Living Our Mission, Vision and Values

At the ULM College of Pharmacy, our Mission, Vision, and Values shape how we work, learn, and serve every day.  To ensure our values guide action, we have identified cultural behaviors that operationalize them in daily practice.

Mission

Enhancing the health and environment of the communities we serve.

Vision

We transform our professions through the development of tomorrow's leaders who will pursue breakthrough research, advance pharmacy practice, and create education innovation.

Our Values in Action

Value	Definition	How We Live This Value
Responsibility	Acting ethically, with integrity; being accountable for actions; stewarding resources.	We communicate thoughtfully and respectfully, own our mistakes, protect confidentiality, and treat feedback as a gift to help us grow.
Innovation	Creating and applying knowledge in new ways to improve outcomes.	We adopt a "yes, if" mindset, celebrate learning from setbacks, close knowledge gaps, and encourage initiative and creative problem-solving.
Collaboration	Building partnerships in education, research, and practice.	We seek common ground, avoid competition, practice empathic listening, and lean into difficult conversations with respect and curiosity.
Quality	Pursuing excellence through continuous improvement.	We honor commitments, communicate progress transparently, mentor others, and engage in self-assessment to continually raise our standards.
Professionalism	Demonstrating service orientation, respect, accountability, integrity, and lifelong learning.	We lead by example, align our words and actions, model respect for others, and uphold the highest standards of professional conduct.