DHSc in Population Health

College

College of Population Health

Degree

Doctor of Health Science

Campus

Center City

Format

Hybrid (Online and On Campus)

Duration

3 Years

Our DHSc in Population Health is designed for working professionals who are determined to transform the healthcare system. This cohort-based program is small, interactive, and focused on creating a community of practice among the participants as they develop their knowledge and skills.

Program Structure

This 3-year cohort-based program combines the best of online content delivery, while also providing students with intensive mentoring, coaching, and soft skills practice in face-to-face sessions with some of the best and brightest minds from across the country.

Students begin in Fall and will complete the program in Summer of the third year.

Online courses are offered asynchronously using best practices and interactive learning.

Program requirements include two in-person residencies in each year. They are offered over the course of four days (bridging a weekend) on Jefferson's Center City campus in Philadelphia.

The in-person residency programs allow students to receive personalized attention and mentoring from faculty - an ideal opportunity to develop dissertation proposals, receive career coaching, and build their professional network of contacts. There are also sessions devoted to career planning, board governance, and opportunities to interact with industry experts.

Program Audiences

The program is for health professionals with diverse experience including, but not limited to:

  • Clinical professionals working in healthcare settings, healthcare plans or management companies, academic institutions, community organizations, and public/government entities
  • Health administrators
  • Program specialists working in health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic condition management
  • Health information technology and data professionals working in provider and payer systems
  • Individuals working in healthcare-related professional organizations and trade associations
  • Professionals who work in organizaions involved in delivery, administration, or financing of health care

Program Features

  • Emphasis on developing the competencies for advanced population health practice
  • Experiential learning in an interprofessional and interactive environment
  • Career-focused content that includes networking, mentoring, coaching, and leadership development
  • Dissertation built on a critical business priority, to provide organizational and professional return on investment