#FBF The TouroCOM Harlem Wellness Committee sponsored one of their popular drop-in pet therapy sessions with Warwick last week, for medical and pharmacy students!

Touro nursing students turned superheroes! First-year School of Health Science students Ariel Razabi, Shira Schwartz, and Ruth Pando (pictured) were on their way to class when they saw a woman struggling on the ground after falling. Noticing she was bleeding from a head wound, the threesome jumped into action and called Hatzolah, a Jewish volunteer emergency medical service, while simultaneously applying pressure to stop the wound from bleeding. The students knew from class not to move anyone with a head wound and to take her vital signs, and also used other skills learned at Touro including keeping her calm and communicating that they were going to help her and everything was going to be ok. After the ambulance arrived and medical professionals were able to wrap up and clean the cut, these compassionate students went the extra mile in trying to locate the woman’s car and even stayed with her while she waited for her friend to take her to urgent care. They agreed this experience was an important lesson, showcasing the major impact they can make in someone’s life and they’re pumped to help others throughout their careers.

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Yesterday #NYSCAS held its first-ever nursing #pinningceremony to celebrate the completion of the associate degree in nursing by our first nursing cohort. The students recited the International Pledge for Nurses and received their nursing pins. “NYSCAS feels like home,” said graduate Anthony Pavella. “The professors were always approachable, all of them were great mentors, and I was never afraid of asking for help.” During the program, the students also provided hands-on care to ventilator-trach patients at one of Touro’s clinical sites, where they gained many of the skills needed to practice. 🎉🎉🎉

Reposted @nyscas Congrats are in order! ✨ Yesterday #NYSCAS held its first-ever nursing #pinningceremony to celebrate the completion of the associate degree in nursing by our first nursing cohort. The students recited the International Pledge for Nurses and received their nursing pins. “NYSCAS feels like home,” said graduate Anthony Pavella. “The professors were always approachable, all of them were great mentors, and I was never afraid of asking for help.” During the program, the students also provided hands-on care to ventilator-trach patients at one of Touro’s clinical sites, where they gained many of the skills needed to practice. Swipe to look at the heartwarming photos from the event!

Touro premed students had the experience of a lifetime on a Touro medical mission to Nepal where they had a chance to hone their skills and learn about their chosen career. At a local school set up as a community health center, our future doctors took shifts taking vital signs, finger sticks and glucose measurements for people of all ages. During the weeklong trip, students learned firsthand about medical care in a third world country and spent some free moments paragliding, visiting Walt Disney World-Pokhara and enjoying group barbecues and activities. Trip participants were from all of Touro’s undergrad divisions including Lander College of Arts & Sciences, Lander College for Women, Lander College for Men, Machon L'Parnasa, School for Lifelong Education, NYSCAS, and Touro College Los Angeles.

Congrats to NYSCAS alum Dmitry Salita, who will be inducted into the New York Boxing Hall of Fame later this year! Salita’s family immigrated to the United States from Ukraine, and at 13-years-old he discovered his love for boxing at Brooklyn’s Starret City Boxing Club, going pro at only 19-years-old. Fast forward a few decades and this class of ’13 alum will be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame in April. “I fell in love with boxing and thankfully, I was blessed with some talent. Being inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame is a tremendous honor as I’ll be recognized for my accomplishments and all the hard work that went into advancing my fighting career. I’m truly living the American dream,” Salita said. As an Orthodox Jew, Salita has figured out how to balance his religious beliefs with his boxing career. In fact, he demanded that his professional contract had a provision that his fights couldn’t take place on Shabbos or during Jewish holidays. “It takes commitment, planning, and sacrifice, like everything else that is meaningful in life. My journey would not be possible without Rabbí Zalman Liberow from Chabad of Flatbush, who is responsible for lighting my fire from the very first day when I walked into his Synagogue Chabad of Flatbush as an immigrant in his first year of high school. Touro strengthened my imagination for what is possible. I’m still reminded of the words from my former professors and even when I was very tired from training, I was excited to head to class each day,” Salita added.

Touro in the community! TouroCOM Harlem students volunteer at a local food pantry in First Corinthians Baptist Church in Harlem every Friday! Pictured preparing for last Friday’s shift are, L-R Mark Wanis, Domaldy De Jesus, Sukhpreet Saini and Jaskomal Phagoora. “To me, the food pantry is a key aspect of Touro University's service to the greater Harlem community, due to the fact that it provides such an essential service to those most often in need of our attention,” said Brian Obinero, president of the Sigma Sigma Phi honors society, which organizes the volunteering. Keep up the good work!