James F. Pelegano, MD, MS
Director, Healthcare Quality & Safety
Master of Science in Healthcare
Quality & Safety (MS-HQS)
Quality & Safety (MS-HQS)
Program Overview
- All courses are offered asynchronously online. Upon completion of coursework, students come to campus for a seven-day symposium to present their capstone projects to faculty and fellow students.
- The MS-HQS degree requires completion of 39 credits, including a 3-credit capstone project.
- The capstone project enables students to apply concepts, methods and theories of healthcare quality and safety to problems in actual settings.
- Classes are offered across three 14-week sessions per year that begin in September and end by mid-July.
- By taking two courses per term (the maximum number recommended for working adults), students can complete the degree program in six terms or 24 months.
- Students can begin the program in September or January.
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Suite 115, Curtis Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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