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University of North
Carolina
Department of Family
Medicine
VISION MISSION AND
VALUES STATEMENT
The vision of the Department
of Family Medicine is to promote the health of the people
of North Carolina and the nation through leadership and innovation
in clinical practice, medical education, research and community
service. As an instrument of the State of North Carolina,
we are concerned with both current needs and future generations,
and have a special commitment to the underserved, mothers
and children, the elderly and other populations at risk in
a time of rapid changes in the organization of health care.
Key elements of this vision include:
- Provision of innovative, comprehensive,
high quality and cost effective health care. We aspire
for this care to be patient and family oriented, community
focused, and evidence-based.
- Development and maintenance of outstanding
medical education programs for medical students, residents,
fellows and practicing physicians. We aspire to excellence
among faculty and learners, and for our teaching to be
learner-based, centered on adult learning principles,
and fully leveraging information technology.
- Promotion of the discovery and dissemination
of knowledge important to clinical practice, teaching
and the improvements of the organization of health care.
We aspire for our research to answer questions that matter
in individual and population primary health care.
- Working in partnership and service to
individuals, community organizations and local, state
and government agencies to address unmet health needs
of the population. We aspire to a leadership role in improving
the health of communities we serve, North Carolina, and
the nation.
- We envision and support a health care
system that embodies compassion, fairness, equality, tolerance,
personal responsibility, respect for individuals, and
concern for and inclusion of family and community.
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