Characteristics: As part of the small high-performance model shared by all Alliance schools, PBS-HSA is committed to the following core values: high expectations for all students, small and personalized schools and classrooms, increased instructional time, highly qualified principals and teachers, and parents as partners.

Partners: All aspects of PBS-HSA are being developed in collaboration with key partners throughout the medical and health care communities. Key partners helping to provide curriculum development, access to labs and equipment, mentors, speakers, internships, site visits, and other resources have included: Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Community Clinic Association, California Health Professions Consortium, California Health Workforce Alliance, California School Based Health Centers Association, the California Wellness Foundation, Charles Drew University, Connect Ed, CSU Los Angeles, CSUN Music Therapy and Wellness Clinic, Department of Health and Human Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, Curtis R. Tucker Health Center, Health and Science Pipeline Initiative, San Diego, Kaiser Permanente, L.A. Chamber of Commerce, L.A. Southwest College, Office of Supervisor Mark-Ridley Thomas, Peer Health Exchange, St. John's Well Child & Family Center, UC Long Beach, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Research Center, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA ALD|PES Honors Society, UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UCLA School of Public Health, UCLA Simulation Center, UCLA Students of Color for Public Health, UCLA/CDU Latino Medical Student Association, UCSB Hermada Unidas, UniHealth Foundation, US Department of Health and Human Services, USC + LAC Hospital, USC Center for Black Cultural & Student Affairs, West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation, Westside Family Center, to name just a few. 

Community: Based in South Los Angeles,PBS-HSA is located in Los Angeles County’s Service Planning Area (SPA) 6. Evidence shows that SPA 6 ranks as one of the most disadvantaged and under-resourced communities in the nation, particularly in medical services. In our mission to create students that will have an impact on the medical field, maintaining community partnerships and collaboration is key.

Location: For the first three years, PBS-HSA was co-located with Henry Clay Middle School at 12226 South Western Avenue in South Los Angeles through a Prop 39 Agreement with LAUSD.   In its fourth year, PBS-HSA remained on this campus, in a co-location with Animo Middle School #3 and Animo Middle School #4.  The school moved to 10616 S. Western, on the site of the former LAUSD Local District 7 office in 2015. Prior to the LAUSD office, the building was utilized as a medical facility. In January 2018, the PBS-HSA Wolves moved into their permanent location at 8515 Kansas Ave.  The site is a new facility that was constructed on the site of a former car wash.

Early Impact on Students: By introducing students to the health services field, HSA is already helping to shape their futures. Alumna Jamie had always dreamed of being an OB/GYN but didn't think it would be possible. In her second year at HSA, Jamie had this to say. "Health Services Academy impacts me to further think outside my boundaries and go into the career of my dreams,". Aldair, also a recent graduate, had told his Medical Science Teacher throughout his 9th-grade year that he just wanted to work with computers and had no interest in medicine. By the end of the year, he had decided to pursue a career in bioengineering. After a visit to the UCLA Simulation Center during our first school year, one HSA freshman said of the experience, "I seriously know what I want to do with my life now that I've had that special opportunity to experience first hand what doctors do. That set off a lightbulb in my head."

Long-term Impact: Research has shown health care workers from underrepresented minority groups are more likely to care for minority patients and serve in underserved communities. Based in a community in need of additional resources in medical services, graduates of PBS-HSA will eventually fill the need for community-based health care professionals.PBS-HSA’s curriculum and programs will work to promote diversity in the health professions and help reduce the current healthcare disparities.