Vital in shaping the future of health care. We create and support a culture of respect and inclusion.
At the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), creating and supporting a culture of respect and inclusion is vital to our success as we train the next generation of physicians and health care professionals. We believe a culturally sensitive workforce will help meet the needs of an increasingly diverse patient population and address the critical issue of health care disparities and inequities.
UNR Med is a research-intensive, community-based medical school with a more than 50-year history of excellence in medical education, biomedical research, clinical care and service to the community. We thrive in part due to a culture that accepts, promotes and celebrates students, residents, faculty and staff of all backgrounds. We respect and advocate for all the patients we serve. We highlight the importance of these concepts in our daily progress toward our vision of A Healthy Nevada.
We support an environment that is conducive to learning and intellectual curiosity, necessary prerequisites for the development of culturally sensitive clinicians and researchers. As a medical community, we face many challenges. Disparities in access to care must be addressed. Trust in the medical profession must be re-established. Civil behavior must be the expectation at all times. We respect our patient’s beliefs and we strive to understand their socio-economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds in order to devise care plans that are most likely to lead to good outcomes. We do not pass judgement. The same applies to our interactions with each other. The Honor Pledge recited by our students at their White Coat Ceremony and the Physician Oath recited at Commencement affirm in clear terms these tenets.
We have a new Strategic Plan for 2024-2029 but our core values have remained the same: People are our strength; We innovate and improve; We serve with integrity; We succeed with trust and respect. We are a connected community: connected to our University, our region and our community, through a common purpose to improve health care and health care delivery. As a leader in medical education, translational research and clinical care, we at UNR Med are proud of what we have accomplished and excited by what we will accomplish in the years ahead.
By engaging with student-led organizations, we foster a culture where students can find community, celebrate their unique identities and advocate for meaningful change.
The AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) advances the full and successful participation and inclusion of women within academic medicine by addressing gender equity, recruitment and retention, awards and recognition and career advancement.