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Destination 2030
By 2030, Touchstone Institute will be a leader in the transformation of Canada’s healthcare workforce. We will be a trusted partner for solving healthcare human resource challenges, expanding care access and ensuring a robust, highly competent workforce ready to serve the needs of every community.
Outcomes
Addressing Health Workforce Gaps Across Canada
Creating Better Access to Health Services for Patients
Improving Competencies for an Evolving Health Workforce
Supporting Efficiencies and Innovation Across Sectors
Commitment
We are dedicated to achieving industry excellence through innovation, quality, fairness and continuous improvement. By fostering collaborative relationships, we will uphold standards and shape the future of healthcare, maximizing health human resource solutions together.
Organization Values
We are guided by our three organizational values. These values influence all decision-making and align with strategic priorities, supporting staff in realizing our commitment to transform Canada’s health workforce.
Connection
We prioritize compassion and authenticity to ensure inclusive and collaborative relationships. We create supportive environments where staff feel engaged in building trusted partnerships with clients and collaborators. Together with our partners, we take synergistic action to drive system impact and achieve our shared strategic goals.
Impact
Our team is motivated to drive meaningful change through creativity, innovation and courageous leadership. Our forward-thinking approach and adaptability make us nimble and responsive to emerging health sector challenges, ensuring sustainable, positive outcomes.
Integrity
Together, we commit to being accountable, reliable and fair in all our actions. We align every decision with the principles of accuracy, sincerity and open communication. By taking collective responsibility for problem-solving, we ensure our actions reflect shared commitments.
Strategic Goals
Put People First
Enhance a culture that prioritizes the well-being and experiences of all individuals—staff, partners, patients and clients—by living our organization's values.
Accelerate Effective Entry Into Professional Practice
Grow and optimize programs that focus on competency assessment and effective orientations to ensure the timely entry of highly-qualified domestic and international health professionals into the workforce.
Optimize Health Workforce Practices For All
Deliver services to support professional development of the health workforce by assessing competency, addressing learning needs and ensuring new skills are effectively applied in clinical and professional practice.
Evolve For The Future
Modernize core processes and continue to identify future needs of clients and partners to ensure high operational efficiency and sustainability.
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