Graduate School Mission/Values/Vision
MISSION
The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. The St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences drives this mission by educating the next generation of biomedical researchers to probe the molecular basis of disease, develop novel therapies and train medical professionals to advance global health for children with catastrophic diseases.
VALUES
Our Values provide the foundation for our work and actions. They guide our behavior and influence the way we work with each other as students, faculty, staff, and board members—and the way we engage with our external partners.
Excellence: Deliver outstanding and innovative student learning, experience, and career development, leading to academic and professional success.
Integrity: Promote an environment where academic endeavors thrive while adhering to the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, honesty, and personal responsibility.
Respect: Value the unique environment of the Graduate School and the excellence and achievements of its students, faculty, and staff; be polite and kind to St. Jude patients, their families and each other always, and be a good steward of St. Jude’s state-of-the-art resources.
Collaboration: Foster an environment of partnership and effective communication among all Graduate School stakeholders.
Diversity & Inclusion: Embrace diversity and create an equitable and inclusive community that provides equal access to educational opportunities.
Freedom of Expression: Support a community of meaningful discussion, debate and dialogue, and an open exchange of ideas, even if unpopular, so that all voices are heard and considered.
VISION
A premier graduate school that promotes scholarship, innovation, and discovery, and develops inspired graduates who become global and transformative leaders in basic and translational research, clinical research, or child health and health policy.