July 13, 2017
Hello,
As we start a new academic year—with entering medical and graduate students and a new class of residents and fellows, I thought it would be good to reflect on the medical school’s mission and core values.
I have been reading more about Dr. John McGovern and am getting to know Mrs. Kathrine McGovern, after whom our school is named. I think they both would be proud of our mission and the values that our school works to promote.
Mission
To educate a diverse body of future physicians and biomedical scientists for a career dedicated to the highest ideals of their profession; to provide outstanding patient-centered care; and to conduct innovative research that benefits the health and well-being of the population of Texas and beyond.
Core Values
- Deliver compassionate patient care focusing on effectiveness, quality, safety, and service
- Provide a competency-based curriculum emphasizing integrity and professionalism
- Embrace a culture of lifelong learning, evidence-based practice, open inquiry, and scholarship
- Cultivate professional and respectful communication
- Foster a diverse and inclusive learning community
- Support the health and well-being of students, faculty, and staff
- Promote inter-professional collaboration
- Support leadership and innovation in teaching, research, and service
- Advocate for excellent care for the underserved and for the reduction of health care disparities
Each of us at McGovern Medical School has an important job to do, and each one of us is critical to achieving the broad mission of our school– excellence in education, patient care, and research and advocacy for our mission and values. Together we are working to improve the health and well-being of our community, doing and promoting science that matters, and educating physicians and scientists of tomorrow. THANKS to each of you for what you do – every day.
Warm regards,
Barbara
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