The 2025 YSM focus groups articulated the importance of facilitating bidirectional communication among, within, and across all populations in YSM, YNHHS, the university, and our community.
Strategic Planning
Yale School of Medicine’s 2026 Strategic Plan sets a clear, compelling direction for our future—advancing our missions in education, research, and clinical care while strengthening the culture and capabilities that enable excellence. The 2026 plan is grounded in YSM’s mission and shaped by engagement from stakeholders across YSM and our partners.
Strategic Plan Updates
YSM Strategic Plan 2026 Document
Strategic plans require regular review, updating, and prioritization. The priorities outlined here focus our collective efforts and investments, while we continue to advance the essential work already underway across YSM. This plan is designed to articulate a clear, compelling vision for our future and to guide action across our missions. Read the full description of the process for the 2026 strategic plan refresh.
Additional Strategic Planning
Prior educational, clinical, and university-wide science strategic planning includes student engagement in attaining competency; faculty participation in the educational mission; creating a more inclusive and enriched learning community; and for clinical strategic planning, YM and YNHHS share an aspiration to achieve extraordinary gains in individual, community, and global health as one of the nation's premier academic health systems.