Strategic planning for UCSF's community health nursing faculty practices

Abstract

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems has established advanced practice nursing faculty practices for the purpose of promoting the mission and vision of the School of Nursing and the Department; and building community alliances with San Francisco Bay Area agencies dedicated to providing health care to vulnerable populations. Given the growth of the UCSF faculty practices, there is an ongoing need to analyze and plan for faculty practices to meet teaching, research, and community service goals from a fiscally sustainable and business-oriented perspective. In this article, the authors define and underscore the value of strategic planning, and delineate the importance for well-articulated mission and vision statements. Additionally, strategic planning processes and methods are highlighted as well as impact and outcomes from the strategic planning phases. The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems has established advanced practice nursing faculty practices for the purpose of promoting the mission and vision of the School of Nursing and the Department; and building community alliances with San Francisco Bay Area agencies dedicated to providing health care to vulnerable populations. Given the growth of the UCSF faculty practices, there is an ongoing need to analyze and plan for faculty practices to meet teaching, research, and community service goals from a fiscally sustainable and business-oriented perspective. In this article, the authors define and underscore the value of strategic planning, and delineate the importance for well-articulated mission and vision statements. Additionally, strategic planning processes and methods are highlighted as well as impact and outcomes from the strategic planning phases. JoAnne M. Saxe is a Clinical Professor and Director, Adult Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing Department of Community Health Systems, San Francisco, CA. Barbara J. Burgel is a Clinical Professor and Clinical Director, UCSF Community Occupational Health Project at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing Department of Community Health Systems, San Francisco, CA. Geraldine M. Collins-Bride is a Clinical Professor and Clinical Director, Nursing Faculty Practice at the Progress Foundation at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing Department of Community Health Systems, San Francisco, CA. Suzan Stringari-Murray is an Associate Clinical Professor and Clinical Contact Person, Marin County Health and Human Services HIV/AIDS Specialty Clinic and Hepatitis C (HCV) program at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing Department of Community Health Systems, San Francisco, CA. Patricia Dennehy is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Managing Director of Glide Health Services at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing Department of Community Health Systems, San Francisco, CA. William Holzemer is a Professor, Department Chairperson (1996-2001) at the University of California San Francisco, School of Nursing Department of Community Health Systems, San Francisco, CA.