Mission, Vision, Goals & Core Values

Originally approved by the Board of Regents July 1991
(Revisions approved by the Board of Regents October 1996, April 2003, July 2003, January 2004, July 2019, November 2019)

Mission

To enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine.

Vision

To be recognized globally as the leader in promoting quality patient care, advocacy, education and career fulfillment in internal medicine and its subspecialties.

Goals

  • To establish and promote the highest clinical standards and ethical ideals;
  • To promote and respect diversity, inclusion, and equity in all aspects of the profession;
  • To welcome, consider and respect the many diverse voices of internal medicine and its subspecialties and work together for the benefit of the public, patients, our members, and our profession;
  • To serve the professional needs of the membership, support healthy lives for physicians, enhance career satisfaction and advance internal medicine as a career;
  • To advocate responsible positions on individual health and on public policy related to health care for the benefit of the public, patients, the medical profession, and our members;
  • To be the foremost comprehensive education and information resource for all internal medicine physicians;
  • To recognize excellence and distinguished contributions across internal medicine; and
  • To promote and conduct research to enhance the quality of practice, the education and continuing education of internal medicine physicians, and the significance of internal medicine to physicians and the public.

Core Values

Core values answer the question: "How do we want to act as we move toward achieving our vision?" Core values are consistent with the mission of the College and help people make daily decisions about how to act.

Excellence
We strive for excellence and maintain the highest ethical and professional standards.

Professionalism
We work with expertise, commitment, integrity, and humility.

Leadership
We recognize and inspire leadership that upholds the highest standards of patient care, professionalism, education, policy development, and advocacy.

Compassion
We respect the dignity of others and are sensitive and empathic to their needs.

Inclusion
We embrace diversity and inclusion to foster engagement, belonging, and respect in all that we do.

Equity and Justice
We create a just and equitable culture without barriers or limits to our members, patients, and the profession.

Well-being
We cultivate a culture of caring for and about each other, and we advocate for and create systems changes that promote personal and professional fulfillment.