Grace Kepperling

Duquesne University College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals

The Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine outlines its mission, vision, values, and goals. The mission focuses on providing excellent medical education, training physicians in the Spiritan tradition to serve all communities, particularly underserved urban and rural areas, and addressing healthcare disparities, with an emphasis on primary care. The vision is to cultivate servant leaders dedicated to holistic patient care. Core values, summarized by the acronym LEADERS, include love and mercy, ethics and morality, advancement and personal development, diversity and social justice, excellence, responsibility to profession and community, and servant leadership.