Innovation & Institutional Growth
Dr. Dele Davies blends strong leadership with team empowerment to launch signature initiatives that expand capability and national visibility.
Select Accomplishments at UNMC (2012 - 2026)
In partnership with dedicated teams across UNMC, H. Dele Davies, MD, guided the successful execution of multiple initiatives.
Oversaw the consolidation of 6 independent departmental basic science programs into an interdisciplinary umbrella program (IGPBS). This led to a more than threefold increase in applicants, a reduction in student attrition from 18% to 6% and a significant increase in nationally funded institutional and individual training grants.
Established and grew Interactive E-learning, equipping faculty, staff and students with the knowledge and resources they need to embrace innovative teaching modalities for the modern learner.
Served on the executive leadership team that launched the UNMC Global Center for Health Security, a US Agency for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and NU Board of Regents-funded center, to meet and expand America’s current and future health care training needs for disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
Helped lay the foundation and shepherded the Board of Regents’ approval for the UNMC Child Health Research Institute (CHRI), an innovative UNMC-Children’s Nebraska partnership advancing pediatric discovery and translating research into new tests and treatments to improve child health.
Served as the original convener and on the executive leadership team that launched the Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL), which focuses on improving human performance and effectiveness in health care through interprofessional adoption of high-fidelity simulation, virtual and augmented reality, and other experiential learning technologies.
Established the Dean’s Scorecard, an online dashboard tracking year-over-year college performance across enrollment, workforce ratios, tuition/remission, research awards, revenue and additional financial metrics; it is now embedded in annual dean evaluations to identify gaps, adjust resources, and improve alignment with strategic initiatives.
“Early on, I made Interactive E-Learning a priority because expanding access to exceptional teaching is central to our UNMC mission, and today’s learners expect to learn anytime, anywhere. Under my leadership, Interactive E-Learning expanded across all campuses, engaging 820+ faculty, students and staff from six colleges and one institute. Working in teams, they have created 320+ curricular and co-curricular modules, which are available 24/7 in an online gallery and have been viewed more than 500,000 times by users in 197 countries.”
— H. Dele Davies, MD
An Early Adopter of Technology
While at Michigan State University, Dr. Dele Davies streamlined and modernized cross-campus communication and collaboration within the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development by implementing Macromedia Breeze for interactive online meetings and conferences and creating the MSUKIDSDOCs faculty listserv to disseminate updates simultaneously across all five campuses.