Executive Summary and Planning Process

In January 2023, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) School of Medicine embarked on a journey to develop a five-year strategic plan encompassing year 2024 through 2029.  The plan was the result of the work done by the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) of the UPR-SOM. The SPC is constituted by nineteen (19) members, include the dean who serves as the Chair but may delegate this position to a senior faculty member which was done for the development of this plan, the associate deans, two (2) chairs from the basic science departments selected by the Dean, four (4) chairs of the clinical sciences departments selected by the dean, one (1) representative from the Curriculum Committee selected by the associate dean for academic affairs, the director of the Informatics and Technology Center, the director of the Curriculum Office, a representative from the Development Office, the chair of the Institutional Assessment Committee of the School of Medicine, the executive director of the School of Medicine Faculty Practice Plan all with a right to vote. Permanent invited guests include a student representative from each year of the MD program selected within the student body, a resident selected amongst themselves, and a doctoral student representative from the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences selected amongst themselves.