Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
874 American Pacific
Drive
Henderson,
Nevada
89014
Phone:
(702)
777-1750
Fax: (702) 777-1752
E-mail:
admissions@tun.touro.edu
Description
Touro University Nevada
College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUNCOM) is
Nevada’s
first osteopath-ic medical school and the state’s second medical school.
TUNCOM is a branch campus of TUCOM and was established in 2004 to help
address the health care disparity in
Nevada
by providing graduates for expanding GME programs and an increased physician
workforce. TUNCOM has the largest medical school student body in the state
of
Nevada.
Mission
Statement
TUNCOM prepares students
to become out-standing osteopathic physicians who uphold the values,
philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine, and who are committed to
primary care and a holistic approach to the patient. The college advances
the profession and serves its students and society through innovative
educa-tion, research and community service.
Setting: Henderson,
Nevada;
Urban (
Las Vegas
Valley)
Date
Founded: 2004; Private
Accreditation
Touro University Nevada
College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the Commission on
Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) and by the Accrediting Commission
for
Senior Colleges
and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Institutional Affiliation
TUNCOM is part of a larger
system of higher education,
Touro College,
which was established in 1970 by Dr. Bernard Lander and has more than
26 undergraduate, graduate
and professional programs.
2009-2010 Enrollment
Total medical school enrollment:
536
Total male: 330
Total female: 206
First-year enrollment:
137
First-year male:
77
First-year female:
60
Total enrollment
affiliate institutions: 2,800
Curricular Offerings
TUNCOM offers a
systems-based curriculum that is a mix of traditional lecture-discussion,
interactive lecture, small-group PBL tutorial and self-study modules.
Clinical integration is stressed throughout the basic science portion of the
first two years, and students have an opportunity to “connect with the
community” and have early clinical experiences in a Shadow Program that
starts as early as the intersession after the first year. Osteopathic
Principles and Practice, clinical skills training and physician-patient
communication are stressed throughout all four years of study. TUNCOM has
created
a curriculum model that
reflects the world in which our students will practice. TUNCOM has created
an environment that stresses collabora-tion and ethical and professional
behavior, and that makes learning enjoyable.
Combined Degree Programs
Baccalaureate/DO:
No
DO/MA:
No
DO/MS:
No
DO/MPH:
No
DO/MBA:
No
DO/JD:
No
DO/PhD:
No
Special Programs
•
TUNCOM has developed an
Objective Structured Clinical Examination Laboratory (OSCE) with 11
individual spacious ex-amination rooms and a large control room to monitor
and record the on-campus clinical experiences of our students. A unique
partner-ship with UNLV uses trained acting students as patients to provide
our students with an op-portunity to develop their history and physical
examination skills and to learn how to address a variety of patient
behaviors that may be encountered in clinical practice.
•
International Medicine
Programs: No
Preparatory Programs
Post baccalaureate
program: No
Summer program(s):
No
Facilities
TUNCOM is currently housed
in a single, 200,000-plus square foot facility in
Henderson,
Nevada.
The site includes ample space for future program growth and development. The
university has a 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.
TUNCOM is a completely
wireless campus with a virtual library that supports a huge electronic
database for on- and off-campus use. The school’s 3,600 square foot
osteopathic manipulative medi-cine skills laboratory has 38 hydraulic
examina-tion tables and ceiling-mounted projectors and
a camera for an optimal
visual experience. The 3,250 square foot gross anatomy laboratory utilizes
notebook computers at each cadaver table instead of atlases and dissectors.
Students also have full
Internet and Intranet access at all seats in
the two
Supplemental
app. earliest filing date:
7-1-2010 spacious, stadium-style lecture halls.
Supplemental
app. latest filing date:
3-1-2011
First-Year Class Matriculants’ Selection Factors
Regular Acceptance Notice
Applicants will be
requested to submit necessary matriculation documents, including a deposit,
according to the following
schedule:
Earliest acceptance date:
9-15-2010
Latest acceptance date:
Until class is filled
Maximum time for
applicant to accept offer:
Applicants are to respond
within two weeks of
the date on the letter of
acceptance.
Requests for deferred
entrance considered: Yes
Early
Decision Program (EDP)
TUNCOM does not have EDP
for notifying candidates on early admissions.
COM
Interview Format
Individual interview with
two faculty members.
Open file for 30 minutes.
Financial Information
Other:
5%
First-Year Class Matriculants with:
Science Majors:
80%
Non-Science Majors:
20%
Baccalaureate degree:
100%
Graduate degree(s):
24%
Premedical Coursework
Science
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Course
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Rec.
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Lab
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Sem. Hrs
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Biology/Zoology
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X
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8
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Biochemistry
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Molecular
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Biology
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Genetics
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Inorganic
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Chemistry
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X
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8
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