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TouroCOM Harlem student Adrian Elzarki can't help but jump for joy after he received his White Coat at the ceremony held at the Apollo Theater last week!

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#touro50 "My favorite thing about working at The School of Health Sciences of Touro College is that it's truly a supportive and student-centered environment that prepares individuals for professional success. We value our students and alumni as we work closely with them to positively impact the daily lives of clients." -Stephanie Dapice Wong, Chairperson of the Occupational Therapy Program and Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences

Kick off your weekend with the ultimate tour of NYC! How many have you done? #nyc #ny #iloveny #staycation

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Congrats to our occupational therapy award winners at the School of Health Sciences (SHS)! Winners include Assistant Professor Shifra Leiser, who received the Vera Jean Clark-Brown Service Award for her service and dedication to Touro University and the community as well as for her distinguished and consistent achievement of Touro’s ideals of excellence in regards to scholarship, service and education; Robin Akselrud, an alum of SHS who received the Distinguished Leadership Award for her notable contributions to the profession and the advancement of occupational therapy; and Ariella Aghalarian, a fellow alum who received the Occupational Therapy Clinician Award for being an outstanding clinician in the field and exemplifying best practices in an ethical and compassionate manner. Way to go all!

#touro50 #nevertoolate "Sunday evening, of the first semester of graduate school, after I had attended each of Drs. Krantz, Zelnick, Kwong, and Otuyelu’s first classes, I remember sitting on the sofa in my front room. It was just about dusk and I was looking out the windows when it hit me, so clearly, that I had made the correct decision to put everything in my life on hold and plunge into the MSW program, full-time. It felt so right. And I knew I could do it. I had graduated college 34 years earlier and had been nervous about returning to school, but that night - wow! I knew I was going to soar. And I did!"