Mission Vision and Values

ASCENT Consortium Mission, Vision and Values

About Us

The ASCENT Consortium includes principal investigators from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, Duke University School of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and 40 key personnel from more than 20 institutions, representing the interdisciplinary approach that is integral to palliative care.

Read the press release and click on the video to the right to learn more about this palliative care research consortium.

Mission

The mission of the Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT) Consortium is to develop and support a nationwide interdisciplinary palliative care scientific community who will perform important and innovative hospice and palliative care research to improve care for persons with serious illness across the lifespan and those who care for them.

The ASCENT Consortium will achieve this mission by:

  1. Developing a national scientific infrastructure and community;
  2. Funding and supporting the generation of new knowledge and research methodologies;
  3. Expanding the hospice and palliative care scientific community; and
  4. Disseminating research findings and resources across multiple key audiences.

Vision

Every person living with serious illness across the lifespan, and those who care for them, will have access to high-quality, evidence-based palliative care.

Values

Compassion

We uphold the dignity and humanity of individuals living with serious illness and those who care for them, centering empathy and respect in our research and collaborations.

Impact

We strive to generate meaningful, measurable improvements in the care of seriously ill individuals through actionable, person- and family-centered research.

Scientific Rigor

We are committed to the highest standards of research excellence, innovation, and methodological integrity in the advancement of hospice and palliative care science.

Integrity

We operate with transparency, accountability, and ethical responsibility in all aspects of our work.

Collaboration

We value interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaborations and partnerships, recognizing that advancing the science of palliative care requires wide-ranging expertise and shared purpose.

Responsiveness

We remain attentive and adaptive to emerging needs, evidence, policies, and priorities in the field of serious illness care.