
that dr. jack said:a friend of mine is in the first class there, and he seems really happy with his decision to go there. he said the campus is really nice and the classes are great. the administration is bending over backwards to help the school start off as an exceptional place to study. haven't seen it yet, but he wants me to come see it in oct.
in the end, it all comes down to whether you feel good when you go there and see it for yourself.
OnMyWayThere said:If given the opportunity between COMP and TOURO, it's gonna be a tough choice... of course that's a BIG IF.
Is it true that TOURO is much better in regards to placing students in competitive residencies? I know it's up to the student, but it's also how courses are taught and what they emphasize.
OnMyWayThere said:Tiffany,
Thank you for such a great insider post. It sounds like a really great environment. Good luck on your exams!!
Elysium said:Hey guys.
I'm actually a first year med student at Touro-Nevada, so I can give you some true insider information about our school.
First of all, right now at least, we have the exact same cirrculum as our Mare Island campus. We basically have an integrated systems based approach during the first two years. Right now we're taking Intro to Biochem and Tissues, OMM, Gross Anatomy (and evil Embryology), Physical Diagnosis, Public Health, Intro to Clinical Medicine, and Neuro. We're actually in the middle of block exams right now, so everyone is a little spent. But, I'd like to tell ya'll a little about our warehouse in the desert.
Our faculty and staff are absolutely fantastic. Our dean, Dr. Forman, is a DO rheumatologist. He was last at TCOM, as a Dean of Student Affairs (I think). He's an incredibly nice, funny, down to earth guy who sincerely wants the best for us and for the school. He brought several professors with him from TCOM, including the fantastic Dr. Leppi (aka The Lepster) who is one of our Gross Anatomy profs. He loves Hawaii (his wife is from there) and so we wear Hawaiian shirts in his honor on Thursdays. Our OMM faculty is incredible as well. Dr. Jones is the head of the department. They somehow managed to steal him from PCOM. He's published quite a bit about OMM and has worked intensively with several leaders in the OMM field. He's also incredibly intelligent and wry. He and the rest of the department make OMM a pleasure to learn. Our clinical staff (who teach us Physical Diagnosis, Intro to Clinical Medicine, etc) are absolutely fantastic. They're all practicing DOs, from various medical fields. They're very welcoming, have a great sense of humor (our PD labs are nothing short of a comedy routine - the professors take turns playing doctor and patient and then evaluate each other's "acting" performance), and genuinely some happy to educate us about how to practice medicine in a holistic, humane way.
Our histology professor, Dr. Miller, is a gentle soul who provides us with wonderfully detailed notes (though my opinion may change after his exam tomorrow!) and our Biochem professor Dr. Aziz (who last taught at Hopkins) is a very, very cool guy (he's around our age) and also a practicing MD. He knows exactly what we've gone through, and tries to make his lectures as clinically relevant as possible. He's a great guy - we just wish we could invite him to our parties without getting him in trouble!
The staff (pretty much everyone is from New York - their accents are fantastic!) is so nice, very welcoming. They love for us to drop in and say hi and they know most of us by name. Our admissions director, Roger Corbman, is (with the exception of the estemed Dr. Haight from Mare Island) the coolest AD in the country. He's an incredibly funny guy who loves to joke with us about everything under the sun. He knows everyone's name, even though he wasn't the one who interviewed us. I know he's going to be an incredibly valuable resource to everyone that's applying.
Our school is young, obviously. We're still ironing out the glitches. But I love the fact that there are only 75 of us in this big building. I walk around the school and know everyone in the hallways. I brought my coffee pot up here during block exams and people just help themselves to coffee. A few people asked our deans to keep the school open late during blocks and so now it's open until 3am. No dicussion. It just happened because we asked them to. My classmates are incredible. I have met so many wonderful people here, it continually surprises me. I have already found friends I expect to have for the rest of my life. For my birthday recently, 20 0f my 75 classmates showed up to help me celebrate. We seem to have a very coorperative enviornment here - people are always willing to help each other out, share notes, share resources, etc. We're trying to pave the way for this place so we know we have to work together.
All in all, I'm very glad I decided to attend TUCOM-NV. I urge you guys to come and visit us, meet my classmates and our faculty and staff. If you have any questions, feel free to post or PM them to me. If I don't get back to you, it's because I'm getting killed in blocks. 😳
Hope this helps!
