UTMB Management Responsibilities Handbook

Institutional Mission Statement

The mission of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is to provide scholarly teaching, innovative scientific investigation, and state-of-the-art patient care in a learning environment to better the health of society.

UTMB’s education programs enable the state’s talented individuals to become outstanding practitioners, teachers, and investigators in the health care sciences, thereby meeting the needs of the people of Texas and its national and international neighbors.

UTMB’s comprehensive primary, specialty, and sub-specialty care clinical programs support the educational mission and are committed to the health and well-being of all Texans through the delivery of state-of-the-art preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services.

UTMB’s research programs are committed to the discovery of new innovative biomedical and health services knowledge leading to increasingly effective and accessible health care for the citizens of Texas.

Core Purpose

The core purpose of the institution is to excel in the generation, dissemination, and application of knowledge to better the health of society in an environment that supports our core values and where professional behavior is expected by all.

Core Values

Core Values are an organization's small but fundamental set of guiding principles. They characterize what an organization does — not how it operates or what it wants to be. UTMB's core values are:

SERVICE
We have a burning commitment to serve the health care needs of all Texans, regardless of their ability to pay.

DIVERSITY
We are committed to employ and to educate a health care workforce whose diversity mirrors the population they serve.

INNOVATION
We always think of new ways to do things better.

COMMUNITY
We are committed to making our community a better place to live and work.

EDUCATION
We are committed to life-long learning for our students, staff, faculty, and community.

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