Vision
Healer. Innovator. Collaborator. Advocate.
A world leader in improving the health of children and adolescents by transforming and integrating pediatric education, research, advocacy, and clinical care.
Strategic Pathways for Yale Pediatrics
2024-2029
"This is an exciting time for Yale Pediatrics. Healthcare is undergoing a major transformation focused on innovative ways to care for populations of patients. Advances in treatments, such as gene editing, are becoming a reality because of cutting edge research efforts. Yet many gaps remain in our knowledge, implementation, and dissemination of approaches and potential treatments of many health problems children face, not the least of which is pervasive inequities in how populations of patients are treated and in their health outcomes. With vexing problems comes the opportunity for innovative and transformational solutions. That dynamic is the reason for our development of this strategic plan. Our department has grown significantly in many ways - in the number of faculty, clinical programs, grant funding, diversity of perspectives and experiences, and new leaders. We now are taking the time to reflect on our shared values and aspirations to develop a roadmap towards addressing the many challenges we and our patients face. We are dreaming big! I am extremely impressed with the dedication and accomplishments of our faculty and trainees. By focusing our efforts on some big and audacious goals, there is no limit to what we can achieve and the impact we can have. Achieving these goals will accelerate our efforts of realizing our vision of Yale Pediatrics being a world leader in improving the health of children and adolescents by transforming and integrating pediatric education, research, advocacy, and clinical care. I cannot wait for us to get started!"
- Clifford W. Bogue, MD
Summary
Mission
The Department of Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) is committed to transforming the health and well-being of children and adolescents by:
- Providing exceptional and equitable medical care
- Leading cutting-edge research
- Advocating for policies and resources that enable children and adolescents to lead healthier lives
- Educating the next generation of pediatric care providers and thought leaders
Our members work together in an environment of collaboration, innovation, and inspiration.
Pathways
1 Strengthening Education
- Objective 1
Enhance the pipeline into pediatrics and our training programs
- Objective 2
Ensure that our training programs achieve their educational goals and develop the next generation of outstanding physicians, thought leaders, and physician investigators
- Objective 3
Enhance engagement, skills, innovation, and leadership of faculty educators and community providers
2 Establishing a Child Health Policy and Advocacy Center
- Objective 1
Establish a child health policy and advocacy center
- Objective 2
Facilitate scholarship and mentorship in child health policy and advocacy
- Objective 3
Enhance interdisciplinary partnerships across university and community
3 Expanding Transformative Research
- Objective 1
Create a pediatric office of research services
- Objective 2
Establish thematic programs of multidisciplinary researchers to promote and facilitate collaboration and recruitment
4 Improving the Physical Environment to Facilitate Collaboration
- Objective 1
Improve the quality of wet and dry lab research space
- Objective 2
Enhance office space to better facilitate interaction, collaboration, and a remote working environment
5 Developing our Workforce
- Objective 1
Enhance outreach, recruitment, and retention for members of the department (faculty, staff, and trainees)
- Objective 2
Enhance the satisfaction with workplace culture of members of the Department of Pediatrics
6 Innovating Clinical Care
- Objective 1
Improve and facilitate timely access to care for all patients and their families
- Objective 2
Meet the current and anticipated needs of the behavioral health population
- Objective 3
Establish usable, accurate, readily available, and up-to-date data that will help define effective and equitable care
- Objective 4
Enhance relationships among referring providers and the community
- Objective 5
Develop innovative clinical programs
7 Growing Philanthropy to Support Our Mission
- Objective 1
Develop a strategy for a philanthropic effort
- Objective 2
Align the efforts of ysm and yale new haven health system (YNHHS) in raising funds for child health
- Objective 3
Identify innovative ideas to prioritize for philanthropy: clinical programs, research, faculty, advocacy, health equity, education
- Objective 4
Educate physicians on how to connect patients to the children’s philanthropy team
- Objective 5
Identify opportunities to solicit funds from corporations and foundations