Since 1859, Northwestern University's medical school has prepared highly qualified and caring physicians who choose to devote their lives to addressing the health care needs of people worldwide. With a threefold mission that focuses on teaching, research, and patient care, the Feinberg School of Medicine has maintained its commitment to excellence in each of these areas throughout its history. Our vision for the future is clear and bold: to bring the Feinberg School into the forefront as one of the nation's preeminent medical schools as measured by the excellence of our students and faculty, the success and innovative nature of our research and educational programs, and the quality of clinical care we provide to patients. In this era of ongoing changes in academic medicine, we must preserve our commitment to our missions of education, research, and patient care by modifying our institutional culture, adopting new strategies, and obtaining and effectively deploying the strategic capital necessary to achieve our vision. Now, more than ever, philanthropic partners are vital to the future of major academic medical centers. These institutions have made American medicine the finest in the world, but they are being increasingly constrained by socio-economic pressures facing the entire health care industry. The Feinberg School has set extraordinarily high goals which cannot be achieved without the support of committed donor partners. "Our vision for the future is clear and bold: to bring the Feinberg School into the forefront as one of the nation's preeminent medical schools as measured by the excellence of our students and faculty, the success and innovative nature of our research and educational programs, and the quality of clinical care we provide to patients." |
