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Sep 07, 2024
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Catalog 2023-2024
Mission Statement
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Mission - School of Medicine
The mission of the LSUHSC-S School of Medicine is to improve the health and well-being of the citizens of Louisiana and beyond by:
- Educating and training a diverse workforce of future physicians and scientists through innovative educational programs;
- Advancing knowledge and discovery in the biomedical and health sciences;
- Healing through compassionate, patient-centered care; and
- Promoting a culture of diversity and inclusiveness that embraces learners from all segments of society, acknowledging a special responsibility to the unique diversity of Louisiana and the surrounding region.
The goals of the School of Medicine are to:
- Foster and provide comprehensive academic support for a vigorous learning environment that includes outstanding academic programs, meaningful clinical experiences, and a campus culture that promotes student, resident, faculty, and staff engagement.
- Develop physicians who will:
- become leaders in medical practice, education and research
- incorporate the highest ethical principles into their lives and practices
- affirm the value of medical research, the role of the physician as educator, and the importance of lifelong learning
- make altruistic career choices based on personal skills
- provide the citizens of the State and beyond with well-trained physicians who deliver excellent, humanistic medical care.
- Develop and foster clinical and basic science research in pursuit of new scientific knowledge to meet future needs of the people of Louisiana and beyond.
- Provide relevant continuing medical education programs for physicians and other healthcare personnel in Louisiana and beyond.
Vision - School of Medicine
To be a progressive medical school where:
- Learners will be prepared to be outstanding and empathetic physicians and lifelong learners
- Patients will experience exceptional care
- Research discoveries will be translated to heal and promote the well-being of the people of Louisiana and beyond
- All individuals will embrace their identities, find belongingness, and strive to promote health equity, social justice, and advocacy
Approved:
LSUHSC-S General Faculty - July 29, 2021
LSUHSC-S Administrative Council - August 2, 2021
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