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A message from the Vice Chair of Education

Hello!  Here at UNC OBGYN, we value the tripartite academic mission of excellent clinical care, innovative research and world-class education. From our top-ranked residency program and myriad fellowship program to the educational scholarship produced across all divisions, the advances in medical education here at UNC OBGYN set the national standard. I, along with my esteemed colleagues, are so proud to be a part of training the next generation of evidence-based, compassionate and culturally competent obstetrician-gynecologists. Welcome to Carolina!

School of Medicine Vision

Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine.

School of Medicine Mission

Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians and others whom we serve through excellence in patient care, education and research.

Patient

We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education

We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research

We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration amongst disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.