Touro University Nevada

Touro University Nevada
Motto	To serve, to lead, to teach
Established	2004
Type	Private, non-profit
Religious affiliation	Jewish
Academic staff	171
Admin. staff	76
Students	1,760
Location	Henderson, NV, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	tun.touro.edu

Touro University Nevada, (TUN), is a private, non-profit institution of higher and professional education. Its campus is located in Henderson, Nevada. A sister campus, Touro University - California, is located in Mare Island, California. These two institutions make up the Touro Western Division, overseen by Senior Provost and CEO, Michael T. Harter, PhD. The parent institution, Touro College, is located in New York City.

The Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) and by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

History

Touro University Nevada was established to help address critical needs in health care and education, and as a resource for community service in the state of Nevada. A non-profit, Jewish-sponsored, private institution affiliated with an international system of higher education, the university opened its doors in 2004 with 78 medical students. Touro University Nevada is home to more than 1,700 students in a wide range of degree programs in osteopathic medicine, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, camp administration and education. Many of these programs are the first of their kind in the state of Nevada. The College of Osteopathic Medicine was Nevada's first osteopathic medical school and the state’s second medical school.

Academic programs

TUN has two colleges offering the following programs:

• The College of Osteopathic Medicine has the programs of:
  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
  • Master of Medical Health Sciences (MHS)
  • Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)
• The College of Health and Human Services offers:
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
  • Master of Occupational Therapy (MSOT)
  • Master of Education (Administration and Special Ed Generalist)(MEd)
  • Master of Science in Camp Administration and Leadership
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (generic and returning RN options) (BSN)
  • Education endorsement programs

Community resources

Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Developed to address a growing community need, Touro University Nevada’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities is unique as a multi-disciplinary, one-stop source for diagnostic services, therapy and supportive resources for families dealing with autism and other developmental disorders. This team approach affords individualized treatment programs based on each child’s individual needs. The center also serves as a learning laboratory for university students across the disciplines.

Patient clinic The university has also recently opened its first full-service patient clinic, staffed by practicing faculty members and open to the community. The state-of-the-art medical clinic provides on-site learning opportunities for students, as well as a venue for future clinical research trials. An expanded patient clinic is planned for the next phase of the university’s build-out.

Graduate medical education

Touro University Nevada is the academic sponsor of Valley Hospital’s graduate medical residency program, providing training opportunities for Touro students and post-graduate education for medical residents.

The program currently includes 16 traditional internships – slots for first year trainees who will ultimately progress into other specialties; the largest single internal medicine residency program in the osteopathic medical profession (45 slots); a top-rated family medicine residency program; an orthopedic surgery residency program; the only ophthalmology residency program in Nevada; the only dermatology residency program in Nevada; and the first neurology residency program in the state.

The university is actively working to develop similar partnerships with other hospitals in the future, to further expand in-state residency opportunities and ultimately to increase both the number and specialized expertise of Nevada physicians.

Innovative facilities

Touro University Nevada’s campus is innovative in both space design and technology. Anticipating rapid growth and focusing resources on academic needs, Touro University Nevada purchased two existing, flexible shell buildings within Henderson’s Black Mountain Business Park, providing expandible space for years to come. With state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, offices, a university library, common spaces and clinics, Touro currently occupies 142,000 sq ft (13,200 m²) of custom built-out space in building one. The university will more than double its space with the next expansion of building one, adding 165,000 sq ft (15,300 m²). Building two, currently occupied by rental tenants, holds another 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m²) of potential university space for future use.

External links

• Touro University Nevada
• TUNlive - Official TUN Student Site