About us

Aims, commitments, and values of the Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM)

We aim

• To train and foster the next generation of primary care physicians
• To train medical students in primary care
• To train and foster researchers and teachers in primary care and related areas
• To strengthen the development of primary care at a cantonal and national level
• To carry out high quality research in primary care and related areas

We commit

• To promote evidence based, high value, safe, patient centered, data informed, and sustainable health care
• To strengthen collaboration in primary care and related areas at the cantonal, national, and international level for research, teaching and postgraduate training
• To prevent waste of resources in research and teaching

We value

• Excellence and dedication
• Scientific integrity, methodological rigor, ethic, and transparency in research
• Innovation in teaching, research, and postgraduate training
• Collaborative working
• Mutual acceptance and esteem