Mayo Clinic Mission and Values

Mission

Inspiring hope and promoting health through integrated clinical practice, education and research.

Vision

Transforming medicine to connect and cure as the global authority in the care of serious or complex disease.

Values

  • Our institutional primary value: The needs of the patient come first.
  • Our core values: Respect, integrity, compassion, healing, teamwork, innovation, excellence and stewardship.
  • Our values-driven culture.

These are the foundation of Mayo Clinic. We see our values in action in the moments we spend with one another, our patients, their families, our colleagues and our communities.

Our primary value: The needs of the patient come first

Respect: Treat everyone in our diverse community, including patients, their families and colleagues, with dignity.

Integrity: Adhere to the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and personal responsibility, worthy of the trust our patients place in us.

Compassion: Provide the best care, treating patients and family members with sensitivity and empathy.

Healing: Inspire hope and nurture the well-being of the whole person, respecting physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

Teamwork: Value the contributions of all, blending the skills of individual staff members in unsurpassed collaboration.

Innovation: Infuse and energize the organization, enhancing the lives of those we serve, through the creative ideas and unique talents of each employee.

Excellence: Deliver the best outcomes and highest quality service through the dedicated effort of every team member.

Stewardship: Sustain and reinvest in our mission and extended communities by wisely managing our human, natural and material resources.

Values in Action

When we put our values in action, we perpetuate our values-driven culture and achieve our goals to cure, connect and transform healthcare.

In the above video, two Mayo Clinic employees sit down to reflect on an event when they were sent by helicopter to assist a mother at a remote clinic. This is one of many examples where our staff put the needs of the patient first.

Our Commitment

Mayo Clinic staff and students have a shared commitment to a set of values that guide our direction and help us make decisions that bring hope and healing to our patients.

In living out our values, we make Mayo Clinic. Our values are in everything we have done in the past, how we work in the present and our guide into the future.

Learn more: The Mayo Clinic Program in Professionalism and Values perpetuates our Model of Professionalism, education on our primary and core values, and our values-driven culture.

March 19, 2024