About Weill Cornell Medicine

Mission

For more than a century, Weill Cornell Medicine has been committed to the art and science of medicine, through excellence in patient care, biomedical research and medical education. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of clinical care for the communities we serve, to conduct research at the cutting edge of knowledge and to provide the finest education possible for students pursuing medical degrees or advanced degrees in the biomedical sciences.

The organization’s newly unified identity as Weill Cornell Medicine continues to reinforce the connection to patients, who have consistently been the driving force behind the institution’s mission. Succinctly uniting its
three essential principlesto care, discover, and teach—the new name is the culmination of a strategic expansion that has positioned Weill Cornell Medicine to thrive in today’s evolving healthcare landscape and shape the future of medicine.

Care.

Discover.

Teach.