Academic Alignment
Contact our teamAcademic health systems that align across management, economics, governance, and strategy unlock immense potential for care delivery and innovation.
We help academic medical centers, schools of medicine, and faculty practice plans establish clear operating models, align strategies, and support growth and innovation across the tripartite mission.
Our Solutions
Clinical and academic enterprise design
We define how the core entities of an academic health system work together, aligning leadership structures to support differentiation, scalability, and long-term growth.
Funds flow & compensation plan design
Using advanced analytics and scenario modeling, we design sustainable financial models that clarify how resources are allocated and how performance is rewarded.
Faculty practice plan development
We strengthen faculty practice performance by designing structures that enable management and accountability to create a more consistent, efficient model that supports system integration.
Academic program development
We work with institutional leaders to shape and implement research and education strategies, aligning program investments with clinical priorities and long-term academic impact.
Realizing strategic and financial alignment
Chartis helps academic health systems achieve true alignment. The work starts by asking the important questions: what is each entity trying to achieve, how do the organizations support each other in achieving those goals, and do the governance, planning, and financial structures create durable alignment around those goals.
We tailor our solutions to your institution’s structure, culture, and market context. Our executives, clinicians, and consultants draw on their deep experience across academic medicine to reduce friction and connect missions for maximal impact.
When the health system, the medical school, and the faculty practice are pulling in the same direction, things move faster. Decisions get easier, priorities align, and the organization can execute effectively. ”
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is funds flow central to academic health system performance?
Funds flow is the financial model that clarifies how resources move across an academic health system. It is central to financial and operational performance because it connects institutional priorities, entity expectations, and missions across clinical care, education, and research.
What structures need to be aligned between an academic medical center, school of medicine, and faculty practice plan?
Academic medical centers, schools of medicine, and faculty practice plans require management, governance, planning, and economic structure alignment. These structures should clarify expectations, define how leaders make decisions, and reinforce the tripartite mission of clinical care, education, and research. Chartis defines leadership structures and operating models so health systems’ core entities can work together with less friction.
What results can aligned academic enterprises expect?
When the health system, medical school, and faculty practice pull in the same direction, decisions move faster, priorities line up, and the organization is positioned for differentiation, scalability, long-term growth, and academic impact—ultimately improving the delivery of care and enhancing innovation and training.
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