Create a College for Health, Community and Policy

埃斯皮教务长将与以下部门会面，这些部门将直接受到一个或多个概念组织模式的影响, to discuss the models and seek input:

• Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition
• Sociology
• Psychology
• Social Work
• Criminal Justice
• Public Administration
• Demography
• Philosophy and Classics

鼓励其他人通过参加4月17日的校园论坛或通过电子邮件提供意见 Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives Shannon Heuberger. You are also welcome to reach out to Dr. 如果你的部门需要在论坛之外要求一个单独的会议.

Human Health Initiative Campus Forums
Main Campus
Wednesday, April 17
9–10 a.m.
Regents’ Room (MB 3.106) 

Downtown Campus
Wednesday, April 17
11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Buena Vista Theater (BVB 1.326)

According to the SA Works 2018 Jobs Report, 圣安东尼奥-新布朗费尔斯地区的医疗保健相关工作岗位增加了8个,758 over the last five years, 这一趋势预计将持续到下一个十年甚至更长时间. Matching this trend, 世界杯官方app学生对这些专业表现出高度的兴趣, as evidenced, for example, 在过去的五年里，公共卫生和其他与健康相关的本科学位的授予数量以及与健康相关的博士课程的申请数量急剧增长.

现代卫生事业需要对众多生物学的跨学科理解, psychological, demographic, 影响个人及其社区健康的社会和环境因素. In our region particularly, there are substantial health disparities in health care access, service utilization and outcomes, 它们强调了跨学科方法的必要性，并强调了公共政策在积极影响社区卫生方面的作用——以解决如此复杂的问题, multifactorial problems as obesity, diabetes, and opioid use, to name just a few.

目前，世界杯官方app的健康相关和专业预科课程的知名度有限, are distributed across 3+ colleges, and are split and/or buried in disciplinary-based departments. 虽然这种组织模式提供了强有力的纪律基础, it is out of step with current population health care models. 健康相关项目之间更好的协调和协同可以使这些项目更加明显, easier for students to navigate, and better prepare our students for the multidisciplinary, modern healthcare setting.

Federal agencies, particularly the NIH, the largest external supporter of health related research, 给研究多方面问题的大型跨学科团队提供更大比例的资金吗. For faculty, an aligned, 以社区为基础解决健康相关问题的重点学院结构将支持基础科学和转化科学之间更大的多学科研究.

Furthermore, with the rich network of community partners, 世界杯官方app stands to accelerate collaborative work, for greater benefit to our students, faculty, the San Antonio community, and beyond. 奥米总统的市中心计划的启动为扩大和最大化战略奠定了基础, win-win partnerships between 世界杯官方app, including all of our campuses, and community organizations, such as businesses, government, non-profits, and other institutions of higher education. 机会的例子包括为我们的学生扩大与健康有关的实习和职业机会的伙伴关系, 再加上研究伙伴关系，以产生更多的外部支持和更大的公共利益.

• November-December 2018

  工作队成员被指派到下列三个小组委员会之一，收集和审查每个专题领域的数据和资料. 每个小组委员会将向工作组的其他成员和教务长提供一份世界杯官方app其调查结果的简短报告. These reports will be posted on this site when completed. The subcommittees will address the following topics: a)   Internal Outreach  通过审查世界杯官方app现有的人类健康相关项目的情况, including data on enrollment, student success, and career outcomes; b)   External Outreach  by exploring potential opportunities to partner with organizations in the San Antonio area to enhance both student success and research excellence in human health related fields; and c)   Best Practices  b考察同行机构不同的组织结构.

• January 2019

  然后，工作队成员将重新组合，并分配到三个新的“设计”委员会, 每个人的任务是制定一个拟议的新的大学组织结构, utilizing the information gained by the first phase subcommittees. 这个平行的过程旨在培养创造性的发散思维和创新的新模式供考虑.

• February 2019

  The reports and other products from the committees will be posted. 还将举行论坛，讨论咨询工作队建议的组织模式，以便为决策提供信息.