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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Coordinates: 40°48′33″N 73°56′59″W / 40.80917°N 73.94981°W / 40.80917; -73.94981
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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
TypePrivate medical school
Established2007
AffiliationJudaism
Budget$28.40 million[1]
DeanKenneth J. Steier, DO, FACOI, FCCP, MBA, MHA, MPH [2]
Academic staff
675 Full- and Part-time[3]
Students810[4]
Location
New York (Harlem) & Middletown[5]
,
New York
,
United States

40°48′33″N 73°56′59″W / 40.80917°N 73.94981°W / 40.80917; -73.94981
CampusMultiple types
Websitetourocom.touro.edu

The Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) is a private medical school with a main campus in the neighborhood of Central Harlem in New York City and additional campuses in Middletown, New York and Great Falls, Montana. It is a division of the Touro College and University System.[6]

The college's inaugural class graduated in 2011.[7] It was the first medical school to open in New York State in nearly 30 years and is the first osteopathic medical school with a special emphasis on training minority doctors.[8] TouroCOM currently has a student body of about 1,080 students.[4]

TouroCOM has a stated goal of particularly identifying and recruiting students willing to make a commitment to practice in underserved communities.[9] The Harlem neighborhood has been designated by the federal government as underserved by medical professionals.[10] Community service events such as free health counseling, screenings, and flu shots are offered to local residents by students and faculty several times a year.[11]

History

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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine opened in 2007 in Harlem, New York. It was the first medical school to open in New York State in nearly 30 years and is the first osteopathic medical school with a special emphasis on training minority doctors.[8] The college's inaugural class graduated in 2011.[7] The Middletown campus graduated their first class in 2018.[12] TouroCOM is a division of Touro College.[6] Touro College has medical programs in other states including California and Nevada.[13] A campus in Great Falls, Montana, opened in 2023.[14]

Academics

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TouroCOM offers two degrees, a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)[15] and a Master of Science. Approximately 60 percent of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine students work in primary care following graduation.[16]

Campuses

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The Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Harlem Campus is located at 230 West 125th Street, diagonally across from the historic Apollo Theater in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood. The facility provides approximately 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) devoted to medical education.[17] The school contains amphitheater-style lecture halls, classrooms, offices, support facilities, clinical skills training facilities, and laboratories. The virtual library includes more than 50,000 books and 1,000 journals, 26,000 electronic journals, virtual resources, more than 80 computer workstations, multimedia areas, and reading spaces.[17] The Campus is located two blocks east of the A, B, and D train and one block west of the 2 and 3 train.[18]

In August 2014, a larger campus that occupies 110,000 square feet of space in the Horton complex opened in Middletown, New York.[19] The inaugural class consisted of 135 students, and graduated in 2018.[20][12][21] The campus has since started a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (MS) program.[22] TouroCOM launched MedAchieve Scholars in 2012, a program that encourages students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.[23]

In 2009, students from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine worked with DKMS Americas (along with assistance from the Harlem community and the Apollo Theater) to arrange a Bone Marrow Registration Drive that resulted in about 200 new bone marrow registrants.[24] The drive was inspired by the need to find a bone marrow donor match for Jasmina Anema, a six-year-old African American girl fighting leukemia, who died in 2010.[25][26]

In 2021, Touro College & University System and Benefis Health System broke ground on a new Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine campus in Great Falls, Montana.[16] The school is located next to Benefis, where students will do clinical rotations.[13] The school has up to 125 students each year.[13] The campus opened in August of 2023.[14][27]

Admissions

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Applicants apply through the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS). For the Class of 2020, TouroCOM received 6574 applications for 292 first year positions between the Harlem and Middletown campuses.[4][28] No early decision program is offered.[29]

Students

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TouroCOM currently has a student body of about 1080 students.[30] Over 200 underrepresented minority students have matriculated since the school's inception in 2007.[31] In May 2024, 124 Doctors graduated from TouroCOM, with a 99% match rate for the class.[32][33]

