Hey people, for all of you interested in COMP, here is our new Dean's philosophy statement. Without a doubt, COMP is striving to be better and with our new leadership, we, the current students have no doubt that it will be.
Personal Philosophy Statement
Clinton E. Adams, DO, FAAFP, FACHE
January 14, 2005
The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific is staffed by an outstanding group of dedicated health care professionals and support staff. Our daily efforts create the end product of our service:
COMPETENT, COMPASSIONATE, AND CARING LIFELONG LEARNERS
The Osteopathic Physician of the 21st Century.
Student focus: We can only achieve our goal by attracting students with outstanding personal and academic qualities and teaching them to recognize and construct knowledge, behaviors and skills necessary for effective and compassionate practice of medicine. The faculty will make every effort to support the students in the application, integration and synthesis of basic science into the practice of medicine and clinical research. Also, in that process, the faculty will foster in the students a lifelong learning approach to professional, personal and academic development and a commitment to the osteopathic profession.
Teamwork: Healthcare delivery is a complex process that requires a team approach. Western Us faculty is in a unique position to empower the medical graduate by embedding the attributes of teamwork regarding the practice of medicine. The Institute of Medicines research on the aims of health care recommended that it be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. These aims underlie my emphasis on the need for close coordination and cooperation with our four sister colleges. To practice safe and effective medicine, a physician can no longer stand alone, but must be an integral part of the team and understand the responsibilities of leadership in todays complex health care environment. Therefore the faculties must role model and believe in this value.
Personal and professional goal achievement: The faculty must be excited about their calling, updating their current knowledge, and their future. Assuring faculty development, research opportunities, and personal growth as academic leaders is absolutely necessary to gain the momentum needed to be a world class institution. We are what we believe we can become.
Respect for human dignity: The Osteopathic Profession and graduate medical education have worked hard to break patterns of social injustice and cultural barriers of prejudice, and discrimination. But, we still have not won the battle. The Golden Rule has never been more important than it is today. I will not tolerate sexual harassment, hazing, violence, or discrimination of any type. I expect the leadership of COMP to hold the welfare of our staff and students above self-interests, consistently making the correct ethical decision to DO the Right Thing, not the expedient or the popular. Western Universitys Personnel Policy Statements are available on the web.
Professionalism: personal accountability and responsibility: A competent, compassionate and caring graduate does not happen by accident. Americans are longing for organizations that stand firm on their values. Emphasis on truth, honor, moral courage and commitment in a learning community establishes the benchmark for the individuals who will be trusted with the lives and well-being of our family members and the citizens of the world.
Learning Organization: In The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge speaks of a shift of mind, a place where people discover how they create their reality and how they can change it. Such a place requires many curriculum initiatives, small groups learning cells, elimination of fear and propagation of the sharing of individual knowledge and missteps (errors). We will use e-ffectiveness, e-fficiency and e-learning to create a learning culture that will produce the Competent, Compassionate and Caring Physician of the Future.
Personal Philosophy Statement
Clinton E. Adams, DO, FAAFP, FACHE
January 14, 2005
The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific is staffed by an outstanding group of dedicated health care professionals and support staff. Our daily efforts create the end product of our service:
COMPETENT, COMPASSIONATE, AND CARING LIFELONG LEARNERS
The Osteopathic Physician of the 21st Century.
Student focus: We can only achieve our goal by attracting students with outstanding personal and academic qualities and teaching them to recognize and construct knowledge, behaviors and skills necessary for effective and compassionate practice of medicine. The faculty will make every effort to support the students in the application, integration and synthesis of basic science into the practice of medicine and clinical research. Also, in that process, the faculty will foster in the students a lifelong learning approach to professional, personal and academic development and a commitment to the osteopathic profession.
Teamwork: Healthcare delivery is a complex process that requires a team approach. Western Us faculty is in a unique position to empower the medical graduate by embedding the attributes of teamwork regarding the practice of medicine. The Institute of Medicines research on the aims of health care recommended that it be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. These aims underlie my emphasis on the need for close coordination and cooperation with our four sister colleges. To practice safe and effective medicine, a physician can no longer stand alone, but must be an integral part of the team and understand the responsibilities of leadership in todays complex health care environment. Therefore the faculties must role model and believe in this value.
Personal and professional goal achievement: The faculty must be excited about their calling, updating their current knowledge, and their future. Assuring faculty development, research opportunities, and personal growth as academic leaders is absolutely necessary to gain the momentum needed to be a world class institution. We are what we believe we can become.
Respect for human dignity: The Osteopathic Profession and graduate medical education have worked hard to break patterns of social injustice and cultural barriers of prejudice, and discrimination. But, we still have not won the battle. The Golden Rule has never been more important than it is today. I will not tolerate sexual harassment, hazing, violence, or discrimination of any type. I expect the leadership of COMP to hold the welfare of our staff and students above self-interests, consistently making the correct ethical decision to DO the Right Thing, not the expedient or the popular. Western Universitys Personnel Policy Statements are available on the web.
Professionalism: personal accountability and responsibility: A competent, compassionate and caring graduate does not happen by accident. Americans are longing for organizations that stand firm on their values. Emphasis on truth, honor, moral courage and commitment in a learning community establishes the benchmark for the individuals who will be trusted with the lives and well-being of our family members and the citizens of the world.
Learning Organization: In The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge speaks of a shift of mind, a place where people discover how they create their reality and how they can change it. Such a place requires many curriculum initiatives, small groups learning cells, elimination of fear and propagation of the sharing of individual knowledge and missteps (errors). We will use e-ffectiveness, e-fficiency and e-learning to create a learning culture that will produce the Competent, Compassionate and Caring Physician of the Future.
