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MD/MD/MS in Health Policy with Concentration in International Health & Medicine (Cattolica/SKMC program)
This program is for students in the Cattolica MD program completing the SKMC MD and the MS in Health Policy, concentrating in International Health & Medicine. There is a pathway to complete the MS if a student completes only the Cattolica MD, and an option to earn an Advanced Practice Certificate for those who do not complete either MD program. See Curriculum page for details.
Thomas Jefferson University is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Program Audiences
This program is ideally suited to prepare professionals to work in the range of environments where health policy is a priority:
- Community-based health advocacy and service organizations
- Public health officials and governmental employees working at local, state, or federal levels
- Professionals working in organizations involved in the delivery, administration, or financing of healthcare
- Human resource professionals in large employer organizations
- Foundations, non-profits, and other funders seeking to impact health policy at the local and national levels
- Professional associations and other organizations representing members working to improve population health
Program Features
- 100% online with no in-person or synchronous learning requirements
- Accelerated 7-week term format tailored to working professionals
- Courses taught by expert practitioner faculty who bring extensive real-world experience to the classroom