UAMS Vision 2029
By 2029, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will lead Arkansas to be the healthiest state in the region through its synergies of education, clinical care, research and purposeful leadership. With this bold statement, UAMS resolved that in the coming decade its status as Arkansas’ only academic health system will allow it to deliver dramatic and lasting health and health care improvements to its home state.
UAMS Mission
UAMS’ mission is to improve the health, health care and well-being of Arkansans and of others in the region, nation and the world by; educating current and future health professionals and the public; providing high quality, innovative, patient- and family-centered, health care and also providing specialty expertise not routinely available in community settings; and advancing knowledge in areas of human health and disease.
UAMS CORE VALUES
INTEGRITY
We foster, encourage and expect honesty, accountability and transparency in pursuit of the highest ethical and professional standards in all that we do. We take responsibility for our performance, and will engage employees, patients and families, learners and stakeholders in our critical decisions that are timely, complete and accurate.
RESPECT
We embrace a culture of professionalism with respect for the dignity of all persons.
DIVERSITY AND HEALTH EQUITY
We are committed to the importance of the diversity of UAMS leadership, faculty, staff and learners in order to enhance the education of our learners, reduce health disparities in our state, and honor the unique contributions provided by a diversity of values, beliefs, and cultures.
TEAMWORK
We seek to create interdisciplinary and inter-professional, synergistic and collegial relationships characterized by honesty, collaboration, inclusiveness and flexibility.
CREATIVITY
We encourage and support innovation, imagination, ingenuity, resourcefulness and vision.
EXCELLENCE
We strive to achieve, through continuous improvement, adherence to institutional policies and best practices, and in collaboration with colleagues, patients, and families, the highest quality and standards in all our endeavors.
SAFETY
We commit to protect the health and safety of all who we serve through our mission: our patients, our learners, our colleagues and our neighbors in the community, state, nation and in the world. By sustaining a culture of safety, our daily work and our strategic planning promote better health care outcomes, the creation of health equity for all and a sense of joy in our work.
UAMS History
UAMS was transformed from a small medical school with a charity hospital into an academic health center and research leader. Discover the historical events that built what is today’s University of Arknasas for Medical Sciences
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