Throughout the past five years everything Rosalind Franklin University accomplished was strategically driven. We have been well served by this action, one notable outcome being the University's successful and exemplary reaccreditation in 2008 for a further ten years. Because the current administration was new in 2003, the first strategic plan navigated our course over three years. After a seamless transition from the early plan, we are now embarked on the current five year plan that will take us to 2011.

Strategic planning has been a winning exercise for all persons associated with the University. Together, our internal and external stakeholders have crafted its mission and vision and have risen readily to the challenge of being accountable for the strategies and goals that can be read in ensuing pages of this document. Our leaders and champions meet regularly to take stock and refresh themselves of the directions taken and the goals already achieved. The strategic plan is thus a living document, owned and participated in by all the University family.

Planning as we have approached it makes many aspects of a President's job straightforward. For example, when the difficult decisions surrounding priorities have to be made, the strategic plan is present to guide us. Importantly, we can proceed with confidence that all members of our institution have had the opportunity to contribute to the roadmap that leads us forward. With pride we invite you to explore the Strategic Plan 2007-2011 as it charts the future course of Rosalind Franklin University.

Best regards,
K. Michael Welch, MB, ChB, FRCP
President and CEO