strength

Strengths,Weakness,

Opportunities,and

ThreatsAnalysis

StrengthsCaWesternRerveUniversitySchoolof

Medicine

Whatareourcompetitiveadvantages?

●Internationallyrecognizedinstitutionlocatedintheheartof

avibrantcommunity.

●Numerouxistingtiestothecommunitythatcanbe

leveragedforfutureendeavors

Whatareourcorecompetencies

●Community-badparticipatoryrearch

●Healthdisparities

Wherearewemakingthemostimpact?

Althoughmuchoftheworkhasbeen“behindthescenes,”

facultyandstaffhaveworkedtobuildrelationshipsinthe

NortheastOhiocommunityhavedevelopedground-breaking

collaborationsdesignedtoimprovethehealthofthe

mpleistheinnovativepartnershipwith

liancehas

includedworkbyfacultyandstaffontheHealthImprovement

Partnership-Cuyahoga(HIP-C);afacultymemberembedded

atCCBH;andthepotentialfornewcollaborativegrants.

Whatarewedoingwell?

●CommunityinitiativeswithinSOM.

○WeatherheadInstituteforFamilyMedicine&Community

Health

○CenterforReducingHealthDisparities

○PreventionRearchCenterforHealthyNeighborhoods

○UrbanHealthInitiative

○SwetlandCenterforEnvironmentalHealth

○Practice-BadRearchNetwork(PBRN)

○EarlyChildhoodObesityProgram

○PHAB:PromotingHealthAcrossBoundaries

○TheInfectiousDiasAllianceworkwithyouthin

Glenville

○CenterforScience,HealthandSociety

●Facultyparticipationincommunityorganizations,initiatives

&onboards.

○InvestinChildren

○HealthyHomesAdvisoryCouncil

○HealthImprovementPartnership-Cuyahoga(HIP-C)

○LocalFoundations

○ClevelandMuumofNaturalHistory:HealthAdvisory

Board

○GreaterClevelandHospitalAssociation

○CuyahogaCountyBoardofHealth

○ClevelandDepartmentofPublicHealth

○ShakerHeightsHealthDepartment

○CuyahogaCountyPublicHealthCollaborative

●Communityinvolvementofstudents.

○Student-runfreeclinic

○HouCallsProgram

○AHEC(UrbanAreaHealthEducationCenter)

○PreventiveMedicineResidency

○BlockOne–PopulationHealth

○JosiahMacyGrantforInterprofessionalLearning

○MPHProgram

●Educationalinitiatives

○JohnHayMedicalPipelineProgram

○Summerprogramforunderprivilegedstudents

○HorizonsProgram

○PeerEducatorProgramthroughtheIDAlliance

○OhioEvidence-BadPublicHealthCour(PRC&

RAPHIcollaboration)

●PublicHealth

○MPHProgram(withninedualdegrees)

○OhioRearchAssociationforPublicHealth

Improvement(RAPHI)

CommunityPartnerships

○Collaborationwithcountyandcityhealthdepartments

andprogramsincluding

○--HIP-C(CuyahogaCountyBoardofHealth)

○--HealthyCleveland(icHealth)

○--HealthAlliance(CountyExecutiveOffice)

○Mayor’sInitiativeforleadtestinginchildren&a

preschoolforlead-poisonedchildren

○CollaborationwithBetterHealth,GreaterCleveland

○HealthyEating&ActiveLivingwithSaintLuke’s

Foundation

○OhioHealthDataSymposium

●CommunityandStatewideRearchInitiatives

○CTSCCommunityEngagementCoresince2007

○MovingoutintothecommunityatUHfacilities:Bedford,

OtisMoss,Ahuja

○SNPSA:SafetyNetProvidersStrategicAlliance

○CuyahogaCountyBoardofHealth

○Recent$5.8million,ven-yeargranttostudythehealth

impactofgreenrenovationsinurbanapartmenthous.

SOM/ClevelandisthethirdsitejoiningSanFrancisco

andNewYorkCity.

