The MPH accelerated program at the Jefferson College of Population Health is designed to complement the College's existing efforts to train healthcare practitioners. The MPH accelerated program provides pre-health students with an opportunity to use their "gap year" to pursue an accelerated MPH degree. The MPH program provides training in leadership, epidemiology, biostatistics, health behavior, healthcare delivery, policy, wellness, and prevention, in addition to addressing pressing and emerging threats to health and well-being.
Jefferson supports students in the MPH accelerated program by providing a host of structured activities that are designed to augment classroom learning. These activities focus on the intersection of public health and health care, and include a journal club, a lecture series, and an enhanced field experience with a community organization and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that focuses on prevention and health care for underserved and marginalized members of our community. In the field, students in the MPH accelerated program participate in interdisciplinary working group sessions with a variety of healthcare professionals, including social workers, dentists, nurses, and physicians. Additionally, students in the MPH accelerated program work closely with faculty to design and complete an independent Capstone that focuses on a topic of their choice.
