The mission of OME is to foster excellence in medical education, to contribute to the knowledge base that informs decisions in medical education, and to support the educational mission of the School of Medicine. To fulfill this mission, the OME staff works with faculty to provide leadership in curricular development, instructional development, program evaluation, student assessment, and research in medical education. In collaboration with the School of Medicine faculty, OME will enhance the educational programs in the School of Medicine by:

• Improving current teaching, learning and evaluation in medical education;
• Improving the measurement and recognition of faculty members’ educational contributions;
• Assessing outcome measures of educational progress for students and faculty;
• Promoting scholarship and conducting research in medical education;
• Disseminating information in medical education, and
• Assuring continuing accreditation and excellence in the educational program for the MD degree.