Make your gap year count with purpose and direction
We know you're destined for a clinical career. Our specialized MPH pathway for future medical students turns a year of waiting into a powerful strategic advantage. Strengthen your academic record, gain a unique perspective on patient care and build a narrative that will make medical school admissions committees take notice. At Jefferson, you are learning to make a difference at the patient’s side and in the community.
Why Jefferson?
Flexible format
Earn your MPH online or in-person and choose from four starts per year.
Your Strategic Pathway to Medical School
An MPH from Jefferson isn’t just a degree—it’s a strategic advantage. Our graduates enter medical school and clinical practice with a deeper understanding of the social drivers of health and expanded career options.
Medical School Integration
Shadow physicians and learn from faculty at one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers in one of the most diverse cities in the US. Engage with MD/MPH and DO/MPH faculty in the classroom, on research projects, and through numerous mentoring and career development programs. Learn and network with medical students, medical residents, and other clinical students completing the same degree!
Research Intensive
Our STEM curriculum focuses on the science of community health improvement. Publish research in academic journals, present at scholarly conferences and establish yourself early as a future physician scientist.
Accelerated Format & Multiple Pathways
Finish in one year and be ready for medical school by July. Choose from concentrations in analytics, advocacy, or healthcare quality and safety or design your own pathway by choosing from a wide array of electives.
A Stronger Application & Interview Experience
Our team provides application support, feedback on written materials and mock interviews.
Boost Your GPA and MCAT
Sharpen your skills with our rigorous, science-based curriculum that demonstrates your capability for medical school coursework. Plus, students who are preparing for the MCAT are eligible for $1,000 towards preparatory course of your choice!
What Students Say
An MPH gives you a lens into medicine that’s different from the view you get in med school. It opens up new avenues in policy and advocacy, ethics, quality and safety, and analytics that add to your overall education.
