In today’s evolving healthcare landscape, strategic planning is essential to delivering effective, patient-centered care that meets the needs of the communities. This course equips new and emerging healthcare leaders with the knowledge and skills to develop and implement strategic plans that respond to system-level challenges and community needs. Learners will explore the characteristics of the healthcare environment, with a focus on Ontario’s healthcare system, its providers, and the complexities that shape decision-making. Through interactive learning and practical application, learners will gain an understanding of strategic plan fundamentals, including mission, vision, values, strategic choices, and success measures. The course also emphasizes the importance of aligning strategy across all levels of an organization, embedding strategic choices into everyday practice, and continuously refining strategy in response to environmental factors. By the end of the course, learners will be able to analysis strategic plans and support the development and delivery of strategic plans.

This is a required course for the Certificate in Clinical Leadership and Management program.

This course includes instructor-led interactive Zoom sessions once a week, as well as weekly modules on the MichBrite Learning Management System.

Upon successful completion of the course, the Learner will be able to:

• Recognize the Unique Characteristic of Healthcare Landscape
• Describe the Ontario’s healthcare system and range of providers
• Explore the system level challenges and the complexity of healthcare
• Reflect on how system dynamics impact decisions and the need for strategy
• Develop Strategic Plan that Meets the Needs of the Communities
• Explain what a strategic plan is and why it is essential for organizations.
• Identify and describe the core components of a strategic plan, including mission, vision, values, strategic choices, and success measures.
• Differentiate between strategy, planning, and implementation.
• Describe the steps involved in developing a strategic plan in a healthcare setting.
• Explain how an organization’s strategic plan cascades across the organization
• Support the Successful Delivery of a Strategic Plan Across the Organization
• Analyze how choices across different levels supports the successful delivery of the strategy
• Explore how to embed strategic choices into everyday practice, culture, and decision-making.
• Explain the importance of environment on continuous refinement of strategy