment by 2031

Vision: Expand research and clinical enterprises through innovation and collaboration.

Theme 3 Goals and Projects

3.1. Increase “bench to bedside” interdisciplinary scholarship

• Project: Launch Center for AI in Pharmacy to develop the use of artificial intelligence in drug discovery, development, translation, and the transformation of pharmacy practice
• Success Outcome: Center for AI in Pharmacy generates $4M revenue from grants and contracts by 2031

3.2. Expand funded collaborations

• Project: Develop new collaborations in industry and pharmacy practice
• Success Outcomes: 25% of total research funding from industry by 2031; new clinical service models generating $500,000 revenue by 2031

Vision: Foster a vibrant and inclusive community where faculty, staff, students, alumni, and partners thrive and contribute to a shared mission.

Theme 4 Goals and Projects

4.1. Cultivate an engaged School community

• Project: Establish a Schoolwide action plan to foster faculty and staff engagement and strengthen School culture
• Success Outcomes: 25% increase in participation rates of key surveys and programs, implementation of engagement action plans in all PSHOR, PSC, and Dean’s Office units by 2031

4.2. Reimagine the UMSOP student experience

• Project: Demonstrate effectiveness of inclusive programming for all students while strengthening opportunities for leadership, engagement, and community building beyond graduation
• Success Outcomes: >95% graduating student satisfaction across all programs by 2031; annual increases in key event attendance by students and alumni of all academic programs

Vision: Diversify and increase resources to ensure sustainability and fuel innovation.

Theme 5 Goals and Projects

5.1. Engage constituents in strategic growth

• Project: Complete a transformational capital campaign that invests in UMSOP’s people, programs, and facilities to catalyze future initiatives
• Success Outcome: $50M capital campaign successfully completed by 2031

5.2. Build an enduring culture of philanthropy

• Project: Energize donors to increase program access and affordability for future students
• Success Outcome: double the amount of student scholarship dollars by 2031; double the number of annual donors and alumni donors by 2031