Strategic Directions 2007-2013

Strategic Planning & Institutional Analysis

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Strategic Directions 2007-2013

Strategic Direction 2
Provide leadership and advance scholarship in biomedical sciences, health professions, health promotion, public health policy and health care delivery

Objective 1
Increase the size and diversity of the faculty

A larger faculty is necessary to meet the objectives of an increased student body and expanded research enterprise. Per the deans, projected faculty levels through FY 2013 are as follows:

	Fall 04 (FY 05) Faculty	Fall 05 (FY 06) Faculty	FY 07 Proj.	FY 08 Proj.	FY 09 Proj.	FY 10 Proj.	FY 11 Proj.	FY 12 Proj.	FY 13 Proj.
DB	144	140	147	153	157	158	165	174	181
GSBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SHIS	15	12	17	22	27	32	37	42	42
MS	823	824	834	844	854	859	864	869	869
SON	90	96	101	106	111	111	111	111	111
SPH	152	154	154	157	165	173	180	190	200
IMM*	12	18	20	34	48	62	76	90	101
UA	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Total	1,247	1,254	1,283	1,326	1,372	1,405	1,443	1,486	1,514

Please refer to Attachment B for greater detail.

As part of a new comprehensive philanthropic program, seek donor support for endowed professorships and chairs (please refer to Attachment D).
Start-up packages are to be funded from philanthropy and internally generated flexible funds available to Deans and unit directors. On a school-by school basis, start-up packages for major researchers are estimated to be in the range of $150,000 to $1 million for use over 3-5 years.
All new faculty with a major research focus will generate a significant portion of grant support for salary within a specified time (typically 3 years and no more than 5) determined on a school-by-school basis. The garnering of grant support for salaries of existing faculty will in turn free up salary dollars and indirect cost recovery funds for new faculty.
The above projections focus on faculty with major research and teaching responsibilities and do not include new faculty to be added to expand clinical programs. Funding of new clinical faculty is to be obtained from realistic projections of clinical revenue. Initial funding of clinical faculty is to come from practice plan surplus or salary guarantees in support of clinical partners.

Develop initiatives to enhance faculty diversity in accordance with the Institutional Diversity Plan. A Strategic Action Plan for Diversity is currently in development.

* The IMM also includes faculty who hold a joint appointment with the Medical School or School of Public Health. IMM faculty needed to fill the new IMM building are projected based on current basic science research space per basic science faculty member:
Current research space
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 26,735
Integrative Biology & Pharmacology 31,757
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics 17,131
Neurobiology & Anatomy 24,344
Total research space 99,967
divided by
Number of basic scientists (FY 2003) 83
Proj. research space in IMM & Cooley bldgs 121,621 / Square foot per basic scientist 1,204
Est. ft 2 research space per scientist 1,204
Est. total faculty needed to fill the IMM 101

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