Strategic Framework
Overview
AAD's Values and Initial Definitions
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Patients First: Compassion, caring, and listening are at the heart of delivering the highest-quality dermatologic care. We are working to ensure members' ability to facilitate access to dermatologic care and deliver the highest quality of care.
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Professionalism: Adhering to an uncompromising code of clinical and ethical standards among ourselves and with the public. The cornerstones of these standards emphasize honesty, integrity, transparancy, and mutual respect.
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Lifelong Learning: Pursuing knowledge and continuous improvement, embodying a spirit of intellectual curiosity and interchange through self-assessment and ongoing evaluation.
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Rigorous Inquiry and Creative Work: Pursuing excellence through innovation, creativity, critical evaluation, and open dialogue.
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Collaboration: Working together with mutual respect, collegiality, and transparency. Collective and coordinated efforts through partnerships and teamwork encourage engagement, inspire ideas, create essential dialogue, and foster synergistic results.
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Social Responsibility: A dedication to the greater good. Community leadership, volunteerism, and stewardship are hallmarks of our ability to contribute to public health.
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Diversity: Acknowledging, respecting, and valuing differences. An inclusive approach to people, ideas, and practice styles includes a willingness to listen to all points of view. The result is collectively better because the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
