Mission: To recognize and promote physician leadership and excellence in medical direction and person-centered care throughout the post-acute and long-term care spectrum via certification, advancing competence, and demonstrating value, thereby enhancing the quality of care.

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Vision: Post-acute and long-term medicine is valued by all stakeholders as a unique and specialized area of practice, requiring a defined body of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and serving a distinct population. Residents and patients of all PALTC settings receive the highest quality of care, provided by credentialed medical directors, attending physicians, and other practitioners.