Touro University California
Touro University California (TUC), located in Vallejo on the historic Mare Island, was founded to provide outstanding educational programs in healthcare, education and public health that are in concert with the Judaic values of social justice, pursuit of knowledge and service to humanity. These values bind our current 1,500 students together as a caring community and constitute the foundation of our school.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY The College of Pharmacy (COP) program is studentcentered, technologically advanced and interactive. It is the first Pharm.D. program in the U.S. that is modeled on medical school education, offering full two years of classroom instruction followed by two years of clinical experience.
The University’s professional programs in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, public health, nursing and education are all fully accredited. Faculty, staff and students have a powerful commitment to academic excellence, evidence-based professional practice, interdisciplinary collaboration and active engagement with both local and global communities.
Each spring, first- and second-year COP students leave for the California state capitol to participate in Legislative Day, where they learn to represent and advocate for their profession by meeting their representatives face-to-face. The program offers a 2,800 square foot pharmacy practice center, consisting of a patient care skills area, multipurpose classroom and webcast studio, sterile products training center and a community practice training center was built to enhance our students’ educational experience.
COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE Our Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students include a diverse group of highly motivated individuals who are dedicated to becoming leaders in healthcare. In 2021, their commitment to meeting physician shortages resulted in over 61 percent of the graduating class being matched to choices in primary care medicine—our largest group of family medicine graduates ever. For ten consecutive years, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM)—California has been ranked among the top 10-15 universities by U.S. News & World Report for graduates matching in primary care residencies. And in 2019, the National Center for the Analysis of Healthcare Data (NCAHD) reported that among California medical school graduates, TUCOM alumni were ranked number one for percentage of graduates pursuing primary care (58%), rural care (6%) and care in underserved areas (22%).
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCES In the College of Education and Health Sciences (CEHS), students pursue careers as public health experts, nurses, educators and physician assistants. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION In the Graduate School of Education (GSOE), students learn teaching strategies for at-risk pupils and become agents for change in social justice, equity and inclusion. Educators throughout the region are prepared to be pioneers in education through master’s programs in innovative learning or education leadership. The GSOE program has a 97 percent master’s degree completion rate, with 95 percent of graduates working in educational organizations. The GSOE has obtained more than $1.8 million in grants to improve education. By partnering
