University of Utah School of Medicine
The University of Utah School of Medicine was founded in 1905 as a two-year medical school and transitioned to a four-year, medical-degree-granting institution in 1941. The school of medicine is located on the upper campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It serves as the only MD-granting institution in the state of Utah and as the only academic medical center in the Mountain West.
Medical Education Mission Statement
The University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine serves all people and communities of Utah and the Mountain West by intentionally supporting and improving individual and community health outcomes and quality of life. This is achieved through excellence in equitable patient care, education, and research by:
- Purposefully educating physicians, scientists, and health care professionals to ensure compassionate, equitable, patient-centered care to all, prioritizing communities of greatest need.
- Serving rural and underserved communities by prioritizing and acting to address social determinants of health to eliminate structures and practices that lead to health disparities among all people.
- Engaging in scholarly research to advance knowledge, innovation, well-being, and health equity for all people.
- Fostering a culture of belonging, anti-racism, and anti-discrimination through strategic recruitment, retention, and recognition of efforts among students, trainees, staff, faculty, and community partners.
Vision of the University of Utah
The “One U” vision of the University of Utah is to work together to solve big problems in society and to optimize our campus resources to create an exceptional educational experience for our learners.”
Vision of the School of Medicine
To create an exceptional learning experience for our students to promote their development into competent and caring professionals. To achieve our vision of exceptional learning, we value:
- Relationships built on trust and mutual respect;
- Talents and ability of each member of the learning community to contribute according to his or her talents;
- Responsibility of each member of the community to one another;
- Accountability towards professional standards of attitudes and behavior;
and Respect for diversity of perspectives and the inclusive spirit of teamwork
UUH GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
Vision
To train the next generation of compassionate, well-balanced healthcare professionals to meet the evolving needs of our communities.
Mission
We believe that exceptional healthcare delivery is determined by the educational culture of the institutions at which physicians train.We support our programs and trainees to excel in patient care, academic endeavors, and personal well-being.
We partner with stakeholders to maintain and exceed accreditation standards and champion programmatic innovations in order to meet the physician workforce needs of our communities.
Values
We aspire to excellence and innovation for our people and systems, never compromising our core principles:
- Development
- Compassion
- Collaboration
- Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion Statement
The Office of Graduate Medical Education commits to the education and support of our faculty, fellows, residents and staff across age, gender-identity-expression, race, ethnicity, country and region of origin, culture, socio-economic status, political belief, spiritual/religious belief or ideology, ability, and sexual orientation. Through this commitment we aim to:
- Foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive learning environment.
- Provide resources for residents, fellows, faculty and staff to enrich diversity, equity and inclusion through training, educational development and discourse.
- Support diversification of the physician workforce to produce professionals that are reflective of and can address health needs across the state and the nation.