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Hospitals and Health Care
The vision of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health is to nurture health and inspire well-being in all people. This ultimate goal is supported by our mission to
-Provide the highest quality healthcare by blending proven conventional and complementary medicine approaches from around the world,
-Create outstanding integrative health leaders through transformative education and training, and
-Advance the science of integrative health by conducting and disseminating rigorous research.
Our work is guided by and infused with a commitment to the values of
-Whole-person care: Our comprehensive, team-based approach acknowledges all aspects of each individual — body, mind, and spirit.
-Equity: We welcome and respect all people, value diversity, and strive for inclusivity. We are committed to improving integrative health care for members of medically underserved communities.
-Compassion: We foster empathy and attend to the influence of social, cultural, and historical contexts on health, health behaviors, and access to health care.
-Collaboration: We promote interprofessional teamwork among our clinicians, educators, and researchers, and build partnerships across UCSF and internationally.
-Focus on wellness: We emphasize health promotion and illness prevention, as well as treatment of disease.
-Empowerment: We provide resources and tools that cultivate resilience and engage each person’s unique healing abilities.