As the youngest top-10 medical school in the nation, we are a groundbreaking community of problem solvers, caregivers, innovators and life-long learners with a noble mission:
At the David Geffen School of Medicine, we believe that a strong organizational culture is critical to our ability to achieve our mission and vital to our well-being and cohesion as a community. The Cultural North Star helps us build and maintain an inclusive, mission-driven culture by mapping our decisions, actions and interactions to a shared framework.
We are united by our shared mission of advancing science and medicine
We work together to eliminate inequity
We are grounded in ethics and data
We balance the short and long term effects of our actions
We come to work to make an impact
We are constantly curious
We seek out diverse voices
We embrace failures as opportunities to learn
We are strongest when we show empathy
We have the courage to be honest
We listen to understand
We engage in dialogue even when we disagree
