Standards 2, 3 & 7 :   PLANNING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, INSTITUTIONAL RENEWAL AND INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES, AND INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT


CHARGE
Committee 2 will consider our divers and evolving Institutional needs and priorities relative to strategic planning, program development, resource allocation, outcome assessment, and Institutional renewal, and consider the following focus questions:

	What is the relationship between Downstate Medical Center's goals and objectives and its planning and resource allocation?
	What processes are employed for development of priorities, planning and subsequent resource allocation within the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Related Professions and the Graduate School?
	How have the new programs (such as Master of Public Health in the College of Medicine, the PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and the proposed PhD in Biomedical Engineering in the School of Graduate Studies, the Accelerated Bachelor of Science Program in Nursing and the Master of Science Program in Medical Informatics in the College of Health Related Professions) served to renew our Institution?
	In what ways have the Faculty and Administration supplemented Institutional resources in order to assure support of the new initiatives?
	How have the events of September 11, 2001 affected Downstate Medical Center?
	What are the various sources that comprise Downstate Medical Center's "All Funds" Budget, and what is the relationship of each to the other? a) How does Downstate Medical Center compare with other academic medical centers in this regard? b) What strategies does Downstate Medical Center use to measure and assess the level of, and             efficient utilization of, Institutional resources required to support the Institution's mission and goals? c) How are the various sources re-allocated to supplement changing levels of support?
	What is the budget process and how is it aligned with the Downstate Medical Center's goals and strategic plan to provide for an annual budget and multi-year budget projections foira t least three years, both Institution-wide and among departments: a) How does it utilize planning and asessment documents? b) How does it address resource acquisition and allocation for the Institution and any subsidiary, affiliated, or contracted educational organizations?
	What are the procedures for determining the needs for infrastructure and facilities, and how are the priorities established?

	What is the budget process and how is it aligned with the Downstate Medical Center's goals and strategic plan to provide for an annual budget and multi-year budget projections foira t least three years, both Institution-wide and among departments: 1)  Achieving its mission, goals and objectives 2)  Educational offerings in College of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies, College of Nursing and College of Health Related Professions 3)  Services and processes including planning 4)  Resource allocation 5)  Institutional renewal processes (such as Mission Reveiw 1 and 2, Strategic Plan 1 and 2, SUNY Graduate Program Benchmarking) 6)  Institutional resources 7)  Leadership and governance 8)  Adminsitration 9)  Integrity
	In what ways do the faculty and administration collaborate on the assessment plan?
	How does the Downstate Medical Center assessment plan incorporate systematic and thorough use of multiple qualitative and quantitative measures?
	What are the feedback mechanisms that are used to improve and gain efficiency in administrative services and processes?

COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE

Dorothy Fyfe (Chair)
Interim Assistance Vice President, Office of Planning, Box 107

Stephen J. Dohnalek, M.B.A.
Assistant Dean for Administration, College of Nursing & CHRP, Box 93

Danny Cutler
Assistant Vice President for Financial Planning & Analysis, Box 124

Louis Cardinelli
Assistant Vice President, Facilities Management & Development, Box 13

Michael Hardell
Acting Director, Community & Government Relations, Box 2

Eva Cramer, Ph.D.
Vice President for Scientific Affairs, Dept. Anatomy & Cell Biology, Box 5

Kathleen Powderly, M.D.
Acting Director, Division of Humanities, College of Medicine, Box 116

Thomas Dugan
Chief, University Police & Public Safety, Box 1201

Josh Kellerman
Information Technology, Box ?

Judith LaRosa, R.N., Ph.D.
Professor of Preventive Medicine, Box 43