A culture built for impact
Every member of the Penn Medicine community, including patients, providers, staff, students, and trainees, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. We embrace providing care across differences as a foundational part of what makes a strong health care organization and proudly care for people of all ethnicities, historical traditions, economic backgrounds, genders, religions, disabilities, and sexual orientations. We are united as an anti-racist organization dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. Patients, families, and visitors can count on us to care for them with cultural humility, and our team works each day to ensure the best possible health for every patient.
Our core values define what we stand for as an organization and inform the culture, manner, and process of everything we do.
- Excellence: We strive for excellence through creativity and innovation.
- Integrity: We are truthful, equitable and committed to intellectual honesty.
- Equity: We promote a culture that welcomes and respects all patients and encourages a sense of belonging.
- Professionalism: We achieve the highest standards of professionalism through ethical behavior, collaboration, self-education, and respect for all members of Penn Medicine.
- Individual opportunity: We support equal opportunity and individual creativity and innovation.
- Teamwork and collaboration: We support each other and promote collaboration with our colleagues and thoughtful stewardship of University and Penn Medicine resources.
- Tradition: We learn from our history, take responsibility for the future, and promote the unique nature of the Penn Medicine environment.