Case Study at HMS MedScience

Challenge

HMS MEDscience is a leader in delivering hands-on STEM simulation programs to high school students, with the goal to ignite interest in health sciences and create equitable pathways to future careers. In recent years, HMS MEDscience has experienced substantial growth due to increased demand for its innovative programs. However, program leadership needed a strategic framework to determine which growth opportunities were the “right” ones that aligned with their mission, vision, and values without overextending its human resources and compromising program quality.

The Solution

EdAccess designed a collaborative strategic planning process for HMS MEDscience that enabled the leadership team to identify existing challenges; refine their mission, vision, and values; develop four strategic priorities; and create an actionable workplan to achieve their goals.

Over the course of the project, it became clear that MEDscience would benefit from revisiting their existing mission, vision, and values to make sure they clearly reflected the organization’s focus and direction before developing the strategic plan. It was time well spent because the refinements made the development of the strategic priorities much faster.

The Results

EdAccess designed a collaborative strategic planning process for HMS MEDscience that enabled the leadership team to identify existing challenges; refine their mission, vision, and values; develop four strategic priorities; and create an actionable workplan to achieve their goals.

Over the course of the project, it became clear that MEDscience would benefit from revisiting their existing mission, vision, and values to make sure they clearly reflected the organization’s focus and direction before developing the strategic plan. It was time well spent because the refinements made the development of the strategic priorities much faster.