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| Motto | To Serve, To Lead, To Teach |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 2004; 22 years ago (2004) |
Parent institution | Touro College and University System |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
Religious affiliation | Jewish |
| Campus President and Provost | Andrew Priest |
Academic staff | 60 full-time[1] 112 part-time |
| Students | 1,687 |
| Undergraduates | 40 |
| Postgraduates | 1,647 |
| Location | , Nevada ,United States 36°02′36″N115°01′26″W / 36.043286°N 115.024017°W /36.043286; -115.024017 |
| Campus | Urban[2] |
| Website | tun |
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Touro University Nevada (TUN) is aprivate university inHenderson, Nevada, United States. It is part of theTouro College and University System.[3] Touro University Nevada is a branch campus of its sister campusTouro University California.
Touro University Nevada was established to help address critical needs in health care and education, and as a resource for community service in Nevada. A non-profit, Jewish-sponsored, private institution affiliated with an international system of higher education, the university opened in 2004 with 78 medical students. Touro University Nevada is home to more than 1,300 students[1] in a wide range of degree programs inosteopathic medicine,nursing,physical therapy,occupational therapy,physician assistant studies, camp administration andeducation. Many of these programs are the first of their kind in Nevada. The College of Osteopathic Medicine was Nevada's first osteopathic medical school and the state’s second medical school.[2]
TUN has two colleges:
The College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University Nevada is accredited by theAmerican Osteopathic Association'sCommission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).[1][2] TheWorld Directory of Medical Schools lists the school as aUS medical school along with other accredited US MD and DO programs. Touro University Nevada has also received accreditation from the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education, theAmerican Physical Therapy Association'sCommission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, and theAmerican Occupational Therapy Association'sAccreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.[1][4]
Touro University Nevada is the academic sponsor ofValley Hospital’s graduate medical residency program, providing training opportunities for Touro students andpost-graduate education for medical residents.[5]
The program currently includes 16 traditional internships – slots for first year trainees who will ultimately progress into other specialties; the largest singleinternal medicine residency program in the osteopathic medical profession (45 slots);family medicine residency program,[6] anorthopedic surgery residency program,[7] anophthalmology residency program,[8] the onlydermatology residency program, and aneurology residency program.[9]
Touro University Nevada received a $1.2 million state grant to fund a one-yeargeriatric medicine fellowship.[10] The program is expected to launch in July 2017.[10]
Center for Autism and Developmental DisabilitiesDeveloped to address a growing community need, Touro University Nevada’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities[11] is a multi-disciplinary, one-stop source for diagnostic services, therapy and supportive resources for families dealing withautism 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.
Active Aging Center - Expected to break ground in Dec. 2013, this clinic will provide unique care to the local geriatric population.
Touro Health CenterThe university has also recently opened its first full-service patient clinic, staffed by practicing faculty members and open to the community.[12] The medical clinic provides on-site learning opportunities for students, as well as a venue for futureclinical research trials. An expanded patient clinic is planned for the next phase of the university’s build-out.
Physical Therapy ClinicTouro University Nevada opened a free physical therapy clinic run by TUN physical therapy students that are supervised by licensed physical therapy faculty.[13]
Touro University Nevada faculty specialize in a wide range of basic and applied research in fields including:autism,cardiovascular physiology,cell biology,evolutionary biology,infectious diseases,neuroscience,osteopathic manipulative medicine,oncology,regenerative medicine, andwomen's health.[14] Research conducted at Touro University Nevada has been funded by grants from theNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Schultz Engel Purpose Trust.[15]
To accommodate growth and focus resources on academic needs, Touro University Nevada purchased two existing, flexible shell buildings within Henderson’s Black Mountain Business Parks.[16] Touro University Nevada currently occupies 142,000 sq ft (13,200 m2) the first building with classrooms and laboratories, offices, a university library, common spaces and clinics.[17] 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 is currently occupied by rental tenants, and holds 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) of space that the university may use for growth.[18]
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