Walter Acevedo

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.

This document, the 2025-2026 Fact Book, provides a comprehensive overview of Duquesne University. It compiles key factual data across various operational areas, including institutional fast facts, academic quality metrics, fundraising outcomes, building and facility statistics, library usage, student housing, and athletic department information. The purpose of this document is to present a snapshot of the university's current status and historical trends, rather than to articulate a strategic plan or future objectives.

This strategic plan aims to advance healthcare through research, innovation, and scholarship by focusing on three main goals. It outlines objectives to conduct multidisciplinary research, including OMM/OPP, that advances biomedical and clinical sciences. The plan also seeks to create a supportive environment that fosters excellence in research and scholarly activity for both faculty and students. Additionally, it endeavors to establish the institution as a center of excellence in biomedical, clinical, and educational research and scholarly activity within Western Pennsylvania and beyond.

The document outlines the goals and resources of the Center for Spiritan Studies, a collaborative venture between Duquesne University and the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. The center aims to foster research on Spiritan history, tradition, and spirituality, disseminate findings, prepare experts, encourage inculturation of the Spiritan charism, develop training materials, organize workshops, promote Spiritan spirituality, and provide online resources through the Spiritan Collection and Spiritan Horizons journal.

The report focuses on teacher preparation programs, detailing program information, requirements, and assurances. It sets annual goals for increasing the number of teachers in shortage areas like mathematics, science, and special education. The report also covers the use of technology in teacher training and provides pass rates for teacher credential assessments.