LOMA linda university, a seventh-day adventist christian health sciences institution, seeks to further the healing and teaching ministry of jesus christ "to make man whole" by: - educating ethical and proficient christian health professionals and scholars through instruction, example, and the pursuit of truth; - expanding knowledge through research in the biological, behavioral, physical, and environmental sciences and applying this knowledge to health and disease; - providing comprehensive, competent, and compassionate health care for the whole person through faculty, students, and alumni.