MISSION --> MD: Mission, Strategic Goals, and Educational Program Objectives
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Mission
The mission of The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences is to improve health in the communities and region we serve. We do this by educating excellent clinicians and scientists, by providing patient centered and high-quality care and by producing nationally recognized research in focused areas.
Vision
The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, with its partner ProMedica, is nationally recognized for education and focused research, and regionally distinguished for comprehensive clinical care.
Values
Both statements above reflect the College’s core values of professionalism, service, diversity, collaboration and discovery.
Strategic Goals
The strategic goals and defining attributes of the medical school are to enhance student success and academic excellence by:
Goal 1 – Improving undergraduate student success, retention, and degree completion through greater engagement of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences in the undergraduate educational mission at The University of Toledo.
Goal 2 – Improving COMLS graduate and MD student success and timely degree completion through specialized academic concentrations, data-informed student progress tracking from matriculation through graduation, and enhanced academic support.
Goal 3 – Preparing UToledo undergraduate students for advanced academic studies in medical school and biomedical clinical and research graduate schools, particularly within COMLS graduate and MD programs.
Goal 4 – Preparing COMLS biomedical clinical and research graduate and MD students career success through professional development programming, enhanced residency match preparation, and similar career development.
Learn more about our Strategic Plan.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES (EPOs):
Doctor of Medicine (MD) Degree
The educational program for the MD degree at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences lays the foundation for advancement across the continuum from undergraduate medical education to graduate residency training. The Educational Program Objectives (Core Competencies) for the College of Medicine serve as statements of what students are expected to learn or accomplish during the course of the Doctor of Medicine program. They are defined in terms of expectations for graduates’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes and behaviors of professionalism. These outcomes are aligned with the American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) six core competencies. All faculty members and residents who supervise or teach medical students must be familiar with the EPOs.
Read the UTCOMLS Educational Program Objectives.