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.