2018 News

Student Spotlight: Jonathan Legarte, School of Occupational Therapy
Like many of his classmates, Jonathan Legarte was drawn to the occupational therapy field because of a family member’s life-changing experience.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Michael Olek, Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
In this edition of “Faculty Focus,” we sat down with Dr. Michael Olek, Associate Professor from the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Student Veteran Spotlight: Paul Gentle II, Medical Health Sciences Program
In this edition, we sat down with Paul Gentle II from the Touro University Nevada Medical Health Sciences Program.

Touro University Nevada Education Professor Learns More About Her Ancestry During Scholarly Trip To Ghana
Dr. Tonya Walls, an Assistant Professor in the Touro University Nevada School of Education, recently spent 12 days in Ghana for an academic sojourn of Black women scholars, an experience she described as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Touro University Nevada PA Student Uses Online Success To Raise Money And Awareness For The Shade Tree
James Kim has built quite the following for himself on social media, and he’s using that following to bring money and awareness to The Shade Tree.
COM Faculty Uses Science and Passion to Perfect Love of Rowing
Kristina Lindquist has had a knack for rowing since her junior year of high school growing up in New England.
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Student Spotlight: Yesenia Vasquez, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Growing up the daughter of Central California immigrant field workers, Yesenia Vasquez felt as if pursuing an education beyond high school was not expected of her.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Tricia Catalino, Associate Professor, School Of Physical Therapy
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. Tricia Catalino from the Touro University Nevada School of Physical Therapy.

Faculty Focus: Dr. William Wrightsman, Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. William Wrightsman, Assistant Professor in the Touro University Nevada School of Occupational Therapy.

Student Spotlight: Anjali Daulat, Medical Health Sciences Program
As a native Nevadan with a passion for medicine, Anjali Daulat knew that Touro University Nevada was the perfect place for her.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Steven Prinster, Director, Medical Health Sciences Program
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. Steven Prinster, Director of the Touro University Nevada Medical Health Sciences Program.

Student Spotlight: Maria Santos-Rojo, School of Physician Assistant Studies
In this edition, we sat down with Maria Santos-Rojo, of the School of Physician Assistant Studies.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Kelly Mecham, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
In this edition, we spoke with Dr. Kelly Mecham, Assistant Professor at the Touro University Nevada School of Nursing.

Student Spotlight: Sabrina Gowette, School of Occupational Therapy
Sabrina Gowette is finishing her first year in the Touro University Nevada School of Occupational Therapy, a place she never could have imagined herself when she was an undergraduate student.

Faculty Focus: PA Joshua Owens, Assistant Professor, School of Physician Assistant Studies
In this edition, we sat down with PA Joshua Owens, Assistant Professor in the Touro University Nevada School of Physician Assistant Studies.

Student Veteran Spotlight: Jacob Haught, School of Physical Therapy
In this edition, we sat down with Jacob Haught from the Touro University Nevada School of Physical Therapy.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Stacy Fisher, Associate Professor, School of Physical Therapy
In this edition, we spoke with Dr. Stacy Fisher, Associate Professor in the Touro University Nevada School of Physical Therapy.

Student Spotlight: Julie Hussey, School of Nursing
Julie Hussey always knew she’d work in healthcare, she just didn’t know where or in which capacity.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Robert Askey, Director, School of Education
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. Robert Askey, Director of the Touro University Nevada School of Education.

Student Spotlight: Niyat Teweldebrhan, Medical Health Sciences Program
When Niyat Teweldebrhan was 8-years-old, she found herself in a jail cell with her father and brother, innocent victims of a nasty border war between her home country of Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea near the Red Sea.