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GSN IMPERATIVES: Strategic Plan—A Working Dynamic Document
USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
Education and
Training
(Mission Area 1)
EDUCATION/
SCHOLARSHIP
1) Optimize the
curriculum to
produce the best
Federal nursing
leaders who are
scholars &
advanced
clinicians
Transition the nurse practitioner
master’s program options to a DNP:
Implement transition plan
Explore post masters DNP option
Explore with FNSC future direction
of conversion PCNS masters to DNP
option and other program options
Collaborate with FNSCs via the
transition team and keep them
informed on the DNP
implementation progress
Develop faculty & infrastructure to
support the DNP program.
Develop and implement
accreditation plan for the DNP
Expand infrastructure and capacity
for distance learning
Develop & implement plans for
identification, completion and
supervision of DNP scholarly
initiatives
Expand curricular alignment with
federal health system initiatives (i.e.,
global health, trauma, humanitarian
assistance, etc…)
Conduct formative evaluation of
DNP Implementation
Enhance the leadership,
organizational systems and changing
policy aspects of the academic
curriculum.
DNP Task Force
Chair
Associate Dean
for Academic
Affairs
Program
Chairs/Directors
High Priority
High Priority
DEVELOPED: Dec. 16, 2008
FACULTY APPROVAL: Dec 23, 2009
REVIEW/REVISION DATE: Dec 14, 2010
REVIEW/REVISION DATE: April 30, 2012
REVIEW/REVISION DATE: Sept 24, 2012
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
2)Transform
education into a
dynamic
interdisciplinary
process
3) Prepare MHS
leaders with
knowledge and
skills in policy
analysis and
evaluation
(Maps to USU
Enhance leadership in research
generating science, facilitating
research initiatives and mentoring
aspiring future scholars
Advance the PhD Program:
Secure research funding for faculty
members as part of an internal
adjustment to a hiring package.
Advance doctoral faculty members”
programs of research
Implement & evaluate revisions to
curriculum for sequencing & new
course development.
Clarify focused areas for research
and for faculty recruitment
Evaluate additional location site
Expand curricular alignment with
federal health system initiatives (i.e.,
global health, trauma, humanitarian
assistance, etc…)
Develop and expand curriculum to
prepare graduates with strong health
policy background to provide
leadership in MHS systems change
and policy analysis
Develop strong health policy
Associate Dean
for Research
PhD Program
Chair / Director
Associate Dean
for Research
Dean/Associate
Dean for
Academic
Affairs
Program
Chairs/Directors
Dean &
Associate Deans
Program
Chairs/Directors
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
Essential Task 2.1)
component in PhD and DNP
programs
Expand faculty with health policy
expertise and credibility
Ongoing
Research
(Mission Area 4)
RESEARCH/
SCHOLARSHIP
1) Cultivate a
community of
scholars who carry
out dynamic cutting
edge translational,
clinical and
evidence-based
practice research
relevant to the
Federal system
Expand GSN research, evidence-based
practice and clinical collaborations.
Maintain a web-accessible data-base
of relevant federal and private funding
sources available to GSN faculty and
students.
Establish and support research and
clinical scholarship clusters based on
faculty interest and expertise.
Develop web-enabled guidelines to aid
faculty completion of University and
Federal requirements for the conduct
of clinical, evidenced-based practice
and non-clinical research
Assist faculty in the completion of
University and Federal requirements
for the conduct of clinical, evidenced-
Dean/Associate
Dean for
Research/GSN
Faculty
Associate Dean
for
Research/FGA
staff
Dean/ Associate
Dean for
Research
Program Chairs/
Directors
Associate Dean
for Research/
FGA Staff
FGA Staff
Ongoing
Ongoing
/updated 2 x/yr.
Ongoing
Spring 2013
Ongoing
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
2) Enhance the
dissemination of
research findings
and scholarship
endeavors
3) Generate
research within the
research community
based practice and non-clinical
research
Hire a Statistician to provide
statistical and research design support
for non clinical, and clinical and
evidence-based research
Implement a process to provide for
editorial support for GSN manuscript
preparation of scholarly publications.
