Research Strategic Plan

By 2013, you won’t be able to consider clinical care at Nationwide Children’s Hospital without also considering how basic, clinical, behavioral and health services research are being infused to improve patient health.  At least that’s the intention of the newly developed strategic plan for The Research Institute.

Integrated Input
This plan, which was developed by a 16-member committee including Nationwide Children’s Board Chair Abigail Wexner, President of The Research Institute John Barnard, Nationwide Children’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Allen, and OSU’s Dean of Medicine Chip Souba, will guide the direction of research at Nationwide Children’s through 2013.  During the plan’s eight-month development period, more than 40 faculty and staff were interviewed for their input.

A Comprehensive Plan
The result is a five-year plan with a focus on integration of research and clinical care and continued investment in existing basic, clinical, behavioral and health services research areas.