HEAL's mission is to provide free digital resources of the highest quality that meet the needs of today's health sciences educators. HEAL promotes the preservation and exchange of useful educational assets while respecting ownership and privacy. By using state-of-the-art Internet technologies, HEAL enables educators across the country to efficiently search and retrieve teaching resources from a variety of sources. For a quick overview of HEAL and its recent statistics, see HEAL at a Glance (PDF file 64K).

• Mission and Values
  HEAL's philosophy of service is built on the guiding principles reflected in its Vision, Mission, and Values.
  
  
• History
  HEAL was established in 2000 as a joint effort of three health sciences institutions in the United States: the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
  
  
• News
  As HEAL continues to grow, we release news of the changes. Also, we post dates that the HEAL team is available at various conferences and meetings.
  
  
• Usage Statistics
  We share charts and reports about how users are experiencing the HEAL web site.
  
  
• Publications and Presentations
  HEAL is committed to sharing information with educators and educational organizations. In order to facilitate collaboration, HEAL continues to disseminate information on all its activities, development and services through a variety of publications and presentations.
  
  
• Council of Advisors
  Highly respected leaders of the health sciences education community guide HEAL's direction and outreach.
  
  
• Team
  HEAL's multidisciplinary team includes two faculty co-directors, two additional investigators, a program manager, and a full development staff, including application programmers, interface designer, usability specialist, metadata librarian, and training developer. Two managing editors for the review boards and a medical education consultant complete the team.