IMHA's Balanced Scorecard is aligned with the five outcome categories identified by CIHR as critical for success. All corresponding strategic initiatives and actions resulting from these outcome categories will be measured using the CIHR approved formal performance measurement system.
The Balanced Scorecard outcome categories for IMHA are:
Outstanding Research: IMHA's contribution to the global pool of health-related knowledge, its contribution to the development of a national research agenda, the priorities in IMHA-health research and the ethical standards defining IMHA-health research.
Excellent Researchers and a Robust Research Environment: IMHA's contribution to an ever-expanding pool of highly trained and highly capable researchers and other research personnel. This also includes an assessment of IMHA's contribution to the development and maintenance of a robust, international attractive environment for health research in Canada.
Partnerships and Public Engagement: IMHA's role in the development and strengthening of partnerships and linkages between participants in Canada's health innovation system and the results of these partnerships and linkages. This will go further than money to include processes to help set the research agenda, to build research capacity and infrastructure, to make effective use of resources, to build interdisciplinary team approaches to research and to share best practices in research support, evaluation and impact.
Translation and Use of Knowledge: IMHA's leadership role, processes and functions in the communication, dissemination and uptake of research knowledge and expertise resulting from the use of research knowledge and the impact resulting from its use.
Organizational Excellence: IMHA's leadership, processes and coordination with regard to health research, innovation in programs, activities and policies related to organizational effectiveness and the quality of the work environment.
For each outcome category in the Balanced Scorecard, IMHA has identified strategic initiatives and actions that will be pursued from 2002-2005 to achieve both the vision of IMHA and the mission of CIHR.
You can read more about our Strategic Plan.
