Rodney Coble
Administrative Infrastructure Category
Planning Office Project Manager
Our overarching aspiration is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. Keeping that goal in mind, this plan was created through a thorough, year-long strategic planning process. After much input from faculty, staff, students, and other members of the School of Medicine community, the plan was launched in 2019. Six major imperatives focus our efforts to reach our goal:
Strategic Imperatives
Research
Research that is highly innovative and aimed towards making a difference in our patients’ lives
Education
Education that prepares healthcare leaders of the future – in service to our state, nation and beyond
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity that reflects the populations we serve, embedded in a culture where all are included and can prosper
Faculty
Faculty that can thrive and make a difference in their chosen career paths
Service
Community service and impact at the state, national and global levels
Administration
An administrative infrastructure and staff that is empowered to fulfill UNC’s mission
Forward Together Dashboard
The SOM Forward Together Dashboard provides the SOM community with an overview of the performance metrics selected to monitor the progress of our strategic plan initiatives across our six imperatives. This information is updated quarterly.
The full dashboard view is available with Onyen access. Please use the ‘request access’ link if you are not immediately transferred to the Dashboard after signing in.
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Celebrating Staff Achievements
Our staff are key to accomplishing our goals across our six imperatives. To acknowledge staff excellence in each of these six areas, the Dean’s Performance Awards celebrate individual or group efforts each year that make significant contributions in each imperative area to help us reach our vision.2021 Winners
Tyler Coble
Administrative Infrastructure Category
Planning Office Building Coordinator
Ashalla Freeman
Diversity Category
Director on the Office of Graduate Education team
Dean Gu
Service Category
Director of Healthcare Engineering
Melissa Mattocks
Research Category
Research Specialist
David McDonald
Education Category
Director on Biological and Biomedical Sciences team
Tzu-Wen "Winnie" Wang
Faculty Category
Research Technician, BRIC
2020 Winners
2019 Winners
Forward Together Portfolio
Beginning in 2018, faculty, staff, learners and the Dean’s Office worked together to create the School of Medicine’s (SOM) 2019-2024 strategic plan, Forward Together. This portfolio, issued in 2019, outlines how the SOM will reach the desired vision of becoming the top public school of medicine in the nation. The Forward Together website was launched in tandem to provide up-to-date information as the plan is implemented. Download Strategic Plan