Assist faculty to create and obtain
University approvals for presentations
and posters at meetings and
conferences
Facilitate interdisciplinary
collaboration for education and
research
Partner/integrate learning
opportunities with USU, within
GSN, & with other stakeholders
Expand faculty pedagogical depth
and breadth of expertise
Collaborate where possible research
and evidence based projects
Use & maximize the FGA research
center
GSN/Dean
SOM/
Dean/ Associate
Dean for
Research
FGA staff
Summer 2012
Spring 2013
Ongoing
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
Education and
Training
(Mission Area 1)
ACCREDITATION
1) Develop and
implement a robust
process that
maintains maximum
accreditation
Prepare for and achieve DNP & RNA
accreditation:
Identify support faculty and
personnel within programs to assist
in self study and other requirements
Schedule appropriate training
courses for the POC
Identify a consultant to review the
GSN preparation for re-accreditation
and schedule a GSN review
Develop a detailed accreditation
process: timelines, critical
milestones/correct deficits,
checklists, maintenance programs
Orient faculty to accreditation
requirements/process
Align processes with USU Middle
States accreditation preparations.
Support maintenance of GSN
accreditation compliance
Use & evaluate the Master
Evaluation Plan (MEP) which
incorporates ongoing monitoring and
evaluation of readiness for
Institutional (USU), Professional
(GSN Programs) and Specialized
(GSN Program options)
accreditation.
Establish a process for faculty wide
review and evaluation of
accreditation readiness
Associate Dean
for Academic
Affairs
Admin
Support/Data
Management:
Program
Chairs/Directors
Associate Dean
for Academic
Affairs
Program
Chairs/Directors
High Priority
High Priority
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
Education and
Training
(Mission Area 1)
FACULTY &
PERSONNEL
DEVELOPMENT
1) Recruit, develop
and retain a diverse
multidisciplinary
team
2) Establish a
clear, well-defined
process for
promotion and
retention
Hiring:
Facilitate streamlining the CHR hiring
process
Conduct SLOT (Strengths,
Limitations, Opportunities, Threats)
Analysis to document progress in
streamlining process to date
Develop recruiting documents/tools to
be used by GSN faculty when
attending professional conferences
Faculty
Retain clinical faculty that will
support the DNP expansion
Retain PhD faculty with (or with
potential for) strong programs of
research
Provide appropriate and competitive
research and clinical opportunities
for PhD and DNP prepared faculty
Staff:
Retain quality staff support with
chair/program director participation
where appropriate
Dean/Executive
Assistant
Associate Dean
for Faculty
Affairs
Dean/
Associate Deans
Search
Committee
Associate Dean
for Faculty
Affairs
Associate Dean
for Academic
Affairs/Associat
e Dean for
Research
Associate Dean
for Faculty
Affairs
Program
Chairs/Directors
Ongoing
Fall 2012
Medium Priority
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
Development:
Sustain/maintain GSN Cabinet
approved new faculty orientation
program
Maintain formal mentoring to faculty
through 3-5 year performance plans
geared to CAPT document or
military promotion system
Market GSN Faculty Peer Review
Process
Maintain Faculty Development
Program that addresses:
Research Development
Professional Development
Promotion Clarity:
Military Faculty
Continue to work with
services to expand
promotion opportunities
Civilian Faculty
Revise CAPT document
Streamline CAPT submissions to
facilitate appropriate reviews
prior to submission
Associate Deans
for Research and
Faculty Affairs
GSN Senior
Service
Advisors
CAPT Working
Group
Associate Deans
for Research and
Faculty Affairs
Associate Deans
for Research and
Faculty Affairs
GSN Senior
Service
Advisors
CAPT Working
Group
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
High Priority
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
Administrative Staff
Ensure accuracy of job
descriptions
Establish orientation process for
staff and appropriate training
Develop an administrative staff
professional development
program
Executive
Assistant/
Associate Dean
for Faculty
Affairs
Ongoing
Education and
Training
(Mission Area 1)
(USU Supporting
Task S.1)
INFRASTRUCTURE/
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (IT)
1) Ensure an
infrastructure
supporting the
best in nursing
education &
scholarship
Capitalize on USU resources/strengths
for:
Registrar (open item: strong
need)
Student Services (open item) –
explore avenues to provide
student services for the GSN
students (test taking skills,
writing skills, mental health
support)
Work with USU leadership to obtain
facilities and space:
Building F: (open item) Review
plan and validate space related to
need as the GSN has grown and
will continue to grow
Simulation Space – Forest Glen
Focus (open item) – strategize
process to integrate a level
playing field between GSN and
SOM
Dean
Dean
Executive
Assistant
Program
Chairs/Directors
Dean
Associate Dean
for Research
Executive
Assistant
High Priority
Low Priority
High Priority
Low Priority
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
2) Provide and
maintain IT
tools and
infrastructure to
support the
academic,
research, and
scholarship
missions
Lab space for GSN faculty
members (open item – related to
need for behavioral/social
sciences research space)
Lecture Room F and classrooms
in G floor of E: increasing need
with DNP, look at furniture
configuration in rooms in G
floor to maximize space for
increased student capacity.
