SERVE OTHERS FIRST Encourage growth, well-being and success of each
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INTEGRITYUphold the highest ethical standards
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RESPECTTreat everyone with dignity and compassion
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COLLABORATIONWork together to achieve shared goals
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BE VISIONARYCreate innovative solutions in the pursuit of excellence
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TRUST The cornerstone to the foundation of our success |
Message from the Executive Team
Welcome to Our Values site. These values define how we act and work together to reach our goals at the UNT Health Science Center.
Our Values are based on the concept of True North. This term refers to the internal moral compass we each possess. The north arrow of the compass points to the values and principles that guide and inspire us to do the right thing – even if no one is looking.
We believe all Health Science Center team members developed their individual True North during their formative years. We wanted to build on the values we have in common and took an extraordinary approach: We surveyed our team members, held focus group sessions and formed a cross-functional, diverse values blueprint team to identify the values we already share.
The team defined these values and developed associated behaviors – actions – that indicate when we are at our best. Together the values, definitions and behaviors form “Our Values,” the document that guides our values journey. Not only do these common values promote a work environment in which we all are comfortable, but also an atmosphere in which we can best achieve:
- Our mission: Solutions for a healthier community, and
- Our vision: To be the team of choice for education, discovery and health care.
The foundation of Our Values is trust, something we all must work to earn and we all must be willing to give.
We’re not stopping here. Our goal is to align Our Values with everyone with whom we interact: students, team members, patients, vendors and community members. Come join us on our journey.
Launching our values journey
Fifty UNT Health Science Center team members gathered on June 24-25 to select the values, definitions and behaviors that will guide our transformation to a values-based culture.
UNTHSC Values
When is UNTHSC at its best? When we live up to our five values: Serve Others First, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration and Be Visionary. We pledge to become the team of choice for education, discovery and health care, using these values in every Interaction with students, patients, the community and each other. Our teammates explain them in this video.