Touro College Illinois
Touro’s expansion around the country continues with Touro College Illinois. Over the next 10 years, the need for cybersecurity experts, data analysts and health professionals, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, is expected to grow significantly—and we’re working to meet this demand with new in-person and online programs.
make sense of real-world healthcare situations and problems. Big Data in disease research can help predict the spread of infectious diseases,
TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE Touro College Illinois offers a graduate certificate in healthcare cybersecurity and a master’s degree in data analytics with a focus on healthcare that prepares students to use technology to improve the industry for patients and practitioners alike.
MORE TO COME Our master’s degree in advanced practice nursing—family nurse practitioner and our physician assistant programs blend evidencebased strategies and the latest technologies and best practices. With online coursework and oncampus clinical intensives, students will earn a Master of Nursing in a little more than two years. The physician assistant program, set to launch in 2023, will train future professionals to meet the needs of today’s hospital systems and healthcare institutions.
ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING TECHNOLOGY FIELDS Keeping information systems safe and secure is more important than ever, especially in the healthcare sector. Hospitals and clinics, medical labs, insurance providers, pharma companies and other healthcare organizations rely on cybersecurity to protect sensitive data. Combining theoretical and practical knowledge, our certificate program gives students hands-on experience working with cybersecurity software, tools and systems. They’ll also explore key concepts, such as how healthcare information is kept secure, that are essential to being successful in this growing field. LIVING IN A DATA-DRIVEN WORLD Touro’s new data analytics degree program develops the knowledge and skills necessary to work in information technology. Students learn how to use industry tools to uncover patterns and trends in vast amounts of data. Students are then taught how to interpret that data to 78 | TOURO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S REPORT
improve patient care, streamline healthcare insurance processes and improve hospital efficiency.
