Plan Presentation to the UConn Health Board in September, 2025

What Is Rapid Inclusive Strategic Planning (RISP)?

Rapid Inclusive Strategic Planning is a process by which we will build a 3-year plan to establish direction, focus our growth and prioritize our activities.

Key Elements

---

Rapid:

• Non-ceremonial
• Compressed timeline (5-9 months)

Inclusive:

• Deans, Chairs, Center Directors
• Division and Service Chiefs
• Operational Leaders, Employees and Unions
• Board
• Community

Strategic:

• Emphasize actionable and measurable initiatives for each department to implement over the next 3 years
• Focus on prioritization including what to de-emphasize and stop doing 
• Align with overarching strategic vision

 

UConn Health Strategic Goals

---

Clinical Excellence

Be the best place in Connecticut for patient care (quality, safety and experience)  

Clinical Growth

Expand geographic scale, patient volume and health care services statewide

Financial Strength

Thrive financially and reduce dependence on State funding

Research Growth

Become a top ranking academic medical center for translational research, clinical trials and commercialization of research

Prioritizing People, Culture & Community

Be the employer of choice and be relevant to our state and communities