Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Mission: Develop a diverse community of servant physician leaders by providing excellence in education, fostering a culture of patient-centered care, and stimulating scientific discovery. We aim to promote health equity and improve clinical care through innovation and collaboration. Vision: Transform healthcare through excellence in education, innovation, and leadership. Core Principals: Lead, Transform and Heal Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine will: - Enroll an outstanding and diverse student body that has a strong foundation in the sciences and a demonstrated commitment to service and continuous learning. - Attract and sustain an outstanding and diverse faculty who contribute to education scholarship and utilize the best principles of education to optimize students' professional development. - Provide a learner-centered curriculum that aligns with evolving technological trends and integrates strong basic sciences, ethical principles, professional standards and outstanding clinical training. - Provide an intellectually stimulating environment where small class size and a large faculty of physicians, scientists and other health professionals unite to promote the scientific and humanitarian practice of medicine. In order to graduate physicians who will: - Provide service and demonstrate leadership within health care systems and within the community. - Serve as leaders of change to improve the health care system and delivery. - Advance the scientific foundations of medicine through leadership in basic, clinical and translational research. - Promote the role of the physician as educator-mentor and the importance of lifelong learning. - Foster resilience and wellness in themselves and others, demonstrating work-life integration and compassionate self-care and care of others. - Make altruistic career choices based on personal skills without the burden of excessive educational debt. - Have mastered the knowledge and skills required for diagnosis, patient management, health promotion, disease prevention and high-value health care. - Respect the importance of the patient as an individual as well as the needs of populations, and consistently practice evidence-based medicine and shared decision- making. - Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary health care teams. - Contribute to a diverse and culturally competent workforce. - Practice both the art and science of medicine, and incorporate the highest ethical principles into their lives and practices.