Elevate 2035

Elevate 2035 is the name of our 10-year enterprise-wide strategic plan, which supports how our organization translates our Mission, Vision & Values (MVV) into actionable steps and measurable progress.
Our strategic plan defines how all of our activities and investments align to the MVV framework and provide direction for how we can commit our resources most effectively.
Elevate 2035 comes together as the result of months of discussion and collaboration between leaders in research, education and clinical care. Through this inclusive process, we have designed a comprehensive strategic plan that integrates all of our missions.
Why is this important?
Elevate 2035 is the first strategic plan that spans the three primary parts of our organization: the Biological Sciences Division, the Pritzker School of Medicine, and the UChicago Medicine health system. By making sure we are working toward a set of common goals, we can support our long-term success and stability as we continue to navigate industry challenges.
Aspirations
Over the next decade, our enterprise aspires to:
- Be the eminent academic health system at the forefront of discovery, education and clinical innovation
- Be the academic system of choice for patients, clinicians, researchers and team members
- Provide the highest value care to all
Five Pillars of Elevate 2035
Elevate 2035 is built on the following five pillars. Learn more about each of the five pillars below.

Support a people-centered, respectful and inclusive culture.
- Culture & Belonging: Enable and promote a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace environment that ensures equitable opportunities for all
- Engagement: Bolster engagement to build trust and foster a positive, supportive environment where everyone feels recognized and purposeful
- Recruitment & Retention: Be the premier destination to work, practice, train, study and research to attract and retain a diverse group of top talent across the enterprise
- Wellness: Foster a people friendly, well-being culture that promotes wellness and prioritizes the mental health and physical resilience of every individual
- Professional Development: Create a culture of continuous learning and service excellence that promotes career growth and retention
Help reduce the lifespan gaps of our communities through impactful, equity-driven programming.
- Investment in Community: Strengthen community ties by investing in programs that reflect our communities
- Engagement: Create a welcoming, safe environment for our community members to ensure all feel valued and engaged
- Community Health: Partner and collaborate with community healthcare providers and the broader community ecosystem to reduce health disparities
- Accessibility: Eliminate access barriers to ensure equitable care for all patients and community members
Deliver high-quality, patient-centric and accessible care.
- Community-Focused Care: Champion equitable healthcare practices and ensure all patients are treated with dignity, respect and compassion
- Experience & Engagement: Optimize our care delivery system to deliver an exceptional patient, clinician and staff experience
- Strategic Growth: Grow the health system to support balanced investments in the clinical care, research and education missions
- Innovation & Excellence: Build and enhance clinical programs of eminence that drive exceptional research and superior, equitable health outcomes
- Cost, Value & Optimization: Establish and continuously drive value and system optimization that allows for high-quality, digitally forward, innovative care
Broaden the reach, depth and impact of our research effort.
- Inclusivity in Science: Support transformative initiatives that center on inclusivity in science
- Strategic Growth & Innovation: Build multidisciplinary research that aligns with clinical strengths and leverages the University of Chicago (UChicago) in its entirety to tackle the most important problems in biology and medicine
- Accessibility & Impact: Increase access to and the impact of our research to improve the human experience
- Optimization & Infrastructure: Build and enable a robust infrastructure to support research and discovery
Enhance the impact and quality of our educational programs.
- Inclusivity in Education: Deepen our commitment to inclusive excellence by centering equitable practices throughout recruiting, admittance, curriculum development, instruction and support of learners, staff and faculty
- Educational Excellence: Drive excellence within our education, training and mentoring programs through promotion of rigorous inquiry, coursework and experiential learning to attract and retain exceptional learners and top talent, and to create leaders and innovators in the sciences, medicine and technology
- Agility & Innovation: Continuously build, refine and expand quality offerings, placing our education programs at the forefront of interdisciplinary biological and biomedical knowledge
- Financial Accessibility: Increase the diversity of sources and level of financial support for training programs, including sponsored grants and philanthropy
Elevate 2035 Resource Center
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