About Us

Our mission is to provide innovative and unique education and training that will be needed to fill future career, training, and certification gaps in healthcare practice and delivery.

Thomas Jefferson University's Institute of Emerging Health Professions (IEHP) is a first-of-its-kind educational incubator aimed at providing the training and education that workers in healthcare and related disciplines will need tomorrow and creating pathways to jobs and skills of the future.

The  institute offers innovative and unique graduate certificates and master’s programs in emerging fields such as Cannabis, Integrative Health, Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Health Professions Education and Cardiovascular Perfusion. In all of these programs you will receive cutting-edge education and training from faculty recognized as experts and leaders in their field.    

IEHP also offers several undergraduate non-traditional programs, including bachelor’s degrees in Behavioral & Health Services, Health Sciences, Health Studies and Health Services Management, as well as certificates in Healthcare Information Systems, Medical Coding & Data Quality, and Medical Practice Management. Online and hybrid courses are offered in accelerated 8-week terms and are taught by scholar-practitioner faculty. Our personalized advising model meets each student where they are and empowers them to attain their academic goals.                                                     

If you would like additional information about our programs, or if you have questions about the university, please email us at IEHP-Info@Jefferson.edu.