Vision
To be a preeminent College of Nursing that pioneers innovation, leadership, inclusive excellence, and service with local, national and global impact.
Values
Inclusivity, Commitment, Caring, Integrity, Respect, Professionalism
Strategic Priorities
- People & Environment: Promote a vibrant, respectful, and caring environment that recruits, retains, and
fosters an inclusive and talented community of students and employees while optimizing
our infrastructure.
- Signature Initiatives: Mentorship & Professional Development, Climate, Infrastructure (fiscal, spatial, talent).
- Education & Student Success: Inspire graduates with clinical competence and cultural humility through student-centered
learning to lead, transform, and deliver exemplary evidence-based nursing care, conduct
research and scholarship, and improve healthcare delivery systems.
- Signature Initiatives: Competency-Based Curriculum, Technological & Student-Centered Innovations, Leadership.
- Research & Scholarship: Lead and boldly transform research and scholarship that encompasses discovery to
translation, consistent with USC Nursing’s values.
- Signature Initiatives: Infrastructure (Lab, Staff), Biobehavioral Variables, Health Equity, Research Centers, External Funding.
- Practice, Service, & Partnerships: Cultivate and expand regional, national, and global initiatives with innovative practice,
service, and partnerships.
- Signature Initiatives: Telehealth, Strategic Partnerships, Philanthropy.