DB

• Outcomes-based enhancements to curriculum utilizing information technology and simulation
• Competency and evidence-based dental education and patient care
• Expansion of community-based patient care
• Educational and clinical research programs for faculty development
• Strengthening cultural sensitivity and diversity programs

GSBS

• Increase Exposure of GSBS Students to Translational Biology
• Dual Degree Programs with HSC Schools and Other Institutions
• Inter-institutional Training Programs with Gulf Coast Consortia Institutions
• Increase Interdisciplinary Training Grants within HSC and MD Anderson
• Develop Mentoring Activities for Students and Faculty
• Formalize and Enhance Career Development Activities

SHIS

• Applied track for future leaders in healthcare delivery systems, consulting firms, and vendors
• Information-based translational medicine
• Public health informatics for government agencies

MS

• Competency and outcomes-based medical education
• Faculty achievement leading to national and international recognition

SON

• Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
• Further distance learning options: RN/BSN and RN/MSN

SPH

• Dual Degree Programs including Regional Campus host institutions
• Curriculum enhancements, such as interdisciplinary concentrations in Global Health, Health Disparities, and Maternal and Child Health
• Expansion of state-wide certificate programs in public health
• Training of public health workforces
• Expansion of distance education (online courses, ITV) opportunities
• Establishment of bio-security and public health preparedness, including an academic concentration, certificate program, and public health workforce training
• Establishment of Public Health education degree programs in Austin