The Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine has historically aligned its strategic plan with the university’s strategic plan. The COM Strategic Plan 2027 provides direction in improvements in academic program planning, research planning and student experience.
In preparation for the next three-year university strategic plan, Vision 2027, President Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., reviewed the existing mission and vision statements with the executive leadership team in the summer of 2025. Representatives from the COM Vision 2027 and additional university leaders were charged with reviewing the statements and developing goals for each. The vision statement leaders enlisted individuals from across the campus community to participate in this process. The teams affirmed that the mission statement continued to capture institutional purpose and that the vision statements with appropriate modification represented major focus areas for the next university three-year plan.