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PRINCIPLES REGARDING MEDICAL EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENTS

 

The American Medical Student Association:

 

1.             In regard to the content of mission statements of medical schools:

 

a.             ENCOURAGES the inclusion of clauses that reflect a:

1.             Primacy of teaching to the mission of academic medical centers. (2005)

2.             Focus on service to the community in which it operates. (2005)

3.             Emphasis on developing scientific discovery within its students through, but not limited to, basic and/or clinical science research. (2005)

4.             Commitment to fostering self-directed, self-motivated excellence in academics. (2005)

5.             Commitment to teaching patient-centered, evidence-based medicine. (2005)

6.             Commitment to fostering professionalism and humanism within students. (2005)

7.             Commitment to increasing diversity and eliminating health disparities. (2005)

   
   
 
 

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