Touro’s College of Osteopathic Medicine Achieves a 100% Residency Placement During Match Week

Mar 20, 2020

The Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Class of 2020 achieved a 100% residency placement during Match Week as fourth-year medical students from across the country learned where they will do their residencies.

“I am so proud of all the students who make up the Class of 2020, especially considering the times we live in today and the uncharted waters we’re collectively navigating in light of the Coronavirus pandemic,” said Dr. Wolfgang Gilliar, Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine. “In an age when there continues to be a spotlight on the medical and healthcare industry, we are grateful for our students who have remained laser-focused and driven in their pursuit of graduate medical school and who will contribute to the well-being and greater good of humanity.”

Dr. Gilliar expressed significant pride in the nearly 40 students who will complete their residencies in the Silver State and meet local and growing demand for healthcare providers.

“This year, we applaud these remarkable students who will soon embark on the next phase of their medical career and make their mark amongst like-minded medical professionals right here in Nevada and at dozens of prominent medical institutions across the country,” he said.

Touro University Nevada’s Class of 2020 is made up of 131 students entering a diverse range of program specialties, including anesthesiology, neurology, emergency medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, and others. Nevada institutional placements include the Valley Health System, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Sunrise Health GME Consortium, and UNLV School of Medicine.

Among the notable national placements are Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; University of California, San Francisco, Fresno, CA; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.; Mountain View Hospital & Medical Center, Las Vegas NV; Kaiser Permanente, San Diego CA; Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach FL; Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn NY; and many others.