Touro University Nevada

[msmitra]

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Can anyone give me insight into this school? Has anyone interviewed there? What do you think of the school? How is the program? What are the worst/best things about this school? Are there any current Touro Nevada students out there who can give me insight? What kinds of interview questions do they ask?

I have done some research but since it is a new school (opened in 2004) it's hard to find much information specifically on Touro Nevada location.

Thanks in advance for any info or insight!

 

[ManBroDude]

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im a 2nd yr at TUNV, and this is what i know about rotations:

all core rotations have to be done in LV (3rd yr consists of 9 core rotations, 2 electives, and 1 month off; 4th yr consists of 5 or 6 core elections, 6 or 5 electives and 1 month off). the electives can be done anywhere in the country that get approved and will take you (so you set it up). i believe if you want to do the electives in LV, they will set them up for you. and like someone had said, we are the only students (essentially) in LV. there are some Touro-CA students here, and a handful of UNR med students. there are affiliations set up with valley, st rose, university med center and a list of other area hospitals where we do rotations. and b/c of the nature of vegas, our 3rd yrs are seeing a variety of ptnts.

hope this helps. 😀

Grades are A,B,C,F, which takes away the gunner attitude of those who would otherwise be gunning to be the top 5% of the class for honors if it was pass/fail. No attendance policy, no dress code policy, new computer on your first day, all classes are available streaming online, and exams happen in 6 week blocks (no exams every friday and monday!). Lots of cultural stuff to do downtown, housing market is great for buyers, great weather 10 months out of the year, and you get to stay in LV for all 4 years if you want with no other med schools hogging up the rotations in town.

 

[ManBroDude]

TUCOM NV Discussion Thread 2011-2012
TUCOM NV Discussion Thread 2010-2011
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TUCOM NV Discussion Thread 2008-2009

 

[NurWollen]

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Grades are A,B,C,F, which takes away the gunner attitude of those who would otherwise be gunning to be the top 5% of the class for honors if it was pass/fail. No attendance policy, no dress code policy, new computer on your first day, all classes are available streaming online, and exams happen in 6 week blocks (no exams every friday and monday!). Lots of cultural stuff to do downtown, housing market is great for buyers, great weather 10 months out of the year, and you get to stay in LV for all 4 years if you want with no other med schools hogging up the rotations in town.

Touro Nevada just moved up a few spots on my list.

 

[Sinfest]

Grades are A,B,C,F, which takes away the gunner attitude of those who would otherwise be gunning to be the top 5% of the class for honors if it was pass/fail.

Grading is actually based on percentage. If you get 89% in a class, it will show up as 89% on your transcript.

 

[MT Headed]

Grades are A,B,C,F, which takes away the gunner attitude of those who would otherwise be gunning to be the top 5% of the class for honors if it was pass/fail.

Lol, the other medical school in Nevada uses this same pick-up line. But what does it really mean?

Students take exams. They get scored. The student has their scores averaged for a class, and it can be carried out to an arbitrary number of significant figures, let's say four. So a student might have an average score of 94.25%.

Next it comes time to report grades. Some schools turn the numeric score into a letter grade ABCDF. So they round the averages into five distinct categories. Some other schools turn the numeric score into a PF grade. So they round the averages into two distinct categories.

Then, in an optional but completely orthogonal process, a school might also assign honors grades to a portion of their student body. Again, they go back to the student averages and divide the students into two categories, the students who have honors and the students that don't have honors.

The division of students into grades can be done on an absolute scale (student vs. exam) or it can be done on a curved scale (student vs. student).


Medical schools that are PF always claim that this reduces student competition as compared to those nasty ABCDF schools. Medical schools (especially those in Nevada for some reason) that are ABCDF always claim that this reduces student competition as compared to those nasty PF schools.

We know one type of medical school is lying. Probably both, actually.

