Department of Surgery Mission: Compassionate care for patients. Innovative research for surgery. Training for the next leaders and best.
The success of the Department of Surgery rests largely on a culture in which individuals are supported to advance and thrive. Our goal is to intentionally promote and protect an environment that cultivates and supports academic and clinical excellence, discovery, and innovation; one that celebrates individual differences, honors our shared values of inclusion, collaboration, and wellness, and fosters a sense of pride and excellence in our daily work.
In order to accomplish the Department of Surgery mission, we have created the following objectives:
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Create a physical and social environment, which represents and supports individual differences and an inclusive workplace
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Provide education, training, and support to improve cultural competency and to promote inclusion
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Create innovative methods to raise cultural awareness and foster collaboration and communication in safe environments
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Develop meaningful, ongoing assessments that demonstrate efforts for continuous and strategic improvement of our current workplace culture
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Promote and sustain wellness and mental health so that our faculty, staff and learners can be most effective and fulfilled
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Strengthen connection, collaboration, and outreach across disciplines and with the surrounding community
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Support mechanisms that ensure transparency and accountability from the institution, leadership, and one another