Mission Statement

We improve health care by assessing and advancing the quality of resident physicians' education through exemplary accreditation.

Vision

We imagine a world characterized by:

• a structured approach to evaluating the competency of all residents and fellows;
• motivated physician role models leading all GME programs;
• high-quality, supervised, humanistic, clinical educational experience, with customized formative feedback;
• residents and fellows achieving specialty-specific proficiency prior to graduation; and
• residents and fellows prepared to become Virtuous Physicians who place the needs and well-being of patients first.

Values

• Honesty and Integrity
• Excellence and Innovation
• Accountability and Transparency
• Fairness and Equity
• Stewardship and Service
• Engagement of Stakeholders

Strategic Priorities

• Foster Innovation and improvement in the learning environment
• Increase the accreditation emphasis on educational outcomes
• Increase efficiency and reduce burden in accreditation
• Improve communication and collaboration with key external stakeholders

Core Staff Values

• Customer Focus
• Integrity/Ethics
• Results Focus
• Teamwork