Our Mission
To provide a world-class medical education that ignites a passion for learning, a desire to serve, and an unwavering commitment to improve the health and well-being of patients and communities.
Our Vision
Our graduates will be a diverse community of compassionate healers, lifelong learners, and courageous leaders of change within the profession and in society. They will have the skills, capabilities, and resilience to lead the transformation of healthcare delivery in the nation, and a lifelong commitment to the highest values of the profession.
Our Values
We are committed to:
Teaching the delivery of person-centered, evidence-informed healthcare in true partnerships with patients
Assuring accountability for the quality, safety, and appropriateness of care, and the ethical stewardship of patients' and families' health and resources
Achieving health equity for all and the elimination of health disparities wherever they exist
Promoting inclusiveness and diversity in medical education and the health professions
Developing courageous leaders who challenge the status quo with inquiry and innovation
Advocating for change in medical education, the profession, and the healthcare system
Creating and promulgating new knowledge in service to patients and communities
Establishing a learning environment that supports the health, well-being, and resilience of our graduates and enables them to serve as exemplars for patients and the profession
Our Context
We will leverage the values and capabilities of our integrated health system, and the unique relationship between the independent Permanente Medical Groups and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan/Hospitals organization, to prepare students for future-facing clinical practice and health system leadership.