At the Sidney Kimmel Medical College we aim to improve access to health care services for the homeless and underserved population of Philadelphia through programs such as JeffHOPE. JeffHOPE is a student-run organization at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College which...
Thomas Jefferson University, in collaboration with prestigious institutions in Italy, signed an agreement to launch the world’s first-ever dual-medical degree program, enabling a cohort of physicians to practice medicine in both the United States and the European Union. Under the...
In a recent op-ed Dr. Stephen Klasko, CEO of Jefferson Health and president of Thomas Jefferson University discusses NBC’S New Amsterdam. The new show features a doctor named Max Goodwin, who enters a new position as a medical director and...
“Jefferson Health, the Philadelphia-based hospital system, will offer free genetic testing to its 30,000 employees in a collaboration with DNA sequencing firm Color Genomics, the organizations tell Fortune. And more than 4,000 of them have already requested the kits. ‘Jefferson...
Jefferson was honored to host artist Willie Baronet and his exhibition Signs of Humanity, turning signs of the homeless into works of art. Baronet and students from the Jefferson College of Population Health collected signs and interviewed people soliciting support...
Creativity is the single most critical skill for physicians during a time of disruptive change. But we don’t teach it! At Jefferson, we’re using other “ways of seeing” to help our students appreciate their own creativity....
AUSTIN, Texas—In an industry that’s been overrun by gadgets and widgets that promise to help with the rapidly changing landscape, digital tools will not be enough to transform healthcare, warn system leaders.”This is not about making a better caterpillar,” said...
Stephen Klasko, MD, president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health was the only hospital executive named among Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2018, which he attributes to a fundamental problem in the healthcare leadership pipeline. Dr. Klasko...
Dr. Stephen K. Klasko, President and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, has been named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2018 by Fast Company for his efforts in “making large-scale healthcare personal.” The...
The following is an excerpt from linkedin.com on Dr. Steve Klasko’s new book, “Bless This Mess”: Amazing news, really. In 2035, the Intergalactic Council of Cool Healthcare Systems actually elected the United States to membership! Many delegates from far-off planets...