College of Population Health
Connecting Health & Healthcare™
Welcome to the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH). Our college is uniquely positioned to offer a dynamic, high quality education experience with our forward-thinking programs.
Whether you're a prospective student, a current student, or a healthcare professional looking for professional development opportunities, the college is designed to foresee the emerging complex global healthcare demands, and the necessary skills to adapt to change and lead.
GRE Scores No Longer Required
GRE scores are no longer required for admission to our master's and certificate program offerings.
What is Population Health?
Population health in the broadest sense addresses the large-scale social, economic, and environmental issues that impact health outcomes of groups of people. Population health can also be defined more narrowly as specific interventions to address the health needs of attributed and discretely defined subpopulations.
When applied to health care delivery, population health differs from conventional health care by emphasizing value rather than volume of services rendered.
How do you keep the world healthy?
By learning to use the tools you have to find answers you need; combining public policy, evidence-based public health strategies, population data, and clinical expertise with on the ground insight and economic analysis to help find answers that will reinvent the system.
Dr. Billy Oglesby Appointed Dean of the College of Population Health
Thomas Jefferson University has formally announced that Billy Oglesby, PhD, MBA, MSPH, FACHE has been appointed Dean of the College of Population Health. Dr. Oglesby has served as Interim Dean since 2019 and his new position begins May 1, 2022.
Degree Programs
Public Health Programs Now STEM Eligible
Thomas Jefferson University, College of Population Health, Public Health programs received STEM-eligibility, allowing international students on an F-1 student status to apply for an additional two years of work authorization after an initial 12-month period of Post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) in the United States.