Storage Space – increasing need
with DNP (Books, models, etc)
(open item)
Maintain a common GSN calendar
Develop & provide informational
technology (IT) capabilities to
support:
ID elements required for
accreditation (open item)
Ensure basics
(phones/computers) work
consistently for all GSN
members (open item)
IT to provide staff training &
tools for IT requirements
o Focus on DL and VTE
tools for DNP
Technology & MDL support in
classrooms (open item - high
priority – formalize process to
Associate Dean
for Research
Program
Directors/Chairs
Administrative
Staff
Chair
Technology
Committee/
Executive
Assistant
Medium Priority
Ongoing
Ongoing
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
identify, track and follow-up on
MDL issues) - Develop a
response process for fixing
equipment failures in a timely
manner
Ensure adequate bandwidth for
DNP DL needs (video, VOIP,
SAKAI)
Ensure Polycom technology
(open item)
Backup process for all computer
systems in the GSN (open item)
Explore other technologies to
support the educational mission
and clinical site technology
support – interoperability, cost,
etc. (web ex, Google aps)
Foundation for
Professional
Military Health
System Across
the Force
(Mission Area 2)
COLLABORATION 1) Integrate the GSN
into the University
community and
build a bridge to the
School Of Medicine,
other Federal
agencies and health
care facilities, and
academic
institutions
Partner with other academic
institutions and maximize the sharing
of resources at USU and with other
organizations (National Defense
University, Naval Academy)
Promote inter-professional education
and collaboration
Joint GSN and SOM coordination of
Antietam and Bushmaster
Examine opportunities with SOM’s
PMB and Centers for Deployment
Psychology to support DNP
academic requirements (e.g.
Statistics, Epidemiology, Population
Dean &
Associate Deans
Program
Chairs/Directors
Commandant
Associate Dean
for Academic
Affairs
Program
Chairs/Directors
Ongoing
Ongoing
High Priority
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
2) Serve as a
coordinator between
MHS and other
health systems,
particularly the VA
(Maps to USU
Essential Task 2.2)
3) Enhance the GSN
role in the Federal
Nursing Service
Chief Council as a
force for inter-health
system
collaboration.
(Maps to USU
Essential Task 2.2)
Health, Health Care Economics,
Health Care Administration,
Physiology, Anatomy Cell Biology ).
Prepare graduates to navigate across
and within diverse organizational
federal health systems
Explore collaborative arrangements
with the VA, PHS, and other health
systems
Tampa alternate site
Indian Health Service
DNP VA students
NIH collaboration
Bureau of Prisons
Share faculty and researchers where
possible across the federal health
system
Establish full membership for the
GSN on the FNSC
Share leadership for FNSC strategic
innovations
Program
Chairs/Directors
Dean
Ongoing
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USU Mission
Area
GSN Essential Areas
Strategic
Imperative
Action Items
POC
Timeline
Direct Support
to National
Strategies
(Mission Area 3)
4) Enhance the
application of
evidence based
practice and culture
of inquiry across the
federal health
systems
(Maps to USU
Essential Task 2.3)
5) Incorporate in the
curriculum the study
of national security
strategy and its
impact on the
delivery of health
care into federal
health systems
(Maps to USU
Strategy 3.1)
Focus scholarly inquiry, research,
DNP Projects, & PhD Dissertations
on MHS initiatives and
improvements.
Utilize alumni evaluations to assess
and modify curriculum to reflect the
fluidity of the changing MHS.
Develop strategic leaders capable of
integrating federal strategy into
practice and research
Explore linkages between the GSN
focus areas of research and the
development of operational doctrine
in national security support.
Identify course material that
highlights humanitarian assistance
and disaster relief roles and global
health issues.
Program
Chairs/Directors