The Medical Humanities program aims to:
- educate future scholars and professionals who are both accomplished in their fields and engaged, responsible global citizens;
- promote the creation of a medical community that regards patients and practitioners as whole persons;
- expose students to ideas and practices that "humanize" medical science and ground humanistic knowledge in the life sciences;
- foster students' awareness of the interconnectedness and relevance to life of the various academic disciplines; and
- to encourage students to recognize the connections between practical knowledge, ethical values, and professionalism.