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Our mission is to improve health in the communities and region we serve. We do this by educating excellent clinicians and scientists, by providing patient centered and high-quality care and by producing nationally recognized research in focused areas.

The UToledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences is here to improve health in the communities and region we serve. We do this by educating excellent clinicians and scientists, by providing patient centered and high-quality care and by producing nationally recognized research in focused area.

STRATEGIC GOALS

The strategic goals and defining attributes of the medical school are to enhance student success and academic excellence by:

Goal 1 – Improving undergraduate student success, retention, and degree completion through greater engagement of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences in the undergraduate educational mission at The University of Toledo.

Goal 2 – Improving COMLS graduate and MD student success and timely degree completion through specialized academic concentrations, data-informed student progress tracking from matriculation through graduation, and enhanced academic support.

Goal 3 – Preparing UToledo undergraduate students for advanced academic studies in medical school and biomedical clinical and research graduate schools, particularly within COMLS graduate and MD programs.

Goal 4 – Preparing COMLS biomedical clinical and research graduate and MD students career success through professional development programming, enhanced residency match preparation, and similar career development.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES (EPOS):

Doctor of Medicine (MD) Degree

The educational program for the MD degree at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences lays the foundation for advancement across the continuum from undergraduate medical education to graduate residency training. The Educational Program Objectives (Core Competencies) for the College of Medicine serve as statements of what students are expected to learn or accomplish during the course of the Doctor of Medicine program. They are defined in terms of expectations for graduates’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes and behaviors of professionalism. These outcomes are aligned with the American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) six core competencies. All faculty members and residents who supervise or teach medical students must be familiar with the EPOs.