Mission, Vision, Values

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Mission

As part of the University of Chicago, we pursue globally impactful solutions to seemingly unsolvable challenges.

Through our rigorous research, innovative education, and comprehensive care and healing, we collaborate on life-changing advancements that create meaningful results for our community and the world, including a greater, more equitable future for all.

Vision

Together, we elevate the human experience with knowledge and health care.

Values

Mission, Vision, Values

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Patient Allison Beaulieu-Cholke is walked through various birthing techniques by Certified Nurse Midwife Cynthia Jacinthe, CNM, MSN, at the University of Chicago Medicine Family Birth Center at Comer Children

Careers at UChicago Medicine

We’re doing work that really matters.

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Why Choose UChicago Medicine

We are advancing the forefront of health every day by bringing research to reality and advanced care closer to our patients. Welcome to the forefront.

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South Loop family medicine physician, Cindy Iglesias, MD, smiling at her new patient, a baby

Male and female researchers working in a lab at the Comprehensive Cancer Center

Awards & Accreditations

UChicago Medicine is continually recognized as a leader in medicine — both in patient care and research.

Learn why we are at the forefront of medicine.

World's First Back-to-Back Heart-Liver-Kidney Transplants

Care Closer to Home

UChicago Medicine’s growing network of primary care doctors and world-class specialists is closer than you think. Schedule an appointment with a doctor near you at one of our locations.

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Community Engagement

UChicago Medicine is committed to improving health and wellness in the communities where our neighbors live, work, learn and play. Through valued partnerships, UChicago Medicine leverages the strengths and talents of existing community relationships to address chronic conditions and other complex health needs on Chicago's historic South Side and in our Southland region.

Examples of Our Community Impact

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Expertise & Experience

UChicago Medicine is one of the nation's leading academic medical institutions. We have been at the forefront of medical care since 1927, when we first opened to patients.

Quality & Safety

At UChicago Medicine, providing highly effective, safe patient care is central to everything we do. Here, teams of experts work together to ensure we follow the highest standards for quality care — from preventing infections and continuously improving surgical care to achieving high success rates and patient volumes for even the most complex procedures.

Research & Innovation

UChicago Medicine is home to physicians who are pioneers in their fields, bringing research to reality and making the extraordinary possible. From breakthroughs in immunotherapy to game-changing orthopaedics, we bring you the most advanced health care treatments.