Mission 

Preparing students to provide high quality, ethical, and compassionate health care services.  

   

Vision  

Developing Health Care Professionals for today and tomorrow.  

   

Values  

Webster's Dictionary defines professionalism as "the conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or make a profession or professional person." In order to illustrate how Professionalism is demonstrated at Clarkson College, we have integrated it into our already established system of Values.  

   

Learning  

The lifelong process of growing and developing through both structured and unstructured experiences.   

·         Independently pursuing new information and experiences to promote interpersonal and professional growth.  

·         Developing new skills or increasing proficiency with current abilities.  

·         Openly receiving and experimenting with new ideas and strategies.  

·         Critically evaluating past experiences to decide how to perform in the future.  

·         Valuing learning as a lifelong process.  

   

Caring  

An empowering relationship through an attitude of empathy, consideration and respect for those students, colleagues and public constituents with whom we interact.  

·         Using your words, tone of voice, body language and personal appearance to show value for self and others.  

·         Teaching others, through your interactions with them, how to appreciate your inner character.  

·         Showing compassion and concern for others as well as yourself.  

·         Openly accepting and working through differences between you and others.  

·         Openly sharing your expectations with others before publicly complaining that they were not met.  

·         Leaving others with whom you interact to eagerly look forward to their next encounter with you.  

   

Commitment  

Consistent professional and organizational dedication to the shared mission and values of Clarkson College.  

·         Being loyal to the College mission.  

·         Improving the lives of others through your professional skills and community service.  

·         Consistently meeting College expectations of your role as student or employee.  

·         Being on time for all class, clinic and work obligations.  

·         Following through on what you agree to do.  

·         Protecting the welfare of all others through confidential and respectful means.  

·         Graciously accepting or offering credit for work well done.  

   

Integrity  

The consistent adherence to moral and ethical standards in personal, professional and organizational actions.  

·         Taking time to understand others and to be understood.  

·         Consistently being genuine in your dealings with others.  

·         Demonstrating honesty in your academic or organizational role.  

·         Reinforcing and supporting others regardless of rank or status.  

·         Being responsible and accountable for your own behaviors.  

·         Providing and accepting constructive feedback.  

·         Speaking up to promote and protect the rights of self and others.  

·         Holding others accountable when they betray the trust you have placed in them.  

·         Making personal decisions that are for the good of others, not merely for the sake of making yourself look good.  

·         Ensuring that credit is directed toward deserving individuals.  

·         Using strategies and offering solutions to achieve job, role and student satisfaction.  

·         Exerting full effort toward your responsibilities.  

   

Excellence  

A level of performance in which all individuals strive for a shared goal of distinction.  

·         Working to establish a personal reputation that reflects high quality.  

·         Regularly assessing your performance according to established standards.  

·         Striving for balance in your life.  

·         Striving to be proficient in everything you do.