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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center(www.mdanderson.org/)

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is colloquially called the MD Anderson Cancer Center. M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre is located in Houston. This cancer institute was established in 1989. The organization was not built to gain profit or as a business but was developed to increase the revenues by making joint ventures to provide reliable service. It receives donations from all over the world ,through professionals ,business people, other organizations etc. MD Anderson has formed sister institution relationships with more than 25 organizations in Asia, Europe, Central America and South America through its Global Academic Programs department.

It is ranked the worlds No. 1 cancer institute in the "America's Best Hospitals" survey published in U.S. News & World Report .The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the nation's original three comprehensive cancer centers established by the National Cancer Act of 1971. The cancer center provided care for more than 108,000 patients in Fiscal Year 2011 and employed more than 18,000 people. Over more than 70 years this cancer institute is rendering untiring efforts in serving people with this deadly disease. Anderson Cancer Centre provides excellence not only in cancer care but also in cancer research, patient care, education and prevention. They also provide business opportunities to veterans, service-disabled veterans, woman etc

Including 2011, for the past 10 years M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre is ranked No.1 in cancer care 8 times by U.S. News & World Report. This cancer institute in 2011 was accredited by the Joint Commission, as an organization that provides quality service and safest health care possible for patients. This Cancer Institute is a 507-beded cancer facility with 22,564 admissions in the most recent year reported and it has performed 8,791 annual inpatient and 8,599 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 19,728 visits. This is a multidisciplinary care centre where all cancer specialists including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation therapists work under one roof and provide the best treatment. In addition they have a special unit called the Childrens Cancer Care at MD Anderson for treating children, adolescents and young adults with cancer. This cancer institute is noted for their family-centred care.

This cancer institute work mainly for their core values. Their values are a)Care:

1) They are sensitive to the concerns of patients and their co-workers.
2) They create a caring environment for everyone.
3) They are respectful and courteous at all times.
4) They promote and reward teamwork and inclusiveness.
5) They create a caring environment for everyone.

b)Hospitality:

1) They communicate frequently, honestly and openly.
2) By their actions, they create an environment of trust.
3) They embrace creativity and seek new knowledge.

c)Career:

1) They help each other to identify and solve problems.
2) They seek personal growth and enable others to do so.
3) They encourage learning, creativity and new ideas.

Next, in the field of education also this cancer institute is a giant. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools affirms MD Anderson as a major teaching institution. MD Anderson is ranked among the Top 25 Best Places to Work for postdoctoral fellows, according to a 2011 survey conducted by The Scientist magazine. This institute provides bachelors degrees in eight allied health disciplines. Also, in collaboration with the UT Health Science Centre at Houston, the institute awards M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Almost 7,000 trainees, including physicians, scientists, nurses and allied health professionals, took part in educational programs at MD Anderson last year . Also it provides additional educational services like distance-learning opportunities. It encourages students studying in the institute by providing awards. The most notable part in MD Anderson is that they not only provide education programs for healthy individuals, but also to those at risk of cancer, patients, survivors and caregivers.

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