The mission of the graduate Master of Public Health (MPH) program is to enhance the health of our communities through the development of future public health leaders via multidisciplinary education, research, community practice and service.  

Vision

Our vision is that the Thomas Jefferson University’s MPH program is recognized as a center of excellence for integrative population health training throughout the greater Philadelphia region and beyond.

Goals

Instruction Goal:

To provide all MPH students with quality graduate level education in core and elective courses and in community-based learning opportunities via clerkship and capstone projects that facilitate student mastery of public health competencies.

Research Goal:

To provide opportunities and train all MPH students in the development and translation of public health research through coursework and the capstone research project.

Service Goal:

To provide structured service-learning opportunities for students through clerkship, capstone and other continuing education initiatives as formal and informal components of the MPH program and to encourage faculty to participate in public health community

Core Values

• Education serves as a principal change agent for the current and future public health workforce
• Social justice and the ethical treatment of all people will be underpinning values incorporated into our program
• Working in multidisciplinary teams, population health approaches can and should be incorporated within the health care system
• Our program has an important role to play in the betterment of the health of the communities through active community involvement
• Our communication will be open and honest with our students, faculty, and community partners
• Our program will strive for diversity in its students, faculty, educational methods, and community initiatives to enhance our collective experience in addressing the increasing complexity of public health issues and problems we face
• Mentoring is an important process for student learning so we will strive for developing and expanding mentoring opportunities for our students with faculty, alumni, Clerkship and Capstone preceptors, members of our Community Advisory Board
• Public health education is one of lifelong learning; hence we will provide a variety of continuing education opportunities for our students, alumni, faculty, and the communities we serve
• Recognizing the importance of a global health context for public health professionals, we strive to provide an increasing number and variety of student opportunities for an international public health experience