In 2015, the NAACP recognized the Harlem campus's efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in medicine through the MedAchieve afterschool mentoring program, the Mentoring in Medicine program that brings local high school students into TouroCOM's anatomy labs, and the Fund for Underrepresented minority students.[34]

Residency Match

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Upon completion of their medical education, students apply to residency or internship programs throughout the country through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP), AOA Match, Military Match, or other matching programs.[35]

Accreditation

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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education[36] and received the status of initial award of accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. (COCA).[7][37]

Notable faculty

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fiscal Year 2013 Revenues and Expenditures by Osteopathic Medical College" (PDF). AACOM. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Kenneth J. Steier, DO, FACOI, FCCP, MBA, MHA, MPH (Executive Dean, TouroCOM; Dean, Middletown Campus)". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Demographics". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Our Facilities". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Berger, Joseph (July 29, 2014). "The D.O. Is in Now". The New York Times.
  7. ^ a b c "TouroCOM - Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine". Touro.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL TO OPEN IN HARLEM – FIRST IN NEW YORK STATE IN 30 YEARS - Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine". Touro.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "Mission Statement". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.
  10. ^ "Mission Statement Touro College Brings Medicine to Harlem". NY Sun.
  11. ^ "Community Programs". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Inaugural Class of TouroCOM Middletown Celebrates First Commencement". tourocom.touro.edu. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c Hall, Mari; Tollefson, Phoebe (February 23, 2021). "Great Falls courting a medical school". Billings Gazette. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Staff, The DO (October 2, 2023). "TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana". The DO. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "D.O. Applicants". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Ground-breaking scheduled for new medical school in Great Falls". KTVH. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "TOUROCOM :: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine". Touro.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  18. ^ Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. "Our Facilities". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  19. ^ Bayne, Richard J. (June 25, 2014). "Touro gets Regents' OK to open Middletown medical campus". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, New York. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  20. ^ "Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine celebrates opening of new Middletown campus", Daily Freeman, September 1, 2014
  21. ^ "Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty Announces Lease Space Available Adjacent to New Touro Medical College", Rand Realty, September 11, 2014
  22. ^ "TouroCOM MS Program". TouroCOM.
  23. ^ "Hip Hip Hooray, Touro College Of Osteopathic Medicine Harlem's Wins Third Straight STEM Award". Harlem World Magazine. August 16, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  24. ^ "Greenwich Village Girl Prepares For Bone Marrow Transplant". NY1.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  25. ^ Schapiro, Rich (January 28, 2010). "Jasmina Anema, brave six-year-old who captured New Yorkers' hearts, loses battle with leukemia - New York Daily News". Articles.nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  26. ^ Weiner, David (January 28, 2010). "Jasmina Anema, Cancer Victim Who Met Obama, Dies". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  27. ^ "Grand opening of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Great Falls". KRTV NEWS Great Falls. August 7, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  28. ^ "Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine–New York (TouroCOM-NY)" (PDF).
  29. ^ "TouroCOM-NY". www.aacom.org. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  30. ^ "Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine–New York" (PDF). American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  31. ^ Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. "Underrepresented Communities". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  32. ^ Justin (May 15, 2024). "Touro College graduates 124 at ceremony on Wednesday". Mid Hudson News. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  33. ^ "Touro University | 3/21/24". Channel 13 Las Vegas News KTNV. March 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  34. ^ "Diversity in medicine: Medical school receives NAACP award". The DO. September 21, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  35. ^ "TouroCOM Match Outcomes". TouroCOM. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  36. ^ "Middle States Commission on Higher Education". Msche.org. September 21, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  37. ^ "Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine" (PDF). Commission on Osteopathic Colleges Accreditation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  38. ^ Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. "Conrad Fischer". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  39. ^ "Conrad Fischer: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  40. ^ The New York Times (February 21, 2013). "Paterson to Teach Medical School". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  41. ^ Michael J. Feeney (March 4, 2013). "Former Gov. David Paterson returns to 125th St. in Harlem for a new job: Touro College professor". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  42. ^ Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. "Jeffrey R. Gardere, PhD". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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