Mission, Vision & Values

Mission

• To improve the lives of people with neurological diseases by translating discovery and education into personal, innovative, and compassionate care.
• To promote health equity, reduce health disparities, and advocate for social justice in our community.

Vision

• To be the model department for integrated personalized care, research, and education.
• To be the model for a diverse, safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment.
• To be the model for how we care---for our patients, our people (trainees, staff, students, partners), and our community.

Core Values

Respect — for one another, for patients, and for all persons

• Teamwork — every person makes a difference
• Equity — in opportunity and access
• Diversity — a diverse workforce that mirrors our patient population
• Inclusion — embracing differences to drive optimal work engagement, patient experience and patient outcomes
• Justice — for the health of our organization and our community, with zero tolerance for racism or discrimination of any kind
• Integrity — interpersonally and to our mission
• Excellence — in research, education, patient care, and in all our endeavors.
• Effectiveness — with quality, efficiency, and safety

Foundational Principles: Who we are, how we build our culture

These are “front of mind” principles that guide our work daily, and are included in all Goals

1. We continuously build and maintain a great culture​, living into our core values everyday.

2. We are people-focused, we recruit and retain people with great talent focusing on career development, professional  satisfaction, and health/well-being of all faculty, staff, and trainees​. 

3. We continuously plan succession.

4. We Value all 3 missions equally, Clinical, Education, Research.

5. We strive for operational excellence, with strong, transparent department finances and infrastructure​. This includes a  balanced budget and fiscal discipline with transparency,  all necessary infrastructure​ and clear policies and procedures.

6. We strive to have the best technology and appropriate support.

7. We want to work smarter, not harder.

8. We seek philanthropic support for all missions, as it provides new opportunities and accelerates our trajectory.