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Vision

The UAB School of Optometry is committed to understand, preserve, restore, and enhance vision, eye health, and quality of life.

Mission

The mission of the UAB School of Optometry is to educate optometry students, residents, and future vision scientists; discover and communicate new knowledge in eye care and vision research; translate these ideas into clinical practice; and provide care to the community with integrity and compassion.

Values

UAB and UABSO Shared Values: We C.A.R.E.

UABSO Values are adapted from UABSO Values 2019-2023 and UAB Values 2024-2028.

  • Collaborate: Building relationships on the foundation of cooperation that fosters unity towards a common goal.
  • Act with integrity: Committing to honest, trustworthy, and ethical behavior.
  • Respect: Improving our community by investing our time and talents with compassion and respect towards all.
  • Excellence: Exhibiting high achievement in all that we do.

Foundations

To accomplish our goals for education, discovery, community engagement and patient care, UABSO must also continue its diligent focus on the following items.

 

Strategic Pillars: Our Area of Focus

Goals, Objectives, Activities and Metrics

Process and Participants