The vision of the Department of Physiology at McGill University is to be recognized as Canada’s foremost educational program in physiology, preparing undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows to take their places as leaders in the medical and allied health professions, academia and biotechnology/biopharmaceutical industries. To this end, we remain committed to the pursuit of excellence in several vital areas:

 * The recruitment and retention of high quality academic faculty in selected priority areas.

* The recruitment of the most talented students/trainees at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels.

* The offering of high quality teaching and research programs and services to our students/trainees.

* The promotion of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and learning that will foster the creation of new knowledge.

* The promotion of measurable performance indicators to ensure accountability.