Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medical school of Touro University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Type | Private medical school |
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Established | 2007 |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Budget | $28.40 million[1] |
Dean | Kenneth J. Steier, DO, FACOI, FCCP, MBA, MHA, MPH [2] |
Academic staff | 675 Full- and Part-time[3] |
Students | 810[4] |
Location | New York (Harlem) & Middletown[5] , , United States 40.80917°N 73.94981°W / 40.80917; -73.94981 |
Campus | Multiple types |
Website | tourocom |
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]