Touro Nevada PROGRAM trains physicians TO TREAT the whole patient — body, mind, and spirit
When someone steps onto the campus of Touro Nevada as a student in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program (DO), they are much more than just a medical student — they are seen as member of the team.
“As a student, you have value. I see you as a colleague as soon as you enter medical school,” says Wolfgang Gilliar, DO, FAAPMR, Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University Nevada.
Touro Nevada medical students learn by doing. They gain valuable real-world experience in technologically advanced facilities including a 6,000 square-foot cadaver lab and a leading-edge simulation center with high-fidelity mannequins and task trainers.
Touro's College of Osteopathic Medicine is also the first medical school to provide every student with their own point-of-care ultrasound device. These incredible devices foster an openness that guides our students to provide better patient outcomes.
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Julienne Zhou was a first-generation college student, pre-med, working as a chief medical scribe and medical assistant in New York and New Jersey. She saw firsthand the disparities in who had access to quality healthcare and who didn’t. She also saw patients who came in to get physical symptoms treated but still left with untreated mental and emotional scars.
Zhou knew that when she became a doctor, she wanted to be different. She would provide equitable care for all, and that care would be comprehensive for each patient, body, mind, and spirit.
That’s why Zhou enrolled in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program at Touro University Nevada.
“Touro’s commitment to academic excellence, innovative research, and holistic healthcare aligns well with my educational and career goals,” says Zhou. “And the DO program’s focus on treating the whole person, rather than just the symptoms, resonates deeply with my personal philosophy of patient care. Touro’s emphasis on osteopathic principles and practice provides a comprehensive approach to medicine that I believe in essential for fostering well-rounded, empathetic, and effective physicians.”
The Medical Health Sciences Program is designed to enrich the academic base of students interested in pursuing medical and healthcare degrees while strengthening their credentials for admission. Graduates can choose from tracks in osteopathic medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, research or healthcare simulation and earn a Master of Science degree in just 10 months.
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the current demand for nurses with master’s and doctorate degrees prepared for advanced practice, clinical specialties, teaching and research roles is much higher than the current supply. Only 17% of the nation's nurses hold a master's degree and less than 3% hold a doctorate.
You will gain experience in acute care, out-patient and rehabilitation settings. Our rotations will help you become a more caring and observant medical professional and will allow you to find the perfect fit for your future. Our program features a 100% graduation rate, 100% NPTE ultimate pass rate and 100% employment rate.
Occupational therapists improve the quality of life for both adults and children by helping them improve the meaningful activities needed for daily living. OTs are trained to work with a variety of diagnoses including stroke, traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, fractures, burns, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury and even speech disorders.
Our Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program ensures 100% student participation in service-learning experiences including a one-month rotation in community medicine and our Mobile Health Clinic during the clinical phase. Our curriculum also includes a course in Medical Management of Vulnerable and Medically Underserved.
DOs and MDs both require rigorous medical education. However, a DO must also complete and additional 300-500 hours of hands-on training in the body's musculoskeletal system and the interconnected system of nerves, muscles and bones in order to perform osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).
"Each student brings their difference to school to make a difference in everyone else’s education. Once you arrive in medical school, I see you as a colleague"
Wolfgang Gilliar
DO, FAAPMR, Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine
The osteopathic philosophy that a person is a whole unit comprised of body, mind, and spirit is more than just a med-school curriculum to be applied to patients — it’s also a holistic approach to education.
Osteopathic physicians emphasize the correlation between the body’s structure and its function and that the body has the power to regulate, maintain, and even heal itself. They have a thorough knowledge of the body’s nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems and how to apply osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), using their hands to diagnose illness and injury.
From day one, Touro Nevada medical students gain immediate hands-on, direct patient care experiences in the art of osteopathic manipulative medicine.
“In osteopathic medicine, the hands become both listeners and speakers,” says Dean Gilliar. “The doctor gets all their info through their hands. The body speaks. And our goal is more than just an accurate diagnosis of a problem and successful treatment — not just reducing pain. It’s also to get that person back to the living the life they want and increasing their desire to do so.”
Filling a critical need for physicians
"Students naturally migrate to a faculty member, which allows them to organically become mentors."
Terrence Miller
MS, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Osteopathic Medicine
And of course, the faculty’s office doors are always open in case a student needs any more advice or support. Because at Touro Nevada, students are part of the team.
“We don’t have a mentor program, because we don’t need one,” says Miller. “Students naturally migrate to a faculty member, which allows them to organically become mentors. And it’s not always just about medicine or the curriculum. That’s how we develop that comfortable collegiality.”
"The personal openness and dedication of our faculty and staff to each individual student truly sets us apart," says Dean Gilliar. "In a physician, confidence only can flourish when, you know that you are truly competent, compassionate, and driven by ethical values that contribute to society and the greater good. Our goal is to foster a student’s personal and professional growth so that he or she can become the best, most competent, confident, and compassionate physician.”
And students like Zhou feel this support, and that of their fellow DO students, along with the cutting-edge hands-on training Touro offers, will make her the best osteopathic physician she can be, ready to treat everyone, body, mind, and spirit.
“The faculty and staff at Touro foster a collaborative and supportive learning environment, encouraging critical thinking and active engagement among students,” says Zhou. “Overall, these diverse learning opportunities have enriched my educational experience, preparing me for success in my future medical career.” Learn more about Touro’s DO program or apply today.
