Mission Statement

Mission

Stony Brook University Medical Center improves the lives of our patients, families, and communities, educates skilled healthcare professionals, and conducts research that expands clinical knowledge.

Vision

Stony Brook University Medical Center will be:

• A world-class healthcare institution, recognized for excellence in patient are, research, and healthcare education
• The first choice of patients for their care and the care of their families
• An academic medical center that attracts educators and students with the  desire and ability to provide and receive the highest quality, innovative education
• One of the top ranked institutions for scientific research and training.

Values

Integrity
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Excellence

Mission

The primary goal of the School of Medicine at Stony Brook University is to educate caring and skilled physicians who are well-prepared to enter graduate and specialty training programs. Graduates understand, value and apply the scientific method to the solution of clinical problems. They integrate clinical, biomedical and behavioral knowledge to promote the health and well-being of patients and communities. They value lifelong learning and locate, evaluate critically and integrate new scientific and clinical findings that advance the practice of medicine. They provide highly competent and compassionate, patient-centered care while demonstrating the highest level of professionalism and sensitivity to the diverse personal and cultural contexts in which medical care is delivered. These goals are also embraced by our graduate and specialty training programs that are designed to educate medical specialists and investigators in the biomedical and clinical sciences to be well-prepared to advance the frontiers of research, clinical practice and education.

Goals

Educational: Achieve excellence in education of students for careers in medical practice or research by providing broad knowledge and skills, developing appropriate professional behavior, mastery of essential competencies, and preparing students for continued intellectual growth.

Research: Advance medical knowledge by conducting active programs in basic and applied research.

Service: Provide the highest quality of medical care, as well as ensure access to health and educational services for the local, national, and international communities.

Benchmarks

National leadership in education will be evinced by exceptional learning and performance by:

• Future practicing physicians, our medical students (UGME).
• MD and MD/PhD clinical investigators training for academic careers.
• PhD biomedical scientists preparing for careers in research.
• Residents and Fellows (GME) honing their skills as providers.
• Established practitioners (CME) maintaining and improving their skill levels.

Success in our educational program will be shown by:

• Steady improvement in student achievement using nationally accepted norms.
• Enrollment of qualified students from underrepresented minority groups.
• Active development of and support for our teaching faculty.
• Wide student participation in curricular development and implementation.
• Appropriate involvement by non-physician health care students and practitioners.
• Use state of the art educational facilities, e.g. our clinical skills center and modern laboratories

National leadership in research will be evinced by:

• Conduct of cutting-edge biomedical research.
• Pursuit of meaningful translational clinical investigation.
• Participation in public health and health services research.
• Involvement in international health programs

National leadership in service to the public will be evinced by:

• The application of contemporary medical knowledge to the care of patients.
• Participation in an integrated health care system that provides efficient services of the highest possible quality.
• Public accountability for all of our missions.