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Queen's Health Sciences- Radical Collaboration 2026 - Strategic Plan

Guiding Principles

Equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity, and accessibility

Interprofessional and
cross-disciplinary

Authentic focus on what
communities need

Excellence in research,
education and service

Physical space, resources and supports to enable our work

Strategic Priorities

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Interdisciplinary Research

Leverage our unique interdisciplinary strength to discover and share solutions to the world’s most pressing questions in the health sciences.

  • Intensify and incentivize collaboration to foster knowledge translation and interdisciplinary research
  • Improve the organization and efficiency of existing research resources
  • Instill a shared sense of purpose around solving pressing big questions about human health

Five-year outcome

Reach $200M per year in sponsored research (50% increase from 2020 results)

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Integrated Health Sciences Education

Create an unprecedented focus on interdisciplinary education that includes shared curricula and team-based learning and develops practitioners and scientists who can work and lead anywhere

  • Develop cross-program and interdisciplinary experiences that integrate Schools, programs and other learning environments that enhance learning and build competency
  • Develop community-integrated education opportunities that enable learners to develop capacity to practice in diverse environments while also meeting community health needs
  • Foster a culture of mutual respect, exploration and experience before learners commit to professions or specialties

Five-year outcome

20% of curriculum in programs is interdisciplinary

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Clinical Impact in the Community and Beyond

Partner to create a regional approach to academic health sciences with excellent clinical care that responds to community needs.

  • Expand partnerships across the region to improve access to care and specialists
  • Enable learners to develop skills and knowledge in diverse contexts, with opportunities for placements in learners’ home communities
  • Develop clinical, research, and education projects that respond to community needs

 

Five-year outcome

At least two major partnership expansions

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Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigeneity and Accessibility (EDIIA)

Transform internal structures for accessibility, inclusivity and belonging while embedding equity, inclusion and anti-racism into education, research and care.

  • Embed EDIIA principles into our culture, research, and education in all dimensions, to create a culturally safe, inclusive environment
  • Foster continual learning and unlearning among learners, staff and faculty
  • Develop learners who provide equitable, culturally safe care, and scientists who do research that is informed by EDIIA principles to enable better care and outcomes for all

 

Five-year outcome

Profile of students, staff, and faculty matches that of the population

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Nurturing Culture and Thriving People

Create a nourishing, supportive environment for learners, staff, faculty and partners so that we can be and work at our best.

  • Build and renovate physical spaces that support radical collaboration
  • Grow a culture of collaboration, support and community that actively prioritizes student, staff and faculty wellness and fosters engagement
  • Amplify our focus on lifelong learning and professional development to sharpen our research, education and clinical excellence

 

Five-year outcome

QHS spaces and programs are accessible and inclusive for everyone

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Commitment to financial stewardship

Commitment to financial stewardship aims to attain a sustainable balanced budget.

Five-year outcome

Identify and implement tactics to achieve balanced budget for 25/26

Annual cycle for strategic performance

Current Priority Projects (Alphabetical)

Administration restructuring

One-year outcome: Explore the centralization of QHS service units

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Adopt activity-based budget model

One-year outcome: Implement activity-based budget model across QHS

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Balance budget

One-year outcome: Identify and implement tactics to achieve balanced budget for 25/26

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Clinical trials unit

One-year outcome: Business plan developed, and initial funding secured

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Core research facilities

One-year outcome: Core facilities identified, organized and controls, and budgets established

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EDIIA admissions renewal

One-year outcome: Create an implementation plan and timeline for EDIIA admission pathways into the MD program

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Educational services alignment

One-year outcome: Explore models for shared services for education and implementation timeline

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Elentra consortium decision

One-year outcome: Determine which learning management system to use for QHS

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Health Home for Kingston Area

One-year outcome: Implement education plan to integrate learners with Health Home operations

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New building for QHS

One-year outcome: Identify principal donor, rezoning completed, recognized in QU capital plan

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Nursing expansion

One-year outcome: Plans finalized for lab renovation and curricular renewal for undergraduate nursing ready for approval

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Orientation of department heads

One-year outcome: Host two orientation sessions for SOM department heads, explore QHS-wide expansion

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Queen's Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine program

One-year outcome: Transition from project to regular program operations, complete 4-year curriculum

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Consolidate regional education

One-year outcome: Explore the consolidation of regional education operations

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Research excellence clusters

One-year outcome: Research excellence clusters etablished with defined short and long-term goals

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Adopt strategic performance process

One-year outcome: See first round of projects through to Q4 reports

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Wayfinding for priority buildings

One-year outcome: Enhance front entrance accessibility in five priority buildings, including digital signage to align with QU policy

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Weeneebayko Health Education Campus

One-year outcome: Specialized high skills major at one high school with admission support service and governance structure

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