Healthcare Quality and Safety | University of Pennsylvania

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionWritingCritical ThinkingActive ListeningComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingSpeakingSystems Analysis

Knowledge

English LanguageEngineering and TechnologyAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServicePublic Safety and Security

Abilities

Inductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityWritten ExpressionSpeech ClarityFluency of IdeasCategory Flexibility

Tasks

Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and prevent
Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
Evaluate product designs for safety.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareObject or component oriented development softwareCompliance software

Tools

Accelerated ageing testersAccelerometersAcoustic calibratorsAerosol sampling devicesAnthropometersBall pressure testersBump testersCold bend testersCord anchorage pull machinesCord anchorage test devicesDesktop computersDifferential scanning calorimetersDigital calipersDigital camerasDigital dynamometers

Work Values

Working ConditionsSupportAchievementIndependenceRecognitionRelationships

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium17-2111.00	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	title_inference	—	—	—

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

Organizational safety strategy — establish enterprise-level health and safety engineering frameworks and multi-year risk-reduction roadmaps aligned with corporate objectives and regulatory evolution.
Regulatory and policy leadership — represent the organization before regulatory bodies, industry standards committees, and government agencies, shaping emerging safety policy and rulemaking.
Investigation governance — set organization-wide investigation methodologies and quality standards, reviewing and approving findings for high-consequence accidents with significant legal or reputational impact.
Research and innovation direction — lead cross-disciplinary research programs to pioneer new safety-evaluation methodologies for novel products or emerging hazard categories in cutting-edge industrial sectors.
Engineering talent development — mentor and develop cohorts of health and safety engineers, designing structured learning pathways and performance standards that elevate professional capability across the organization.
Product safety governance — chair product-safety review boards, making final authorization decisions on product launches and design changes affecting public or occupational health at scale.
Enterprise training architecture — design and oversee adaptive, technology-enabled training ecosystems—including computer-based and simulation platforms—ensuring workforce competency across geographically distributed sites.
Systems-level hazard integration — direct systems engineering analyses that integrate safety considerations across complex sociotechnical systems—combining human factors, mechanical design, and chemical process risk—at an enterprise or industry scale.
Executive risk communication — advise C-suite leadership and boards of directors on health and safety risk exposure, translating technical findings into strategic business decisions and capital investment priorities.
Knowledge management and standards authorship — author or co-author industry standards, technical guidance documents, and organizational knowledge-management systems that define best practice for the health and safety engineering profession.

Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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