Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
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The Touro College of Osteopathic medicine (TOUROCOM) is an osteopathic medical school located in the neighborhood of Central Harlem
in New York City
. The school began classes in September 2007. It currently has a student body of about 322 students. The school is a division of Touro College
.
TOUROCOM seeks to make higher education possible for promising students who wish to make the world a better place. In its search for qualified candidates, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TOUROCOM) intends to make a special effort to identify and attract local students who will make a commitment to remain in the community, providing medical care to the population of Harlem.
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine is located at 230 West 125th Street
, diagonally across from the famed Apollo Theater
in Manhattan's historic Harlem neighborhood. This brand-new medical school admitted its first class of students in September 2007. Its facility provides approximately 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) devoted to state-of-the-art medical education. The School contains amphitheater-style lecture halls, classrooms, offices, support facilities, clinical skills training facilities, as well as technologically advanced laboratories. The virtual library includes more than 50,000 books and 1,000 journals, sophisticated virtual resources, more than 80 computer workstations, multimedia areas, and comfortable reading spaces.
In May 2009, students from TouroCOM worked with DKMS Americas (along with assistance from the Harlem
community and the Apollo Theater
) to arrange a Bone Marrow Registration Drive that resulted in about 200 new bone marrow registrants. The drive was inspired by the need to find a bone marrow donor match for Jasmina Anema, a six year old African American girl fighting leukemia
. Jasmina died Jan 27, 2010 at 10:55pm.
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The school began classes in September 2007. It currently has a student body of about 322 students. The school is a division of Touro College
Touro College
Touro College is a sponsored independent institution of higher and professional education, in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by Dr. Bernard Lander, the College was established primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American community...
.
TOUROCOM seeks to make higher education possible for promising students who wish to make the world a better place. In its search for qualified candidates, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TOUROCOM) intends to make a special effort to identify and attract local students who will make a commitment to remain in the community, providing medical care to the population of Harlem.
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine is located at 230 West 125th Street
125th Street (Manhattan)
125th Street is a two-way street that runs east-west in the New York City borough of Manhattan, considered the "Main Street" of Harlem; It is also called Martin Luther King, Jr...
, diagonally across from the famed Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...
in Manhattan's historic Harlem neighborhood. This brand-new medical school admitted its first class of students in September 2007. Its facility provides approximately 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) devoted to state-of-the-art medical education. The School contains amphitheater-style lecture halls, classrooms, offices, support facilities, clinical skills training facilities, as well as technologically advanced laboratories. The virtual library includes more than 50,000 books and 1,000 journals, sophisticated virtual resources, more than 80 computer workstations, multimedia areas, and comfortable reading spaces.
In May 2009, students from TouroCOM worked with DKMS Americas (along with assistance from the Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
community and the Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...
) to arrange a Bone Marrow Registration Drive that resulted in about 200 new bone marrow registrants. The drive was inspired by the need to find a bone marrow donor match for Jasmina Anema, a six year old African American girl fighting leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
. Jasmina died Jan 27, 2010 at 10:55pm.