Mission of the Medical
College of Georgia
As a unit of the University System of Georgia...
The Medical College of Georgia is a unit of the University System of Georgia and as such
is committed to the following:
- a supportive campus climate, necessary services, and leadership and development
opportunities, all to educate the whole person and meet the needs of students, faculty,
and staff
- cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender diversity in the faculty, staff, and student body,
supported by practices and programs that embody the ideals of an open democratic and
global society
- technology to advance educational purposes, including instructional technology, student
support services, and distance learning
- collaborative relationships with other System institutions, State agencies, local
schools and technical institutes, and business and industry, sharing physical, human,
information, and other resources to expand and enhance programs and services available to
the citizens of Georgia
As a University System research university...
As a University System Research University with a statewide scope of influence, the
Medical College of Georgia shares a commitment to:
- excellence and responsiveness in academic achievements that impart national or
international status
- a teaching/learning environment, both inside and outside the classroom, that sustains
instructional excellence, serves a diverse and well-prepared student body, provides
academic assistance, and promotes high levels of student achievement
- wide-ranging research, scholarship, and creative endeavors that are consistent with the
highest standards of academic excellence, that are focused on organized programs to
create, maintain, and apply new knowledge and theories, and that promote instructional
effectiveness and enhance institutionally relevant faculty qualifications
- public service, economic development, and technical assistance activities designed to
address the strategic needs of the State of Georgia along with a comprehensive offering of
continuing education programs, including continuing professional education to meet
the needs of Georgia's citizens for life-long learning
- a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary academic programming at the baccalaureate,
masters, and doctoral levels, as well as a range of professional programs at the
baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate level, including the doctoral level.
As the Medical College of Georgia...
The Medical College of Georgia, chartered in 1828 as a single academy to provide
instruction in "several branches of the healing art," is a major academic health
center and a health sciences research university. The institution, consisting of the
schools of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine, and Nursing and
the Hospital and Clinics, serves a highly focused and specialized student body. As
an academic health center and research university, the Medical College of Georgia is
committed to:
Excellence in academic achievement, which will bring to it national and international
recognition.
Development of a fully-integrated and cost efficient health care system that provides
leading edge clinical innovation and technology.
A shared responsibility for meeting the health care needs of a widely dispersed and
high diverse population.
Broadly-based research, scholarship, and creative endeavors consistent with the highest
standards of academic excellence.
In view of these commitments, the Medical College of Georgia affirms the following
major purposes:
- to provide outstanding educational programs for both health professionals, biomedical
scientists, and educators at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels and for
lifelong learning through excellence in teaching and the total development of students in
response to the health needs of the state of Georgia.
- to provide a high quality, state-of-the-art health care system, which includes health
promotion and disease prevention, and to encourage, test, and improve access through the
use of innovations in health care delivery responsive to the changing demographics and
needs of the people of the state and the nation.
- to be a leading center of excellence in research through the generation and
application of biomedical knowledge and technology to human health and disease and to play
an expanding role in the transfer of technology to the health care delivery system.
In fulfilling this mission, the Medical College of Georgia aspires to be one of the
nation's premier academic health centers for outstanding education, committed public
service, and leading-edge research and scholarship. As it pursues this goal, the
institution is determined to embody the concept of interactive, ongoing partnerships
embracing students, patients, and the public across the state and nation in order to
effectively serve those who seek a career, those who seek knowledge, and those who seek
care.
Approved and adopted by the Board of Regents, July 9, 1996
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