Mission Statement
A mission statement is written and updated by our residents on an annual basis. This is used to help define our shared goals for graduate medical education and to continually focus our efforts toward those goals. This is the current mission statement:
The Residents of the University of Hawai`i
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
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As physicians in training with the University of Hawaii Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, we are dedicated to becoming academically proficient, technically superior and well rounded physicians with a life long commitment to compassionate patient care, self directed learning, evidence based practice and affective teaching. Our goal is to produce graduates that will be leaders, well respected by their peers, their colleagues, their community and their patients. |
We are committed to the following ideals:
Women's Health - As physicians, we wish to be competent, compassionate and responsible practitioners making evidence based decisions. We will act as our patients' advocates, treating them with respect, integrity and compassion as we honor the trust they have placed in us. To be effective providers of women's health care, we recognize the importance of training in the entire scope of obstetrics and gynecology, primary care medicine, and through the full range of health care delivery systems. We strive to stay at the cutting edge of technology in our field while remembering the importance of a holistic approach to each and every patient.
Education - We will use our hospital and ambulatory experience to take advantage of our exceptional clinical volume while maintaining a strong academic focus. As we strive to perfect our practice of evidence based medicine we recognize our roles as both students and teachers. We will be enthusiastic, motivated and self directed learners while striving to be inspirational, available and up-to-date educators. We aim for an educational environment which honors and respects the significant contributions our diverse faculty and teaching staff have to offer while fostering an opportunity for open intellectual discussion. We aspire to reach our full potential and wish to be held accountable through feedback which is timely, direct, specific and respectful.
Research - We will foster intellectual curiosity as we strive for a respected research program that is clinically based, self directed and faculty mentored.
Team Spirit - We build camaraderie by maintaining an excellent rapport between residents, faculty, administration and support staff. We will be supportive and respectful of our fellow residents in a collaborative and sharing culture.
Balance - While realizing the importance of immersing ourselves in these four years of postgraduate training we acknowledge the importance of being well rounded and having a life separate from the program. We are dedicated to being active participants in our community, dependable, balanced and supportive family members, and self-aware, spiritually centered and self improving individuals.