Touro students hail from all over the world, from all walks of life, in the pursuit of a common goal: To get the best possible education, to find a promising professional career, and to do so in an environment that respects and supports their backgrounds and beliefs.
About Touro
Established in 1970 to focus on higher education for the Jewish community and humanity, we enrolled our first class in September 1971. Today, Touro is the largest higher education system under Jewish auspices in America. We serve a widely diverse and growing population of over 19,000 students in dozens of schools in the US and abroad. Rooted in rigorous scholarship, we have the agility, responsiveness, and entrepreneurial spirit of a younger institution. Our research footprint continues to increase, and we have become one of the leading educators of healthcare professionals in the United States. We are attuned to what students need for today's rapidly evolving marketplace and world and develop programs at the cutting edge of technology and education.
As we expand, we remain true to our mission, and are uniquely aware of the importance of an education that accommodates students from all backgrounds and circumstances.
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[TEXT] Alan Kadish, MD, President, Touro University
[Alan Kadish] A fundamental principle of what Touro stands for is that
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[Alan Kadish] we're in this world for something beyond ourselves. We have a mission of service. It's service to humanity,
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[Alan Kadish] and we hope it's a guiding principle that our students take home for the rest of their lives.
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[TEXT] Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka, Executive Vice President & University Ombudsman, Touro University
[Rabbi Krupka] We were founded in the Jewish tradition.
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[Rabbi Krupka] That's in our DNA. It's in the bedrock of our institution. And we welcome all people to come and be part of our university, to be educated, to be empowered, to better their lives, the lives of their families, and the lives of their communities.
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[TEXT] Myra Cocolicchio-Diaz, MA, MS, Behavioral Specialist & Special Educator, Graduate School of Education '12, '21
[Myra Cocolicchio-Diaz] Something that Touro instilled in you from the day that you walk in
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[Myra Cocolicchio-Diaz] that community and service is at the heart of everything that we do.
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[Alan Kadish] We have to look out for ourselves. We have to better ourselves. We have to better ourselves intellectually. We have to better ourselves personally.
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[Alan Kadish] But on the other hand, we can never forget that we're part of the human race and that we have a responsibility to each other. What we try to teach our students at Touro is how to balance those two responsibilities, how to make sure that each student has personal and professional success while also understanding that they have a responsibility to the larger society.
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[Nadja Graff] It's our doctors. It's our PAs. It's our nurses. It's our lawyers. It's our social workers. It's our educators, our teachers
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[TEXT] Nadja Graff, PhD, Vice President Emerita, Touro University
[Nadja Graff] who we infuse with the values of serving others, of making a difference in the lives of others.
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[Myra Cocolicchio-Diaz] The district that we're located here in New York City is one of the poorest congressional districts in the United States.
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[Myra Cocolicchio-Diaz] You really see the inequities. I wanted to give back to my neighborhood and to give back to the people who grew up the way that I did.
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[Supreeya Swarup] Touro's mission definitely sparked the desire that I had to begin with to take care of these underserved populations.
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[TEXT] Supreeya Swarup, DO, Cardiologist TouroCOM '11
[Supreeya Swarup] This is why I became a doctor.
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[TEXT] Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA, Chancellor & CEO, New York Medical College, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University
[Edward Halperin] The important values are the dignity of the individual, the agency of an individual, the responsibility of an individual to the community and to others.
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[Kevin Wong] Their mission was in line with what I wanted to do.
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[TEXT] Kevin Wong, DO, Pediatric Interventional Radiologist TouroCOM '12
[Kevin Wong] They wanted to help the community and really teach the ideals of medicine.
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[Rhea Mascoll] Touro taught me the difference between having sympathy and having empathy.
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[TEXT] Rhea Mascoll, LMSW, Supportive Housing Director, Graduate School of Social Work '15
[Rhea Mascoll] They taught me really how to meet the need of anyone you encounter.
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[Rabbi Krupka] Look where we have come to, the program's touching every aspect of human existence, all with an underpinning rooted in the Judaic tradition of scholarship, of ethics, of morality, of service to humanity.
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[Shatima Howard] To see students who would come in and be nonverbal and then by the time they're leaving, they're having one- to two-word phrases and utterances is amazing to me.
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[TEXT] Shatima Howard, M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, Speech Language Pathologist, School of Health Sciences '20
[Shatima Howard] I kinda felt like, wow, we're giving them a voice. To have a parent say, hey, he said mom for the first time, or, hey, he asked me for candy or chips,
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[Shatima Howard] that made me feel like I was going to be doing something to make a difference.
[Alan Kadish] I think we're Touro has gotten in 50 years is absolutely amazing.
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[Alan Kadish] Dr. Lander started the school with 35 students. Today we have 19,000 students who are in 10 different cities.