○MarchofDimesPrematurityRearchCenter-Ohio

Collaborative,$10milliongranttopreventpremature

births.

●OtherCWRUPrograms

○SocialJusticeInstitute

○SchoolofDentalMedicine(re:alantprogram)Schoolof

Nursing(re:CMSD)

○MSASS(re:povertycenter)

○ShaleGasCenter(EngineeringSchool)

○EngineersWithoutBorders(Clevelandproject?)

○SchubertCenter

○InfectiousDiasAllianceandtheInfectiousDias

andimmunologyInstitute

○Bioethics

○Law-MedicineCenter

○MedicalAnthropology

○MedicalSociology

○HealthAdministration(WeatherheadSchoolof

Management)

Weakness

Whatareasareweavoiding?●EconomicDevelopment:SOMneedstobeatthetablefor

economicdevelopmentopportunitiesinCleveland,suchas

sageshouldbe:Healthhaverything

todowitheconomicdevelopmentandprovidesahealthy

workforceaswellasahealthypoolfromwhichtohire.

Wheredowelackresources?

Lackresourcestostartcoursthatneedtobeofferedfor

programs,aswellastostartnewinnovativecours,suchas

environmentalhealthpolicy.

Lackresourcestofullyasssthehealthofpeoplein

Clevelandattheneighborhoodlevel.

Needalong-termcommitmentofresourcessoour

communitypartnersknowtheycancountonustoeducate

thefuturehealthcareandpublichealthworkforce;toasss

communityhealthandbuildadatainfrastructure;andto

collaborateonprogramsthatcreateahealthiercommunity.

Whatarewedoingpoorly?

●Lackstrongadvocacyandpolicypositioning.

●Not“sharingourstory”withinSOMandsurrounding

community.

●SOMcommunityinvolvementisfractionalizedandlacks

coordination.

●Somecommunityprogramsareunknownorlackidentity,

suchasthepartnershipwiththeMuumofNaturalHistory.

●Lackofunderstandingbygeneralpublicandevenfaculty

onthedifferencesofpublichealthandmedicalcare–and

howbettercollaborationbetweenthetwowouldbenefit

health.

Wherearewelosingreputation?

Needtocontinuetogrowandimprovenationalprence

andreputationasaleaderinmedicaleducation,advocacy,

rearch,andcommunitybenefit.

Whatneedsimprovement?

NeedunifieddatabaofcommunityinvolvementofSOM

programsandfaculty,includingboards,organizationsand

initiatives.

Needtodevelopacoordinated,systematicapproachto

rvicelearningamongtheprofessionalschoolsthatleadsto

innovativeprogramswithmeasurableoutcomes.(Examples

ofthounderconsiderationorjustgettingunderway:Using

studentsforHealthAlliancehealthcoachingforsmoking

cessationorsmallgroupweightloss;CMSDprogramwith

studentsandasixthgradeclass;puttingapractice

epidemiologistintoanFQHC(federallyqualifiedhealth

center).

Opportunities

Anybeneficialtrends?

Opportunitiestoinfluencecommunityhealthand

understanding,aswellashealthprofessionaleducation,

aroundthreekeyhealthissues:

oObesity

oChronicdia

oInfectiousdia

Opportunitiestoinfluencelocal,stateandnationalpolicyona

numberofhealthandsocialissuesincluding:

○Medicaidexpansion

○Fracking&itshealthimpact

○Legalizationofmarijuana

○Prescription/Opiatedrugabu&addiction

○

○Cardiovascularriskreduction,includingnutrition/obesity

reductionandsmokingcessationanddecreadsmoke

exposureinitiatives

○Vaccineawarenessanduptake

○SexuallytransmittedinfectionsandHIV/AIDSawareness

andaccesstocare

●UnderstandClevelandimmigrationtrends,culturesand

traditionsanddiscoverhowtobesthelpimprovethehealth

ofthenewresidents,possiblythroughmatchingforeign

studentswithimmigrantsorstudent-runclinics.

