Our Values

At HCMC's Family Medicine Residency Program, our mission is to educate family physicians in the full-spectrum of primary care.  We use service to our diverse urban community to create leaders in Family Medicine and Community Health.

  Our vision is to use high-quality medical education and patient care to create excellent Family Physicians who are skilled in caring for people of diverse cultures, committed to serving their community, and competent to practice in multiple settings.

  Our core values inspire and guide us in our mission and vision:

  • Excellence in Medical Care: We provide care that is based on best medical knowledge and evidence.
  • Dignity and Compassion: We create a community of healing to care for our patients and nourish our co-workers.
  • The Whole Person: We promote health and healing that addresses body, mind, spirit, family and community.
  • Cultural Respect: We provide care that is responsive to peoples' unique cultural characteristics such as race, ethnicity, national origin, language, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and physical disability.
  • Health for All: We value healthy people, families, and communities.  We work to optimize the health of all people and eliminate health disparities.
  • Physician Wellness: We embrace healthy living for ourselves.