OUR VISION
Mission Statement - Creating the future of medicine® through:
Patient
Care and Service Excellence
Educational
Pre-eminence
New Knowledge
and Innovation
National
and International Leadership
Vision Statement
The University of Pennsylvania
Health System (UPHS) is committed to remaining a world-leading institution
in three equally valued and inter-related missions
of patient care, education, and research. The success
of these missions requires the integration of the School
of Medicine and Health Services and a shared destiny
with the University of Pennsylvania. By recruiting
and retaining a world-class faculty and staff who strive
for excellence, innovation, quality, and professionalism,
we will accomplish our missions. Our goal is to be
recognized nationally as the most accomplished and
respected School of Medicine and Health System.
Patient Care
A team of interdisciplinary professionals will
provide excellent care and service to their
patients and communities in a compassionate and respectful
environment. The Clinical Practices of the
University of Pennsylvania (CPUP) will remain the
core of the Health System. This core maintains excellent
programs in major disciplines and strives to be the
market leader in select services. The core will be
supported by a health services network that includes
owned or affiliated hospitals and ambulatory practices.
The health services network will be selectively
integrated with the core to support signature services
and patient satisfaction.
Education
Our education programs develop the next generations
of leaders in medicine and biomedical research. To
attract the most qualified students and trainees,
The School of Medicine and CPUP will engage the most
outstanding educators and researchers in teaching
and training; develop and implement innovative methods
of instruction; provide state-of-the-art facilities
and foster educational relationships with the University
and UPHS network. We will recruit, retain and reward
outstanding educators by providing an environment
that promotes creativity and rewards teaching excellence.
The School of Medicine, its faculty, and its alumni
will be known for a shared commitment to lifelong
learning.
Research
UPHS will enhance its status as a world leader
in advancing medical science by continually
improving the quality and impact of its research.
The areas UPHS will emphasize are the fundamental
mechanisms of biology and human disease; the translation
of discoveries into new approaches for the diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of disease; and the
evaluation of medicine's impact on the health of
the public.
The research enterprise will be supported
by peer-reviewed external funding and innovative
non-traditional funding sources. Attracting and
retaining outstanding basic and physician scientists
will be a key strategy for success. To help faculty
develop pre-eminence in their fields, UPHS will provide
excellent facilities, outstanding trainees, an effective
research administration, and collegial interactions
across the School of Medicine and the University.
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