one more time today...
lotus, like you i live in the bay area. like you, i'm in public health. like you, i'm interested in touro - interested enough that i'm going there next fall.
hell, i may even know you...
anyway, here are a few words that might help you out. the above posters were right about haight. he's a good guy. i believe he'll give you the straight dope on your chances.
go to this website for the breakdown on the numbers for 2003, 2004:
http://209.209.34.25/webdocs/admissions/tucominfo.htm
if it doesn't work, haight can probably tell you everything that's there. if not, contact me, i have the stuff printed. as a brief summary, let me say that about 35-40% of the students came from UC. a lot of out of state folks were from NY. haight told us at interviews the science and non-science gpa this time are both 3.5+ (i think 3.6 actually). MCAT is 27. that puts them at number 2 as far as numbers at DO schools. i'd be willing to bet they're number one within a few years.
what else... interviews are tough but i think fair. it's a panel as someone else already mentioned. the campus is somewhat isolated and empty feeling (to me). the island in general feels that way; a lot of huge military buildings that are quiet now. and a lot of open space because of the wildlife refuge. it has A LOT of potential althought i don't think much of it will be realized for 5-10 years.
the buildings they have renovated so far are first class. i've never seen a better anatomy lab. i have faith the rest of the campus will shape up well too but it's going to take a while. longer than i'll be there anyway...
from what i know, most of the science faculty are from well known places. the clinical faculty i don't really know. i do know some docs around here who have come in contact with tucom students and have been impressed. they were allowed to rotate all over the place, stanford and ucsf included. the first year match results were impressive as well - haight can probably give you those. i don't have the results in front of me but as i recall a fair number of folks matched here in the BA. others went to good programs. they are very well connected to a bunch of specialty residencies in NY if you want to go the DO route.
the school is adding other health programs (including public health?!) starting fall. it looks like the biggest one will be PA, with MPH next. they are trying to start a business program and possibly a teaching program as well. there was an open house the other day. it seems a touch disorganized right now but then again, we're talking about starting a graduate level uni here which can't be easy.
that's all i can think of now. i'm a believer.
leotigers has posted several great messages about touro in the past, you should look those up. let me know if there's anything i can do to help. good luck.
