Master of Science in Healthcare Quality & Safety
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  • The MS-HQS degree requires completion of 39 credits, including a 3-credit capstone project.
  • The capstone project enables students to apply concepts, methods and theories of healthcare quality and safety to problems in actual settings.
  • Classes are offered across three 14-week sessions per year, beginning in September and ending in July.
  • Full-time students can complete the program in 16 months. Part-time students can complete the program in 24 months.
  • To accommodate working adults, classes are offered after 5 p.m. during the week or on weekends at the Center City campus of Thomas Jefferson University.
  • Students can begin the program in September or January.
Dr. David Nash

Message from
David B. Nash, MD, MBA

Dean, JSPH

Dr. Robert Simmons

Susan Des Harnais, PhD
Director, Healthcare Quality & Safety

1015 Walnut Street
Suite 115, Curtis Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215 955-6969

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