title: Mission statements and vision documents in medical practices.
abstract: Thoughtful, carefully constructed mission statements and vision documents serve both to signal the purpose of a medical practice to the public and other professional colleagues, and to keep the practice's providers focused on its key purposes. Practice culture is the primary driver ofmission and vision. We clarify the differences between mission statements and vision documents, and offer guidelines to aid in constructing them.
authors.affiliation: Career Consulting for Physicians, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. idrury@career-consulting-physicians.com
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Drury
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Slomski
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*