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RESEARCH STRATEGY REVIEW UPDATE
Faculty Meeting 12/16/2015
David Hunter, MBBS, MPH, ScD Acting Dean Dean for Academic Affairs
Why Are We Assessing Our Research Strategy?
• To identify mission-central research areas around which it is important for the School to play a leadership role
• To optimize investments in research • Academic workforce • Research platforms
• To address financial climate change
• To align infrastructure with academic research mission
RSR Timeline
Data Gathering Strategy
Development & Review
Nov 2014-Oct 2015 Nov 2015-May 2016
RSR Launch • 8 Faculty Quads • Faculty survey • Dept self-assessment • Life sciences review • Res scientist survey • Review of peer SPH
strategies
• Compile materials • Draft Research Strategy • Faculty Retreat
3/28/2016 • Review, revise, & finalize
Faculty Retreat
Oct 2014
• Strategy Implementation – May 2016 & beyond • Institutional tactical planning • Implementation & evaluation
Future Context
http://www.grida.no/graphicslib/detail/world-population-development_29db
Future Context
Future Context
Eberstadt, Nicholas. 2011. “World Population Prospects and The Global Economic Outlook: The Shape of Things to Come.” AEI Working Paper. http://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/EberstadtAEIDevelopmentPolicyWorkingPaperFINAL.pdf
Future Context
Created by Mark Schill, Praxis Strategy Group, source: U.S. Census Population Projections. http://www.newgeography.com/content/00194-us-population-projections-age-2008-and-2030-baby-boomers-and-millennials (accessed 11/9/2015)
Future Context
McMichael, A.J. “Globalization, Climate Change, and Human Health.” NEJM 2013: 368: 1335-1343.
Refugees & Displaced Populations
UNHCR. World at War: Global Trends Forced Displacement in 2014. http://www.unhcr.org/556725e69.html, accessed 11/12/2015
Global Health Workforce & Burden of Disease by WHO Region
Crisp N. & Chen, L. “Global Supply of Health Professionals.” NEJM 2013, 370: 950-957
Figure 4. Annual and cumulative GDP lost in low-income and middle-income countries from five categories of surgical conditions (2010 US$, purchasing power parity)57Data are based on WHO's Projecting the Economic Cost of Ill-Health (EPIC) model (2010 US$)
John G Meara…Paul E Farmer, Atul Gawande…Stéphane Verguet….Winnie Yip
Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development
Lancet, Volume 386, Issue 9993, 2015, 569–624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60160-X
Annual and cumulative GDP lost in LMIC’s from five categories of surgical conditions
Projected Growth in Scientific Literature
Source: Royal Society - http://www.asianscientist.com/2011/04/features/asia-future-hub-scientific-research/attachment/projected-growth/ , accessed 11/12/12015
School Finances Projected
Without Decap
Physical Plant & Buildings
Ariadne Labs office space
Current HSPH office space
Physical Plant & Buildings
HMS NRB Lab Current HSPH Lab
NRB photo credit: Stu Rosener: http://harvardmagazine.com/2003/11/a-scientific-instrument-html
Faculty Life Cycle Analysis • Ladder faculty promotion rates
• Repeat of analysis conducted 1997, 2006, & 2010 • Data reflect appointments made between Jan 1989 and Aug 2015 • Detailed report will look at gender and racial equity in promotions
• Preliminary results • Proportion promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate
Professor • Overall 56% (up from 52% in 2010) • 64% when excluding faculty not yet eligible for promotion (still in rank)
• Proportion promoted from Assistant Professor to Professor • Overall 19% (up from 12% in 2010) • 24% when excluding faculty not yet eligible for promotion (still in rank)
Research Strategy Review Major Inputs • Quad Reports
• Faculty feedback on Quad Reports via Faculty iSite
• Faculty Survey Results • Departmental Self-Assessments • External Review of Life Sciences Report • Research Scientist Survey Results • Review of Peer SPH Strategies
Quad Recommendations • Invest in “Big Data”
• mHealth, eHealth • Computer science, data science expertise • Methods development • Computational power
• Increase opportunities for collaboration • Problem-based research clusters
• Improve access to research resources • Core facilities • Data analysis/support core
Quad Recommendations • Administrative/Operations
• Align resources to maximize faculty success in securing funding • Expand support for developing competitive proposals (e.g. coordinating
functions, editors) • Improve coordination with OER • Audit administrative infrastructures to increase efficiency
• Work with new & non-traditional partners – improve administrative processes for implementing these partnerships
• Increase salary support for faculty • Faculty recruitment – increase diversity, make process more
transparent & inclusive
Opportunities for Input • Quad Reports posted on Faculty iSite
• Anonymous comments can be submitted through iSite Question Box until Jan 29
• Faculty retreat • Monday, March 28: 8:30 am to 1:30 pm
• Suggestions welcome anytime
RSR Timeline
Data Gathering Strategy
Development & Review
Nov 2014-Oct 2015 Nov 2015-May 2016
RSR Launch • 8 Faculty Quads • Faculty survey • Dept self-assessment • Life sciences review • Res scientist survey • Review of peer SPH
strategies
• Compile materials • Draft Research Strategy • Faculty Retreat
3/28/2016 • Review, revise, & finalize
Faculty Retreat
Oct 2014
• Strategy Implementation – May 2016 & beyond • Institutional tactical planning • Implementation & evaluation
Questions ?