Mission
The mission of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Seville is to meet the health demands of today's society through the training of health professionals. This objective will be carried out using criteria of excellence, both in the humanistic field, as well as in clinical and translational research, through the teaching and professional development of the agents involved in the degrees taught.
It is therefore essential that students actively acquire the knowledge, competencies, skills, attitudes and values necessary to achieve a solid professional training in various health care settings. Furthermore, we consider it an essential goal for the Faculty of Medicine to develop high quality research, which promotes the generation and dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of society as a whole.
Vision
The vision of the Faculty of Medicine is to be a leader in teaching and research in the field of health sciences. We see ourselves as an educational and research centre with a long historical tradition, committed to scientific research, innovation and focused on the student, the patient and society. Our priority objective in the coming years is quality, understood as a factor of progress and continuous improvement in all our university functions and activities, including teaching, training, research, infrastructures, teaching staff and service administration.
Values
The Faculty of Medicine of Seville presents the values listed below as principles, beliefs and rules that guide our organisation and make up our institutional philosophy:
- Academic freedom: We promote freedom of thought, expression and research in an environment that fosters learning and intellectual development.
- Integrity and honesty: We act with transparency, truthfulness and ethics in all our academic, scientific and professional activities.
- Professional ethics and humanism: We value ethics in the practice of medicine and are committed to providing education based on quality, patient-centred care, with empathy, compassion and respect for the patient's dignity and well-being.
- Social Commitment: We recognise our responsibility to contribute positively to society by addressing health challenges and working to improve people's quality of life.
- Defence of Human Rights: We uphold the fundamental rights of all people, without discrimination or prejudice, promoting education that ensures equal access to health care and respect for patients' autonomy and privacy.