Touro University Nevada

Private university in Henderson, Nevada, US

Touro University Nevada was established to help address critical needs in health care and education, and as a resource for community service in Nevada. A non profit, Jewish sponsored, private institution affiliated with an international system of higher education, the university opened in 2004 with 78 medical students. Touro University Nevada is home to more than 1,300 students The World Directory of Medical Schools lists the school as a US medical school along with other accredited US MD and DO programs. Touro University Nevada has also received accreditation from the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education, the American Physical Therapy Association's Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, and the American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.

Touro University Nevada faculty specialize in a wide range of basic and applied research in fields including: autism, cardiovascular physiology, cell biology, evolutionary biology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, osteopathic manipulative medicine, oncology, regenerative medicine, and women's health. Research conducted at Touro University Nevada has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Schultz Engel Purpose Trust.

To accommodate growth and focus resources on academic needs, Touro University Nevada purchased two existing, flexible shell buildings within Henderson’s Black Mountain Business Parks. Touro University Nevada currently occupies the first building with classrooms and laboratories, offices, a university library, common spaces and clinics. The university will more than double its space with the next expansion of building one, adding Building two is currently occupied by rental tenants, and holds of space that the university may use for growth.