Tiffany
It means that it doesn't guarantee an acceptance. Maybe previous students felt that they're in just b/c they received an interview because that is a misconception... i.e " just get an interview, and you're in". From a few years ago, their CA stats were Interviewed: 436 Enrolled: 214 (From the U.S News or whatever from the other thread about %'s). So, although the odds increase a lot to get in once granted an interview, 50% still get rejected. I think that's one of highest. Some schools do actually accept 99% of interviewees. You'll be fine though.DrB said:I have a new question to keep this thread going....
I have an interview at TU-NV, they say an interview doesn't guarantee acceptance, but what does it mean??? Any clue on %? I figure my chances were ~14% before secondary and now maybe >50% at interview. Anyone know?
Its my only interview 🙁
Touro-NV is my first choice 🙂
Thanks for the good thoughts
-Ben
DrB said:If any of you could offer any advice for a nervous applicant feel free to pm.
DrB said:Thank you students of Tu-NV for the input! It was just what I was looking for. They say my interview may be with a few students as well as faculty. You three sound very nice (Tiffany, Brian, Tex) hope it is you! If any of you could offer any advice for a nervous applicant feel free to pm.
Hope to see you in October! 👍
Ben
OnMyWayThere said:How are the panel and students arranged? Is it like they're sittign in front of you and you're across them in a room? Or is it like a big conference table that we'll all sit around? Just trying to get the picture. Thanks!

ez073323 said:Great post Tiffany... don't you have some neuro to study?!
In case anyone was wondering what Hawaiian shirt Thursdays at TUCOM-NV looks like...
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ez073323 said:Just wanted to say good luck to the first set of interviewees for TUCOM-NVs Class of 2009!!
If there are any questions I can answer I am only an email away!!
Brian Enriquez
[email protected]
OnMyWayThere said:Thank you Brian... is this Tuesday the first round?
ez073323 said:Interviews are on Mondays and Tuesdays... I think there are like 6 or 8 people interviewing on Monday and then another 6 or 8 on Tuesday... I will be leading one of the "campus" tours on Tuesday so be sure to say hello to me!!!
I guess it just doen't look like her to me. Maybe it's the angle.box29 said:She's in the picture. She's the only woman wearing a red Hawaiian Shirt.
Megalofyia said:I guess it just doen't look like her to me. Maybe it's the angle.
Elysium said:Duh! Of course I'm in the Hawaiian shirt picture! The whole thing was my idea (I think, hell, I don't even remember it was so long ago). I haven't changed that much since you saw me in July fool! I just look like holy hell now that I'm getting my ass served to me on a platter in school!
Anyways, yes, future interviewees, we're looking forward to meeting you! We have one interviewee staying with Brian and I next week and others are also welcome to stay with us. Just shoot us a PM. We have an extra bedroom, so it's no big thing.
Some of my classmates spent last Monday morning putting a bunch of framed artwork around the school, so this place is starting to get classed up. We're looking forward to meeting all ya'll soon!
Now, my fellow classmates, time to get back to celebrating Sukkot!
OnMyWayThere said:Was anatomy a real killer or what? What was really tough so we can try to look into it a little bit before we start (although this is highly unlikely to actually happen)?
Elysium said:Don't get too worried, man. Med school is tough in general. Anatomy is a total pain in the ass (unless you've had it before), but some people are doing just fine. The good thing is that the administration isn't hanging us out to dry. If there are problems, they get addressed. So, everything is really OK. We have Dr. John Leppi, anatomy professor to the stars! He's the object of our Hawaiian shirt Thursdays. We just like to bitch about school - it's like a hobby.
😀
OnMyWayThere said:I'll be sure to bring my Hawaiian shirts 😀 😀
Alpha&Omega said:I think I have to go and BUY some Hawaiian shirts, for I just got accepted to TUCOM-NV. YEAH BABY!!! 😀
Acceptance email just came a few minutes ago. It feels great to get accepted to my top choice school. I'm totally elated! 👍
Thanks to Jill, Brian, Nate, and others on the interview day who helped us out a lot. 😀
Now I need to go and cancel my other interviews. 🙂
Alpha&Omega said:I think I have to go and BUY some Hawaiian shirts, for I just got accepted to TUCOM-NV. YEAH BABY!!! 😀
Acceptance email just came a few minutes ago. It feels great to get accepted to my top choice school. I'm totally elated! 👍
Thanks to Jill, Brian, Nate, and others on the interview day who helped us out a lot. 😀
Now I need to go and cancel my other interviews. 🙂