Vision, Mission and Values
Vision
The Western Michigan University Unified Clinics will be recognized as a local, state and national leader in health and human services delivery through professional education, interdisciplinary and best practices research, employee commitment, human diversity focus, technology, innovation, effective partnerships and responsive community service.
Mission
The core purpose of the Western Michigan University Unified Clinics is to:
- Seek, create and facilitate opportunities for collaboration among members that will help to improve the quality of life by educating and providing services to strengthen individuals and families.
- Share useful information and build relationships among members.
- Meet local, state and national requirements for designation as an accredited educational community leader.
- Prepare professional service providers in the areas of health care, rehabilitation and social services to conduct research, disseminate knowledge and respect diversity.
Values
- Effective quality of life focus.
- Attract, educate, develop and retain high quality employees for compassion, cooperation and professional competence.
- Demonstrate leadership in state and national innovative human service delivery through development of environments that are healthful, intellectually stimulating, supportive and respectful of differences.
- Align collective resources, policies, technology, and budget and planning processes with interdisciplinary, holistic and collaborative education, research, and service priorities.
- Develop, strengthen and improve service delivery partnerships, and faculty and staff opportunities for professional fulfillment.