Mission, Vision and Core Values

Mission

 

Our mission is to provide added value to health care through leadership in:

• Providing innovative, collaborative education.
• Advancing the frontier of science through research critical to the future of health care.
• Delivering health care services that are at the forefront of science.
• Facilitating partnerships with public and private biomedical and health enterprises.

 

Vision

 

Our vision is to identify and solve the most important questions of human health in our communities through education, scholarship and service with commitment to the CDU core values.

 

 

Core Values

 

Our core values emphasize:

• A culture of shared expectations regarding integrity, accountability and decisiveness in commitment to excellence.
• Compassion and respect in all interactions with students, patients and colleagues.
• Diversity in people and thinking.
• Effective utilization of resources.
• Advancement of the institutional mission while supporting professional and personal growth.