Leadership & Workforce Development

The Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) offers diverse opportunities for professionals to enhance and update their understanding of the issues and challenges inherent in today’s dynamic healthcare environment.

Our conferences, webinars, lectures and short programs that offer continuing education credit are a great supplement to our formal degree programs and support lifelong learning in population health.

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Access recordings from past JCPH webinars, workshops, conferences, and capstones on Jefferson Digital Commons (JDC).    

Intelligent Teaching: AI in Health Professions Education

October 6-7, 2026
Proposals due May 22, 2026

This live, national, virtual conference invites health professions educators, scholars, and innovators to explore how AI can be leveraged to enhance teaching, learning, and institutional effectiveness across health disciplines. The  goal is to equip health professions educators with actionable competencies to integrate AI into their practice.

Bridging the Gaps (BTG)  Program & Annual Symposium 

BTG links the provision of health-related service for under-resourced communities with the interprofessional training of health and social service profession in als. The Annual Symposium includes a poster session highlighting the work of students participating in the Community Health Internship Program. JCPH is a partner of the BTG Philadelphia Consortium. 

The Qualitative Institute (TQI) 

October 16-18, 2026

TQI  is a 3-day professional development program designed to enhance skills that are useful in qualitative and mixed methods research. TQI is useful to researchers, clinicians, and scholars working in public health, healthcare, social work, government, non-profit organizations, and policy who are new to or would like to hone and expand their qualitative research skills. This year, we are offering an optional half-day software workshop on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

Community-Driven Research Day

Community-Driven Research Day (CDRD) is an annual event that provides a networking opportunity for community-based organizations (CBOs) and academic institutions, in an effort to foster joint projects that enhance the health of communities