Dear Weill Cornell Medicine Community,
Weill Cornell Medicine is poised to thrive in the years ahead. Amid the challenges currently confronting academic medicine, we have taken the opportunity to evaluate our core strengths.
By expanding our clinical enterprise, we will drive overall growth and innovation, bolster research and education, and move toward the “academic medical center of the future.”
Our CARE Strategic Plan, which will guide institutional priorities through 2029, will build on two major upcoming projects that will facilitate significant clinical growth: the Midtown Clinical Care Center at 575 Lexington Avenue and 1334 York Avenue on the Upper East Side. Both locations will allow us to expand access to our world-class physicians, patient-centered multidisciplinary care, and seamlessly integrated clinical research.
Exteriors of 1334 York Avenue, left, and the Midtown Clinical Care Center at 575 Lexington Avenue, right.
To realize this vision, we will follow a guiding ethos called CARE, which contains four core tenets: clinical care that improves lives and communities; AI and data science driven across missions; research that fuels innovation; and education that shapes the future.
The CARE Strategic Plan builds on the achievements of the We’re Changing Medicine campaign, which surpassed the $1.5 billion threshold a year ahead of schedule. In its first phase, the campaign supported the creation of over 50 endowed faculty positions, launched Weill Cornell’s debt-free scholarship program for medical students who qualify for financial aid, and facilitated the construction and opening of the Feil Family and Weill Family Residence Hall.
Weill Cornell Medicine is one of the best places in the nation for patient and clinician experience, research and innovation, and education. By acting with care in all we do, we are leading change in health care.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Harrington, M.D.
Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine
Provost for Medical Affairs, Cornell University
Weill Cornell Medicine’s strategic plan embraces collaboration across Cornell University. It focuses on our existing areas of strength, with the aim of using resources wisely to make them even stronger.
Weill Cornell Medicine is changing medicine through care that puts people first, discoveries that break new ground, and education that shapes the future of science and health care.
With a legacy of excellence and a commitment to innovation, we deliver personalized, compassionate care, conduct pioneering biomedical research, and train the next generation of health care leaders to advance care to patients locally and around the world.
We strive toward a healthier world that is powered by science and shaped by humanity.
We envision a future where exceptional care is available to all, science moves us forward, and innovation drives progress across every mission. By acting with care in all we do, embracing data and new technologies, leveraging our talent across Cornell University and expanding our local and global impact, Weill Cornell Medicine is leading change in health care.
one that empowers us to shape the
future of medicine and transform the
lives of the communities we serve.
