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The school of medicine is located on the upper campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It serves as the only MD-granting institution in the state of Utah and as the only academic medical center in the Mountain West.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="coh-container ssa-component coh-component ssa-component-instance-d82b895f-eb99-4a9f-9ecc-a671ef4bd0d5 coh-component-instance-d82b895f-eb99-4a9f-9ecc-a671ef4bd0d5" data-lift-slot > <div class="coh-container gls-section gls-section-muted default-size" style="padding-top: ; padding-bottom: ;" > <div class="coh-container gls-container default-width" > <div class="coh-container ssa-component coh-component ssa-component-instance-3354a0fa-50a6-40f4-af32-e527905ff721 coh-component-instance-3354a0fa-50a6-40f4-af32-e527905ff721 coh-heading-component" data-lift-slot > <div class="coh-inline-element gls-pre-heading gls-h4 gls-text-muted gls-margin-xsmall-bottom gls-text-center"></div> <h2 class="coh-heading gls-text-primary gls-text-uppercase gls-text-center gls-margin-medium-bottom" > <span class="coh-inline-element">Mission Statement</span> </h2> </div> <div class="coh-container ssa-component coh-component ssa-component-instance-6d520297-becf-4e82-b302-a6d6f3468e7c coh-component-instance-6d520297-becf-4e82-b302-a6d6f3468e7c " data-lift-slot > <div class="coh-wysiwyg" > <h3><span style="color:#414042;"><strong>Medical Education Mission Statement</strong></span></h3> <p class="p1">The Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah serves all people and communities of Utah and the Mountain West by intentionally supporting and improving individual and community health outcomes and quality of life. This is achieved through excellence in equitable patient care, education, and research by:</p> <ul> <li>Purposefully educating physicians, scientists, and health care professionals to ensure compassionate, equitable, patient-centered care to all, prioritizing communities of greatest need.</li> <li>Serving rural and underserved communities by prioritizing and acting to address social determinants of health to decrease health disparities among all people.</li> <li>Engaging in scholarly research to advance knowledge, innovation, well-being, and health equity for all people.</li> <li>Fostering a culture of respect, community, and nondiscrimination through strategic recruitment, retention, and recognition of efforts among students, trainees, staff, faculty, and community partners. </li> </ul> <h3><span style="color:#414042;"><strong>Vision of the University of Utah</strong></span></h3> <p>The “One U” vision of the University of Utah is to work together to solve big problems in society and to optimize our campus resources to create an exceptional educational experience for our learners.”</p> <h3><span style="color:#414042;"><strong>Vision of the School of Medicine</strong></span></h3> <p>To create an exceptional learning experience for our students to promote their development into competent and caring professionals. To achieve our vision of exceptional learning, we value:</p> <ol> <li>Relationships built on trust and mutual respect;</li> <li>Talents and ability of each member of the learning community to contribute according to their talents;</li> <li>Responsibility of each member of the community to one another;</li> <li>Accountability towards professional standards of attitudes and behavior;<br>and Respect for diversity of perspectives and the inclusive spirit of teamwork</li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="coh-container ssa-component coh-component ssa-component-instance-c0c338d3-ff7b-4933-ad6b-8e6487cab321 coh-component-instance-c0c338d3-ff7b-4933-ad6b-8e6487cab321" data-lift-slot > <div class="coh-container gls-section gls-section-default default-size" style="padding-top: ; padding-bottom: ;" > <div class="coh-container gls-container default-width" > <div class="coh-container ssa-component coh-component ssa-component-instance-e7381e75-3a78-4696-a047-21e18a820adc coh-component-instance-e7381e75-3a78-4696-a047-21e18a820adc coh-heading-component" data-lift-slot > <div class="coh-inline-element gls-pre-heading gls-h4 gls-text-muted gls-margin-xsmall-bottom gls-text-center"></div> <h2 class="coh-heading gls-text-primary gls-text-uppercase gls-text-center gls-margin-medium-bottom" > <span class="coh-inline-element">LCME Accreditation</span> </h2> </div> <div class="coh-container ssa-component coh-component ssa-component-instance-95acbbcd-c33b-4a0c-8c85-e7e7ddb2b847 coh-component-instance-95acbbcd-c33b-4a0c-8c85-e7e7ddb2b847 " data-lift-slot > <div class="coh-wysiwyg" > <h3><span style="color:#414042;"><strong>What Is the LCME? </strong> </span></h3> <p>The US Department of Education recognizes the<a href="https://lcme.org/" title="Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)"> Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)</a> as the accrediting body for programs of medical education in the United States and Canada. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (AMA) are jointly represented on the LCME.  </p> <h3><span style="color:#414042;"><strong>Why Is the LCME Important?</strong> </span></h3> <p>LCME accreditation is required in most states for licensing graduates and receiving federal financial aid. Only graduates of LCME-accredited schools are eligible for residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) purposes.   </p> <h3><span style="color:#414042;"><strong>Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine & LCME Accreditation </strong> </span></h3> <p>The Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine (SFESOM) has adopted the attitude of “always ready” for accreditation and has engaged in continuous process improvement with LCME standards and elements. Since late 2014, SFESOM has designated teams to continuously monitor these standards and elements, through the ART (Accreditation Readiness Team) and DART (Dean’s Accreditation Readiness Team. </p> <h3><span style="color:#414042;"><strong>Questions?</strong> </span></h3> <p>Please contact our Manager of Governance & Accreditation, Kristin Randall  </p> <p><a href="mailto:kristin.randall@hsc.utah.edu">kristin.randall@hsc.utah.edu</a> 801-581-2236 </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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