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Jefferson College of Nursing
Our Mission
As an integral component of the Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), the Jefferson College of Nursing (JCN) shares the institutional mission and vision of Jefferson.
We improve lives through academic programs of excellence, exceptional clinical practice and community engagement, transformative research and inquiry, and far-reaching philanthropy.
Our Vision
Reimagining, transforming and disrupting the way nurses lead and impact society.
Jefferson Values
Do What's Right
Prioritize what matters. Align on expectations. Act with integrity.
Pursue Excellence
Look and listen. Innovate with intent. Value lessons learned.
The Jefferson College of Nursing educates qualified, diverse individuals at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels of nursing practice. The faculty is dedicated to educating professional nurses who will form and lead integrated health care delivery and research teams of tomorrow; to discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care through investigation from the laboratory to the bedside and into the community; and to setting the standard for quality, compassionate and efficient education and patient care for our community and for the nation.
The mission is carried out in an atmosphere of teaching excellence, scholarship and community service. The College’s mission is supported through collaboration with the Jefferson College of Life Sciences, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Jefferson College of Pharmacy, Jefferson College of Population Health, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Jefferson Health, and other regional state affiliates.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Jefferson holds itself accountable, at every level of the organization, to nurture an environment of inclusion and respect, by valuing the uniqueness of every individual, celebrating and reflecting the rich diversity of its communities, and taking meaningful action to cultivate an environment of fairness, belonging & opportunity.