Values
The MPH program is firmly committed to public health values, concepts, and ethics.
The values that guide the program arise from a commitment to public health as stated in the 2002
Institute of Medicine report as “what we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions
for people to be healthy.” As members of the institutional environment at Vanderbilt University and
as a degree granting program of the School of Medicine, the values that guide the MPH program represent
integration of the public health values with the overarching values of the institution and the School.
As an institution, Vanderbilt publicly lists the following values as those held most highly by the institution:
- Intellectual freedom that supports open inquiry,
- Equality, compassion, and excellence in all endeavors.
The School of Medicine has a publicly available set of values listed on the School of Medicine website and
included in the School of Medicine website. Values from the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, and
overall public health values were integrated and comprise the core values of the Vanderbilt MPH program:
- A commitment to perform activities in a scholarly manner based on an understanding of the need to engage
in lifelong learning.
- Commitment to achieve excellence in professional area(s) of individual interest.
- The capacity to recognize and accept limitations in one's knowledge and skills, and to acknowledge and
rectify personal short comings that may result from those limitations.
- Honesty and integrity in all interactions.
- An understanding of, and respect for, the roles of other professionals, and of the need to collaborate
with others in promoting the health of populations.
These values are operationalized in the Advisory Committee’s review of the values as a part of the ongoing
review of the mission, goals, and objectives. The values are posted on the MPH website and are reviewed by
faculty at least once per year.
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