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[Alan Kadish] And I think we perform an extraordinarily valuable service both to the Jewish community and to the educational community at large in the United States.
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Education with Integrity
What sets Touro apart is not simply our top-notch programs, engaged faculty members, or experiential learning opportunities, but also our respect and responsiveness to your commitments – to your community, your values, and your future.
From liberal arts to law, health sciences to technology, business, Jewish studies, education—and everything in between—Touro provides educational opportunities and career paths to all who have the drive and potential to succeed.
Shaping Leaders
As an educational institution we understand the importance of education, and it’s one of the reasons we take such pride, and care, in our teacher education programs. Our business and technology programs are built to stay ahead of the curve, responding to the ever-evolving landscape of industry needs. Our law school is next door to a state and federal courthouse and the work of the federal and state courts is integrated into the daily law school experience from the first week. In our social work, mental health counseling, and psychology we give a solid foundation of skills and promote adaptability, creativity, and cultural competence. With our strength in healthcare and health sciences, we model an integrated healthcare team.
Wherever our graduates go – boardroom, classroom, courtroom, corner office, they have the skills and determination to shape the future.
Frontlines of Healthcare
Touro University is a leader of health sciences education. We are one of the largest educators of healthcare providers in the US. We graduate physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, sonographers, social workers, and other healthcare professionals. Our graduates make up your healthcare team. With a commitment to excellence and comprehensive training from experts in the field, Touro ensures that our graduates are well-prepared to lead, and revolutionize, the healthcare industry.
Touro Healthcare by the Numbers
Since we opened our doors 50+ years ago, we’ve graduated over 34,000 healthcare professionals.
In 2023, we graduated 18.1% of new doctors in New York State.
In 2023 we had your future healthcare team in our classrooms:
- 3,332 Medical Students (MDs and DOs)
- 535 Dental Students
- 415 PharmD Students
- 571 Physical Therapy Students
- 1,066 Physician Assistant Students
- 528 Nursing Students
- 324 Occupational Therapy Students
- 200 Speech-Language Pathology Students
- 328 Social Work Students
"An International Leader in Health Science Education"
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[Alan Kadish] I think where Touro has gotten in 50 years is absolutely amazing.
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[TEXT] Alan Kadish, MD, President, Touro University
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[Alan Kadish] One of the things I'm really proud of that we've accomplished in the past 50 years is become an international leader in health science education.
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[TEXT] 50+ YEARS OF IMPACT
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[TEXT] 50+ YEARS OF INNOVATION
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[TEXT] FROM 35 STUDENTS
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[TEXT] TO OVER 19,000
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[TEXT] 3,332 MEDICAL STUDENTS
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[SPEAKER] Medicine is not just a career. It's also a platform.
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[SPEAKER] Healthcare is a human right for all.
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[SPEAKER] Part of Tikun Olam is to serve the underserved people who wouldn't have the best access to care.
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[TEXT] 571 PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS
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[SPEAKER] What lies at the heart of being a good therapist is the ability to put yourself in your patient's shoes.
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[SPEAKER] I try to help people one step at a time, one block at a time.
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[TEXT] 535 DENTAL STUDENTS
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[SPEAKER] The emphasis Touro placed on treating the underserved population and trying to help people really resonated with me and inspired me to carry that through into my residency and into my career. It really made me realize that just one person can make a difference.
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[TEXT] 1,066 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENTS
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[SPEAKER] Touro gave us the true feeling that once we got on a floor, we as physician assistants could fit into the medical delivery system.
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[TEXT] 415 PHARMACY STUDENTS
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[SPEAKER] Pharmacists are really the front line in healthcare.
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[SPEAKER] I want to be on the front lines of healthcare. I want to directly have an impact on patients' lives.
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[SPEAKER] We hear that reference that patients can have access to.
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[SPEAKER] Getting my patients to live a happier life or better life, that would be the most rewarding part of being a pharmacist.
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[TEXT] 324 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENTS
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[TEXT] 528 NURSING PROGRAMS STUDENTS
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[TEXT] 200 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY STUDENTS
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[TEXT] 328 SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS
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[TEXT] OVER THE PAST 50+ YEARS
[TEXT] TOURO UNIVERSITY HAS GRADUATED
[TEXT] MORE THAN 34,700 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
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[TEXT] AND WE'RE ONLY GETTING STARTED
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“Touro is an outstanding university system with ever-greater opportunities for our students, faculty and staff, and an agility to embrace cutting-edge methodologies in our delivery of a high-quality education.”
Dr. Alan Kadish, President
Touro Fast Facts
With so many colleges and programs under one umbrella, Touro has the resources of a big institution, but retains the heart and feel of our small school beginnings. See Touro At A Glance.
19,000+ Enrolled Students
119,000+ Alumni
50+ Years of Service
10:1 Undergrad Student to Faculty Ratio