Mindful of the complex webs of causality in space and over time, our vision is to improve public health through the application of methods and approaches in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Our mission is to:

• Generate new knowledge that can lead to improvements in health, with a special emphasis on identifying emerging areas of inquiry, especially those that cross disciplinary boundaries;
• Disseminate and apply existing and new knowledge in the training of health professionals who will engage directly with populations at highest risk of poor health, or will conduct research in epidemiology and biostatistics, or both; and
• Serve the larger communities in which we live and work, by using our special skills and knowledge.

We are a community of scholars dedicated to integrating epidemiologic and biostatistical research, teaching, and service by collaborating with one another and colleagues in other disciplines, students, and community partners. We are committed to examining and evaluating our actions as we express our commitment to the larger population we serve, who look to us for technical expertise and advocacy, and who support us in conducting our work.

In all of our work, we strive to express the values we hold to be at the heart of our professional commitment including: honesty, trust, generosity, altruism, consistency, sincerity, fairness, compassion, respect, humility, openness, academic freedom, and commitments to balance and to act as role models for one another, our students and colleagues, and to the community at large.