Touro is also connected to its community by providing osteopathic physicians to address a dearth of doctors in Nevada.
“There is such a need for physicians, especially the southern part of Nevada where the population is mushrooming,” says Terrance Miller, PhD, Touro Nevada’s Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. “We are far and away the largest medical school in the state, graduating around 180 students per year.”
Specifically, Touro Nevada’s DO program is one of the biggest in the country — and one of the most successful when it comes to student outcomes. In 2023, the program had a 100% match/placement rate, and students passed their board level 1 and level 2CE COMLEX board exams at 97% and 98.3%, respectively.
"Students naturally migrate to a faculty member, which allows them to organically become mentors."
Terrence Miller
MS, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Touro Nevada was founded twenty years ago to address the shortage of physicians in Nevada and it is their goal to add 1,000 new physicians in our state over the next decade.
“There is such a need for physicians, especially the southern part of Nevada where the population is mushrooming,” says Terrence Miller, PhD, Touro Nevada’s Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. “We graduate far and away the most medical school students in the state at around 180 graduates per year.”
Specifically, Touro Nevada’s DO program is one of the most successful when it comes to student outcomes. In 2023, students passed their board level 1 and level 2CE COMLEX board exams at 97% and 98.3%, respectively.
And Touro achieved a 100% match/placement rate four times within the past six years, including in 2023 and 2024. Their medical students are pursued for residency programs in Nevada and across the nation to become board-certified physicians.
“In addition to a cutting-edge curriculum, we offer a lot of board exam prep resources,” says Dr. Miller. “Touro Nevada also has a robust Office of Academic Support and Institutional Services that help students with everything from study strategies to time management.”
From first-year hands-on exercises with patient-actors through skill-building clinical years to post-grad residency, Touro professors and faculty are there every step of the way. They work beside students. They leave their office doors open. They invest themselves and their time in a personalized approach to help students achieve their goals and, perhaps more importantly, make them the best doctor they can be.
Treating the whole person
Treating the whole person
The Medical Health Sciences Program is designed to provide an academic pathway for students interested in pursuing medical and healthcare degrees by strengthening their credentials for admission. Graduates can choose from tracks in osteopathic medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, research or healthcare simulation and earn a Master of Science degree in just 10 months.
an advanced degree & better gpa can open more medical school doors.
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the current demand for nurses with master’s and doctorate degrees prepared for advanced practice, clinical specialties, teaching and research roles is much higher than the current supply. Only 17% of the nation's nurses hold a master's degree and less than 3% hold a doctorate.
here's why graduate-level nursing degrees are needed.
As a physical therapy doctorate student you will gain experience in acute care, outpatient and rehabilitation settings. Our rotations will help you become a more caring and observant medical professional and will allow you to find the perfect fit for your future. Our program features a 100% graduation rate, 100% NPTE ultimate pass rate and 100% employment rate.
clinical rotations in physical therapy are critical.
Occupational therapists improve the quality of life for both adults and children by helping them improve the meaningful activities needed for daily living. OTs are trained to work with a variety of diagnoses including stroke, traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, fractures, burns, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury and even speech disorders.
Occupational therapy isn't just for adults with serious injuries.
Our Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program provides students with service-learning experiences including a one-month rotation in community medicine and our Mobile Health Clinic. Our curriculum also includes a course in Medical Management of Vulnerable and Medically Underserved.
commitment to the community, serving the underserved.
DOs and MDs both require rigorous medical education. However, a DO must also complete and additional 300-500 hours of hands-on training in the body's musculoskeletal system and the interconnected system of nerves, muscles and bones in order to perform osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).
the difference between a do and an md.
Click each box to learn a little more about our programs.
PROGRAM FACTS
The Medical Health Sciences Program is designed to provide an academic pathway for students interested in pursuing medical and healthcare degrees by strengthening their credentials for admission. Graduates can choose from tracks in osteopathic medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, research or healthcare simulation and earn a Master of Science degree in just 10 months.
an advanced degree & better gpa can open more medical school doors.
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the current demand for nurses with master’s and doctorate degrees prepared for advanced practice, clinical specialties, teaching and research roles is much higher than the current supply. Only 17% of the nation's nurses hold a master's degree and less than 3% hold a doctorate.
here's why graduate-level nursing degrees are needed.
As a physical therapy doctorate student you will gain experience in acute care, out-patient and rehabilitation settings. Our rotations will help you become a more caring and observant medical professional and will allow you to find the perfect fit for your future. Our program features a 100% graduation rate, 100% NPTE ultimate pass rate and 100% employment rate.
clinical rotations in physical therapy are critical.
Occupational therapists improve the quality of life for both adults and children by helping them improve the meaningful activities needed for daily living. OTs are trained to work with a variety of diagnoses including stroke, traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, fractures, burns, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury and even speech disorders.
Occupational therapy isn't just for adults with serious injuries.
Our Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program provides students with service-learning experiences including a one-month rotation in community medicine and our Mobile Health Clinic. Our curriculum also includes a course in Medical Management of Vulnerable and Medically Underserved.
commitment to the community, serving the underserved.
DOs and MDs both require rigorous medical education. However, a DO must also complete and additional 300-500 hours of hands-on training in the body's musculoskeletal system and the interconnected system of nerves, muscles and bones in order to perform osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).
the difference between a do and an md
Click each box to learn a little more about our programs.
PROGRAM FACTS
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