Medical Education Mission & Vision
Mission
The mission of medical student education at the University of Minnesota Medical School is to graduate physicians who serve the health needs of people in Minnesota, the nation, and the world, through excellence in clinical medicine, research, education, and health-care leadership.
Vision
This mission will be accomplished by matriculating a diverse and accomplished student body into outstanding, forward-looking, and integrated educational programs at the University and community, which stimulate students to excel. These programs, implemented by preeminent educators in state-of-the-art facilities, will prepare future primary care providers, clinical subspecialists, researchers, educators and health care leaders. Graduates will be caring physicians who demonstrate mastery of the foundations of medicine by their:
- knowledge of basic and clinical sciences, ethics, humanities pertinent to medicine, and the social and community dimensions of health
- skill in patient care and problem solving
- acceptance of responsibility for improving the evidence-based practice of medicine
- commitment to lifelong learning
