Online Programs

Welcome to the intersection of online education, innovation, and ethics, where the expertise and evidence of academia joins the impact of the workplace.

Penn Medical Ethics and Health Policy’s Online Education courses are designed for professionals seeking expertise in health care innovation and ethics to inform their own work. Options range from on-demand continuing education or lifelong learning to an intensive, cohort-based master’s degree in Health Care Innovation.

Medical Ethics and Health Policy Online Education Courses

MEHP Online Education translates faculty expertise into high-quality, engaging courses in innovation and ethics.

Our students and alumni apply sharpened skills, deeper knowledge, guided practice, and vibrant connections to their own work in health care.
Our multidisciplinary curriculum, the strength of our faculty, and our student network make us unique.

Faculty

Our interdisciplinary faculty transform health care by crafting policy, shaping behavioral interventions, improving operations, and driving innovation. They also improve health care innovation by teaching students and professionals like you.

Whether you are learning in the Graduate Certificate or the Master of Health Care Innovation (MHCI) program, you will gain skills and knowledge in multiple facets of innovation and leadership from faculty across the University of Pennsylvania, including the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School.

  • Christian Terwiesch, PhD

    All of us in the health care profession share a common goal: to improve the care that patients receive. To do so, economic aspects such as payments, behavioral aspects such as patient psychology, and business aspects such as the clinical operations all need to be carefully designed.

    Christian Terwiesch Andrew M. Heller Professor, The Wharton School
  • Lee A. Fleisher, MD

    I believe that obtaining a sustainable health system which achieves the triple aim is only achievable through the measurement of our practice. I am concerned that simply focusing on metrics could lead to perverse incentives and therefore measurement must be framed within social norms and focus on measures that matter. This includes both quality and cost.

    Lee A. Fleisher Principal and Founder, Rubrum Advising
  • Guy David, PhD

    To thrive in the changing landscape of health care, it is important to develop a broad view that encompasses all tiers along the health care continuum, from pre-hospital to post-acute care, as well as cross-tier perspective on integration, ownership structure, and coordination.

    Guy David Alan B. Miller Professor  of Health Care Management, The Wharton School
  • Emily Largent, JD, PhD, RN

    Those who aim to advance health care with their research must also aim to understand the ethical and regulatory aspects of research. Research ethics is an essential element of good research practice.

    Emily A. Largent Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics, Perelman School of Medicine

Enjoy Flexibility in Our Medical Ethics and Health Policy Online Programs

To help innovators like you grow, we offer various convenient online programs. Our MOOC and continuing education courses can be taken for free, on demand.
If you want to earn a Graduate Certificate or Master of Health Care Innovation (MHCI), continue working while you complete courses. Balance coursework with your personal and professional life.

MEHP Online Outcomes

Most of our MHCI students are full-time working professionals. With the skills, confidence, and credibility they gain in our online education courses, many obtain new jobs or acquire special responsibilities related to innovation. In fact, over 50 percent of our alumni report advancement in their careers.

MOOCs will help you expand your professional expertise, and continuing education courses may be eligible for continuing education credit toward your professional license.

Find the Right Online Education Program for You

Are you ready to start your online education with a Master of Health Care Innovation (MHCI)? Looking for continuing education courses to help you stay current in your career? Get started today.