Strategic Plan (2025-2030)

  • PILLAR I - FIU Medicine Experience

    GOAL I-1 Intentionally design the learner journey

    • Objective I-1A – Recruit, engage, retain and graduate top learners.
    • Objective I-1B – Provide every learner and trainee with an exceptional academic experience that fosters acquisition of the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to succeed.
    • Objective I 1C – Expand existing post-graduate affinity.

    GOAL I-2 Develop faculty and staff belonging that extends throughout and beyond FIU Medicine

    • Objective I-2A – Support the pursuit of faculty and staff excellence.
    • Objective I-2B – Create an enriching social and professional environment for faculty and staff by prioritizing engagement strategies within FIU Medicine and between other colleges, units, and departments to build a robust, mature, and rich campus environment for all ranks of faculty and staff.
    • Objective I-2C – Improve the recognition and tracking of faculty and staff engagement that supports the FIU Medicine mission.

    GOAL I-3 – Strengthen the FIU Medicine community

    • Objective I-3A – Prioritize service excellence.
    • Objective I-3B – Develop a world-class and uniform physical, digital, and service infrastructure across FIU Medicine locations.
    • Objective I-3C – Develop robust and ongoing philanthropic support for FIU Medicine Programs
    Five-Year MilestonesAs of July 2025By June 2030
    Increase the median MCAT score of admitted MD students510515
    Increase the number of FIU Medicine MD graduates in FIU Medicine-GME programs7%20%
    Increase the percentage of Scholar Faculty with at least one peer reviewed publication or equivalent scholarly activity per year75%90%
    Increase receipt of National and International Awards and Fellowships by Scholar Faculty5470
    Increase the number of FIU Medicine Faculty accepted to the National Academy of Science, Medicine and Engineering12
  • PILLAR II - Research Excellence

    GOAL II-1 - Grow the research enterprise

    • Objective II-1A – Enhance our comprehensive research support infrastructure both in terms of physical and human resources.
    • Objective II-1B – Promote and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration across colleges, Universities, and research units by developing existing and new programs to support collaborative research.
    • Objective II-1C – Cultivate a culture of scholarship and research across FIU Medicine.

    GOAL II-2 - Expand the impact of research

    • Objective II-2A – Grow and scale the commercialization opportunities of FIU Medicine’s intellectual property portfolio.
    • Objective II-2B – Establish FIU Medicine as a leading partner for industry that leads to active engagement with partners to expand the impact of research findings.

    GOAL II-3 - Expand FIU Medicine's reputation for innovation

    • Objective II-3A – Develop a robust system of investment in research faculty, with a focus on increasing research productivity, awards, and research.
    • Objective II-3B – Allocate resources and create/expand targeted faculty development programs to support research and innovation.
    • Objective II-3C – Increase resources for research from public and private sources.
    Five-Year MilestonesAs of July 2025By June 2030
    Increase total research expenditure$10,943,012$40,000,000
    Increase number of Post-Doctoral Fellows410
    Increase number of PhD Degrees Awarded Annually 25
    Increase number of Utility Patents Awarded36
    Increase the number of Licenses/Options executed annually02
    Increase the five-year average of publications in Q1 Journals37%42%
    Increase research expenditures from external sources (HERD)$1,298,452$10,000,000
    Improve College of Medicine in the Blue Ridge Ranking10780
    Increase NIH Awards$12,000,000$30,000,000
  • PILLAR III - Strategic Alliances

    GOAL III-1 - Scale FIU Medicine capacity to establish strategic alliances

    • Objective III-1A – Develop and enhance strategic alliances, including health-clinical alliances that support FIU Medicine’s Mission.
    • Objective III-1B – Develop partnerships in South Florida that support the goals of our local counties, support our local alumni, and ensure our impact within Miami-Dade County.
    • Objective III-1C – Develop a national model in academic-industry relations to support relationships with key strategic partners.
    • Objective III-1D – Expand facilities and services in clinical care.

    GOAL III-2 - Integrae and align institutional resources and efforts

    • Objective III-2A – Develop and expand systems and infrastructure that support strategic alliances from origin through maturity, including the formalization of key partnerships to increase future capacity.
    • Objective III-2B – Develop systems and initiatives to measure the impact of strategic alliances and anchor institution partnerships.

    GOAL III-3 – Develop a FIU Medicine-wide culture of community leadership and engagement

    • Objective III-3A – Earn and maintain key classifications and recognitions.
    • Objective III-3B – Intentionally embrace the uniqueness of the scale and location of FIU Medicine’s population to complement goals and build institutional affinity and momentum, which will help to position FIU Medicine as an internationally well-known educational, clinical and research institution.
    • Objective III-3C – Develop infrastructure to support robust and ongoing philanthropic expansion.
    Five-Year MilestonesAs of July 2025By June 2030
    Increase the number of FIU Medicine-GME trainees89325
    Increase the number of GME programs525
    Increase philanthropic engagement to $7.5$4,000,000$7,500,000
    Increase Alumni Engaged in Experiential, Volunteer, Communications and Philanthropic Opportunities135400
    Increase FIU Medicine Endowment$79,000,000$96,000,000
  • Areas of Strategic Focus
    • Student Success
    • Recruitment & Retention
    • Professional Development
    • Scholarly Productivity
    • Research & Development
    • Reputation
    • Program Expansion
    • Economic Development
  • 2025-2030 Five-Year Plan
    • 25-26 Year-One Update
      • July 1, 2025 - June 31, 2026
    • 26-27 Year-Two Update
      • July 1, 2026 - June 31, 2027
    • 27-28 Year-Three Update
      • July 1, 2027 - June 31, 2028
    • 28-29 Year-Four Update
      • July 1, 2028 - June 31, 2029
    • 29-30 Year-Five Update
      • July 1, 2029 - June 31, 2030
  • Plan Structure & Methodology
    • The College of Medicine's five-year strategic plan aligns with the FIU Experience Impact 2030 Strategic Plan.
    • The plan was developed with input from administration, staff, faculty and students across the college’s various programs and was approved by the FIU Medicine Leadership Council on June 17, 2025.
    • Strategic planning is informed by data and feedback gathered across the college, including operations, surveys, focus groups, task forces, departmental goals and the agile response to planned growth, expansion and integration. Planning also considers alignment with clinical and research affiliates Baptist Health South Florida, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and other community partners.
    • Strategic planning is an ongoing, iterative process developed in consultation with FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and the Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center.
    • Each Strategic Plan Yearly Update is organized as one of five adaptive, yearlong plans for achieving key milestones in designated areas of strategic focus. Each update covers the period from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.