The vision of the KU School of Medicine-Wichita is to be the premier center for community-focused medical education and scholarship. Our core values will guide our decision making in reaching our vision.

Responsible Stewardship

Definition

• Align our resources in an efficient and effective manner with the mission and strategic direction of our organization as a whole
  
  
• Effective communication of our mission, values, and goals to all faculty and staff
  
  
• Designing effective and efficient policies, systems, processes, procedures, and practices to optimize our resources

Importance

There are limited resources available to achieve our mission.  External circumstances affect our overall growth potential and our ability to achieve our mission. Efficient and effective use of our resources is required to continue our mission of excellence in education, as well as the ability to recognize and adapt to both internal and external environmental changes.

Practices 

• Make decisions regarding resources based on our mission and strategic direction
  
  
• Communicate resource allocation decisions effectively to appropriate faculty and staff
  
  
• Accept accountability at all levels of the organization to effectively and efficiently use resources to promote the mission and strategic direction of the organization
  
  
• Adapt effective and efficient use of resources in response to changes in medical education and the health care environment

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