GSM Mission Statement and Core Values
Mission Statement
As part of the University of Tennessee
Health Science Center, The Graduate
School of Medicine, Knoxville, subscribes
to a four-fold mission of excellence in
education, patient care, research, and service.
Our mission is to provide comprehensive and state-of-the-art education for our students, the region's health care professionals, and the health science professionals who educate them at the Medical Center and its affiliated sites.
Our mission will be in concert with the goals and initiatives of our clinical partner, University Health System Incorporated. We will work with their administration and staff to fulfill all of the regulatory requirements of the ACGME, ACCME, JCAHO, SACS, the State of Tennessee and other appropriate accrediting bodies. Together, as the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville , we will strive to meet the needs of our community, our region, and our state.
GSM Core Values
- To foster an innovative learning organization through the leadership of pre-eminent faculty.
- To educate fellows, residents, and students to provide competent, safe and compassionate healthcare
- To promote basic science and clinically relevant research
- To cultivate physicians to be educational scholars, lifelong learners and informed consumers of clinical research
- To collaborate with our partners and community for shared responsibility