●Capitalizeonthepotentialofcollaborationbetweenpublic

healthandmedicalcaretobenefithealthofindividualsand

bettercommunityunderstandingofthis

fyevidence-badinterventionsandrearch

aroundthesocialdeterminantsandequity,particularlyby

workingwiththeCuyahogaCountyBoardofHealth.

●Createalong-termrearchstudyfollowinghealth

indicatorsofacohortClevelandresidentsformorethan10

yearsonkeychronichealthconditions,suchasobesity,

gecommunityrelationshipsto

bothstudyandimprovehealthinCleveland’surban

neighborhoods.

●Buildexpertiinsimulationmodelingandsocialnetwork

analysistoinformrearch,publichealthpromotion,and

rkhas

launchedwithtwograntsfromPCORI(Patient-Centered

OutcomesRearchInstitute),aswellasaninvitedgrant

submissiontotheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundationfor

continuedcollaborationwiththeCuyahogaCountyBoardof

Health’sHIP-CinitiativeandSOMfaculty.

●TakeadvantageofthepotentialofUniversityCircle

developmentwiththenewextensionofI-490toUniversity

Circle.

●Developcommunityprogramsandinitiativesappropriateto

needsduringeachstageofthelifespan,includinginfants

andchildren,adolescents,adults,andolderadults.

●Uentrepreneurialprinciples(and/orworkwith

WeatherheadSchool)toidentifyinnovativeinitiativessave

moneywhileimprovinghealthoutcomes.

●TheAffordableCareActwillcreateanopportunityto

theACA–the30-dayreadmissionpolicyandthe

requirementforhospitalstoconductacommunityhealth

needsasssmentsmaycreaterearch,educationaland

preventivehealthopportunitiesthroughcollaborationswith

hospitalsandcommunityorganizations.

Nichesthatcompetitorsaremissing?

●BringcommunityactivitiesundertheWeatherheadInstitute

forFamilyMedicine&ame

recognitionandcommunityawareness.

●Buildcommunityeducationhealthandlifestyledisplaysand

providecommunityhealthscreeningsatClevelandMuum

ofNaturalHistoryandGlobalCenterforHealthInnovation

(formerlyMedMart).

Newtechnologies?

●BuildHealthInformaticsprogrammingandudatato

improvecommunityhealth.

●CompleteSocialNetworkAnalysis:Anopportunitytou

thistechnologytounderstandthestrengthandnumberof

connectionsofSOMprogramsandfacultyinthe

community.

●Usimulationmodelingtoinformcommunityhealth

decisions.

Newneedsoffaculty/students/staff?

●Developnewinitiativesandstrengthencollaborationwith

colleaguesandstudentsinotherCWRUschoolsincluding

Nursing,DentalandMSASS.

●Buildcollaborationwithmajorhospitalsystemsfor

rearchandtoimprovecommunityhealth.

●StrengthencollaborationwithotherNortheastOhiocolleges

anduniversities,includingClevelandState,OhioUniversity,

KentStateandAkronUniversity.

●Strengthencollaborationwithstate-wideacademicmedical

schoolsincludingTheOhioStateUniversityandthe

UniversityofCincinnati.

●StrengthencollaborationwiththeOhioDepartmentof

Healthandthegovernor’sOfficeofHealthTransformation.

●Expandcommunity-badrearchthroughprogramsat

affiliatedhospitalfacilities:Bedford,Ahuja,CCF,OtisMoss,

,throughprograms

rearchinitiativeswiththeCuyahogaCountyBoardof

Healthandthefederallyqualifiedhealthcenters(FQHCs).

Threats

Obstaclestoovercome?

Competitorsdoingitbetter?

●Needtocontinuetobeawareofhowotherschoolsand

programsmarketthemlvesandbuildanationalprence.

●Somecompetitorsarebetterattakingpositionsonpolicy

issuesandadvocatingtheirpositionsthroughgovernment

andpublicrelations.

Negativeeconomicconditions?*Cutsinfundingcaudbythequestrationand

beyond

Vulnerabilities?