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Healthcare Quality & Safety (MS & Certificate)

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Lisa Chosed, MA
Director, Office of Academic Affairs

Jefferson College of Population Health has three semesters: Fall, Spring, & Summer. Each semester has two 7-week terms. Students can choose a recommended pathway that allows them to complete a master's in 2-4 years by taking a class in every 7-week term or once a semester, or a certificate in 1-2 years. 

Skipping a term or semester will mean a reassessment of pathways, with the assistance of advisors, and an extension of time-to-degree. Please refer to Yearly Course Schedule for course availability and pre-requisites. Subject to change.

Certificate Pathways

  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Fall B: HQS 500 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
  • Spring B: HQS 506 Strategic Adaptation in HQS
  • Summer B: HQS 504 High Reliability

  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Spring A: HQS 500 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Summer A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
  • Fall A: HQS 506 Strategic Adaptation in HQS
  • Spring B: HQS 504 High Reliability

  • Spring A: HQS 500 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Spring B: HQS 506 Strategic Adaptation in HQS
  • Summer A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
  • Summer B: HQS 504 High Reliability
  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change

  • Spring A: HQS 500 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Summer A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Spring B: HQS 506 Strategic Adaptation in HQS
  • Summer B: HQS 504 High Reliability

Master's Pathways

Year 1
  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Fall B: HQS 500 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
  • Spring B: HQS 506 Strategic Adaptation in HQS
  • Summer A: OPX 520 Change Management
  • Summer B: HQS 504 High Reliability
Year 2
  • Fall A: HQS 512 Business Case for Quality
  • Fall B: HQS 505 Advanced Tools & Methods for HQS 
  • Spring A: Elective (Program Director approval needed)
  • Spring B: HQS 507 Advanced Applications of HQS in Clinical Settings
  • Summer: HQS 650 Capstone

Year 1
  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Spring A: HQS 500 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Summer A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
Year 2
  • Fall A: HQS 506 Strategic Adaptation in HQS
  • Spring A: OPX 520 Change Management
  • Summer B: HQS 504 High Reliability
Year 3
  • Fall B: HQS 505 Advanced Tools & Methods for HQS
  • Spring A: HQS 512 Business Case for Quality
  • Summer A or B: Elective (Program Director approval needed)
Year 4
  • Fall B: HQS 507 Advanced Applications of HQS in Clinical Settings
  • Spring: HQS 650 Capstone

Year 1
  • Spring A: HQS 500 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Spring B: HQS 506 Strategic Adaptation in HQS 
  • Summer A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality 
  • Summer B: HQS 504 High Reliability
  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
  • Fall B: HQS 505 Advanced Tools & Methods for HQS
Year 2
  • Spring A: OPX 520 Change Management
  • Spring B: Elective (Program Director approval needed)
  • Summer A: HQS 512 Business Case for Quality
  • Summer B: HQS 507 Advanced Applications of HQS in Clinical Settings
  • Fall: HQS 650 Capstone

Year 1
  • Spring B: HQS 506 Strategic Adaptation in HQS
  • Summer A: HQS 500 Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety
  • Fall A: OPX 530 Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
Year 2
  • Spring A: HQS 509 Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
  • Summer B: HQS 504 High Reliability
  • Fall B: HQS 505 Advanced Tools & Methods for HQS
Year 3
  • Spring A: OPX 520 Change Management
  • Summer A: HQS 512 Business Case for Quality
  • Fall A or B: Elective (Program Director approval needed)
Year 4
  • Spring B: HQS 507 Advanced Applications of HQS in Clinical Settings
  • Summer:  HQS 650 Capstone
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