 

[ManBroDude]

There was a thread/poll on SDN recently (can't remember which forum) on pass/fail vs graded for years 1&2, and general consensus is that regardless of how you did on exams, a P/F school will only award the top 5% or so with honors, which increases gunning and makes competition fierce. If a graded school has a bunch of geniuses and half of them get A's, then half the class gets honors and encourages comraderie. It's silly that the system is so different at each school, but you can see what the discrepancies are and what sort of challenges the students face in regards to competition.

 

[dbizzy]

Screw them, they were the only school that rejected me this cycle. Just kidding. Sorta.

I don't know the details about the curriculum, but here are my superficial thoughts from interview day.

The campus, if you want to call it that, is indeed a big warehouse in the middle of an auto plaza. While unimpressive from the outside, within the warehouse, you'd be surprised at how much crap they could pack inside it. It definitely feels bigger within than you'd expect, kinda like sitting inside a Mini Cooper. They're also doing expansion and a large part of the warehouse hasn't been utilized yet. They've even got an indoor full basketball court, with tournaments against TUCOM-CA. Not being able to dunk on fools was probably the one thing that got me sad after getting rejected from here, boo hoo.

Aside from that, well it's Vegas. It gets hot as hell in the summer and freezing cold in the wintertime, but minus the pretty snow and pine trees. Cost of living is dirt cheap. Do a search and you'll find the clinical perks of living by such a crazy town. Also, Nevada has a big senior population so that can be good if you're interested in Geriatrics.

All in all, it seems like a pretty decent COM. You won't hear anyone saying it's the "best" DO school out there, but you'll get your education and still be able to drive 15 minutes to Vegas after exams. Not bad.

 

[help2]

Everything is local. It's cheap. Good weather. I got the impression that the students are very supportive of each other and have a solid 'team' mentality. I honestly thought I wouldn't like the school at all, but had a very positive experience when I was there for my interview that changed my mind.

The reason I ultimately chose not to go here was the location. The area is very new world suburban and un-walkable. Also, there were other schools/programs that I felt were a better fit for me.

 

[ChaiMeow]

There is actually a large "parks and trails" system in Henderson for walking, but perhaps the previous poster mean walking as a form of commuting.

 

[NurWollen]

Everything is local. It's cheap. Good weather. I got the impression that the students are very supportive of each other and have a solid 'team' mentality. I honestly thought I wouldn't like the school at all, but had a very positive experience when I was there for my interview that changed my mind.

The reason I ultimately chose not to go here was the location. The area is very new world suburban and un-walkable. Also, there were other schools/programs that I felt were a better fit for me.

I like that description... I don't think it would in any way deter me from this school though.

 

[help2]

There is actually a large "parks and trails" system in Henderson for walking, but perhaps the previous poster mean walking as a form of commuting.

Unwalkable- I pretty much meant that things aren't easily walkable- ie grocery store, movie theater, restaurants, etc. I always use walk score to check this; it gives a city/town a "score" out of 100 for overall walkability/proximity to things.

Here's the one for Henderson:
http://www.walkscore.com/NV/Henderson

 

[ManBroDude]

That's a little subjective, as there are multiple parts in each town that are walkable and not. I live in the historic downtown district in my town and walk to the downtown hospital all the time, but when I work at the hospital in the suburbs, I have to commute to work. They're both considered in the same city, but are virtually two worlds apart as far as zoning and city planning.

 

[Sinfest]

Unwalkable- I pretty much meant that things aren't easily walkable- ie grocery store, movie theater, restaurants, etc. I always use walk score to check this; it gives a city/town a "score" out of 100 for overall walkability/proximity to things.

Here's the one for Henderson:
http://www.walkscore.com/NV/Henderson

It is unwalkable. You need a car in Henderson

 

[guydudcl371]

Definitely not walkable...and I live 0.5 miles from the school...especially in the summer...you couldn't pay me enough to walk to school in that heat.

 

[ChaiMeow]

You've just got to get used to the heat 😛