About the School of Health Sciences

    Touro College was chartered in the State of New York in 1970 and accepted a small class of Liberal Arts & Science students in 1971. It is a Jewish-sponsored institution which was established to enrich the Jewish heritage and to serve the larger American community. Since its small beginnings in 1971, it has grown to a major undergraduate and graduate institution now serving about 10,000 students at multiple campuses and centers in New York City and its environs, San Francisco, Israel and Russia. Many different disciplines are represented in its various schools and divisions including a Law School in Long Island and a School of Osteopathic Medicine in San Francisco.

    The School of Health Sciences was organized as a division of Touro College in Long Island, New York in 1986 with its Physician Assistant Program having commenced in 1972. Other programs in the healthcare field were gradually added till today it encompasses a wide range of disciplines ranging from undergraduate preparation for Health Sciences careers to graduate programs in multiple fields of Allied Health Care. These programs serve more than 650 students at campuses in Bay Shore, Long Island and New York City and present programs are growing in size while new programs are soon to be added.

    Performance of the educational programs the Touro College School of Health Sciences can be measured by the successes of its graduates in that 93-100% of all graduates pass certifying/licensure exams and virtually 100% are employed within three months after graduation.

    Further information about any of the programs of Touro College School of Health Sciences may be obtained by calling (631) 665-1600.