Touro Nevada Stories
Learn more about the paths our faculty, students and staff took to Touro Nevada.

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.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Terry Else, Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. Terry Else, Professor from the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Student Veteran Spotlight: Perla Silvis, School of Physician Assistant Studies
This month, we spoke with Perla Silvis from the School of Physician Assistant Studies.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Terry Else, Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. Terry Else.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Cynthia Lau, Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. Cynthia Lau, Associate Professor from the School of Occupational Therapy.

Student Spotlight: Puja Patel, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Even before her medical school journey began, Puja Patel was all too familiar with hospitals.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Joe Hardy, Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. Joe Hardy, Associate Professor from the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Student Spotlight: Kellie Hawthorne, School of Physician Assistant Studies
In this edition, we sat down with Kellie Hawthorne. of the School of Physician Assistant Studies.

Student Veteran Spotlight: Michelle Mangold, College of Osteopathic Medicine
This month, TUNews spoke with Michelle Mangold, a fourth-year medical student from the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Faculty Focus: Patricia Strobehn, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
In this edition, we sat down with Assistant Professor Patricia Strobehn from the School of Nursing.

Faculty Focus: Patricia Strobehn, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
In this edition, we sat down with Assistant Professor Patricia Strobehn from the School of Nursing.

Touro PA Student Uses Ultrasounds to Connect With Women at The Shade Tree Shelter
As she prepares for graduation, Nyla Khwaja has embraced the importance of ultrasounds and how they will impact her career after Touro University Nevada.

Student Spotlight: Kelsie Kaneshiro, School of Physical Therapy
For as long as she can remember, Kelsie Kaneshiro has always loved two things: sports and the elderly.

Faculty Focus: PA Nancy Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Physician Assistant Studies
In this edition, we sat down with Nancy Lee, assistant professor at the School of Physician Assistant Studies.

Who We Are: Department of Admissions
This month, we took a look inside the Department of Admissions.

Faculty Focus: Dr. Karen Duus, Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
In this edition, we sat down with Dr. Karen Duus, associate professor of the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Student Spotlight: Thao Nguyen, School of Nursing
Growing up in Vietnam, Thao Nguyen never had any aspiration to pursue a career in nursing. Even after her family moved to Northern California when she was 13, Nguyen couldn’t imagine herself as a nurse.

Professor Tonya Walls Aims to Strengthen African-American Community Through “Code Switch” Program
For as long as she can remember, community has always been the drive behind Professor Tonya Walls’s desire to teach.