Strategic Plan
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan is a five-year roadmap designed to drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and deliver lasting impact within our community.
Explore AWSOM’s vision, key objectives, and the initiatives that will shape the School’s future as we work together to achieve excellence and sustainable growth.
Pillar Summary
Our Strategic Plan is made up of three pillars that define how AWSOM will achieve its purpose.
I
TRAIN PHYSICIANS to provide whole health care
II
UNIFY local health care education resources
III
COLLABORATE with mission-aligned organizations
Pillar I
TRAIN PHYSICIANS to provide whole health care, apply system-based thinking, and leverage technology to improve the health of individuals and communities in Arkansas and beyond.
Pillar II
UNIFY local health care education resources to create a cohesive academic system where students, residents, faculty, and staff thrive.
Pillar III
COLLABORATE with mission-aligned organizations to share and amplify the AWSOM model as a sustainable solution for training future physicians. with mission-aligned organizations to share and amplify the AWSOM model as a sustainable solution for training future physicians.
MISSION
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine trains physicians who are devoted to transforming the health of medically underserved and rural communities in Arkansas, its surrounding states, and beyond. AWSOM physicians make a difference by pioneering whole health principles, deploying contemporary technologies, and developing novel partnerships to bridge the gaps to high quality medical care and to promote health and well-being for all individuals and communities.
