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Goal 3: Clinical Care

Saint Louis University will be a premier academic health care destination for the St. Louis region and the SSM referral network.

Objectives

  1. Ensure SLUCare long-term growth, market expansion and sustainability as the academic practice of SSM Health.
  2. Improve and create structures for more consistent well-being of healthcare providers.
  3. Ensure faculty engagement in clinical practice decision-making and operations.
  4. Establish SLUCare Physician Group as a leader in clinical quality within SSM.
  5. Engage with SSM Health to promote equitable health care delivery.
  6. Strengthen the SSM academic and community medical group practices as rich training environments for medical and interdisciplinary trainees.

Strategies

  1. Develop a 3-5-year faculty growth plan for SLUCare Physician Group.
  2. Develop a joint wellness program with SSM.
  3. Strengthen SLU's role in Clinical Programs.
  4. Collaborate for effective communication across SLU and SSM.
  5. Develop an organizational chart for SLUCare operations.
  6. Implement SLUCare and SSM Medical Group combined quality committee.
  7. Evaluate clinical algorithms with a health equity perspective.
  8. Evaluate and align SOM, GME and allied health training needs with clinical training sites.
  9. Expand SSM clinical training with benefits to educators. 
  10. Strengthen recruitment incentives for trainees.