Mission

The Mission of the ECORE is tri-fold:

Create new knowledge in basic and applied areas of orthopaedic research and become a nationally and internationally recognized center of excellence for research in clinicical and engineering research in Orthopaedics

Educate students, residents and fellows in the area of the spine and thus enable them to fulfill their intellectual and career objectives.

Improve the human condition by developing and applying new knowledge which will ultimately help patients suffering from various orthopaedic disorders.

Thus, the E-CORE fulfills the broad mission of the university by serving as a model for partnerships across its main and health science campuses. E-CORE also provides contemporary education and research in the fields of Orthopaedics and related fields in Medicine and Engineering (e.g. Biomechanics/Ergonomics). The state-of-the-art clinical and engineering facilities enable faculty, staff, residents, fellows and students (graduate and undergraduate) to work individually and collectively at the forefront of the field, thus attracting nationals and international reputations for excellence.

More specifically, the objectives to fulfill the mission are as follows:

Undertake state-of-the-art research (basic and applied) in the field that is funded by external agencies.

Develop collaborative research/educational projects with faculty and staff from other units on our campuses (e.g., Neurosurgery, Biology, etc.)

Initiate collaborative research efforts with units off campus within Ohio, the United States and other countries.

Create incentives for the faculty and staff, especially the junior faculty from other units (on and off campus) to foster interdisciplinary research in accordance with ECORE's goals.

Train engineers, ergonomists, medical students, residents and fellows.

Provide a state-of-the-art research facility for the education of undergraduate and graduate students

Provide a state-of-the-art research facility for industry that will assist in the development of products.

	Create new knowledge in basic and applied areas of orthopaedic research and become a nationally and internationally recognized center of excellence for research in clinicical and engineering research in Orthopaedics
	Educate students, residents and fellows in the area of the spine and thus enable them to fulfill their intellectual and career objectives.
	Improve the human condition by developing and applying new knowledge which will ultimately help patients suffering from various orthopaedic disorders.