Touro College was chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York in June 1970.

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1 TOURO COLLEGE S CHOOLOFHEALTHS CI ENCES

2 ACCREDITATION Touro College was chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York in June Touro College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Tel: ). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. This accreditation status covers Touro College and its branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Paris, Jerusalem, Moscow, and Florida. Touro University California and its Nevada branch campus, as well as Touro College Los Angeles and Touro University Worldwide, are separately accredited institutions within the Touro College and University System, accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), 985 Atlantic Avenue, Alameda CA (Tel: ). The Physician Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA). The Physical Therapy Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). The Occupational Therapy Program and the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD , (301) The Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD , (301) The Nursing Program has been granted candidate status by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA ( ). POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION Touro College treats all employees, students, and applicants without unlawful consideration or discrimination as to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, genetic predisposition, sexual orientation or citizen status in all decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, the administration of its educational programs and activities, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff, suspension, expulsion and termination, and all other terms and conditions of admission, matriculation, and employment. IMPORTANT NOTICE This Bulletin contains only general guidelines and information. It is not intended to be comprehensive or to address all the possible applications of, or exceptions to, the policies and procedures of Touro. Some of the subjects described in this Bulletin are covered in detail in official policy and procedure documents. You should refer to these documents for specific information, since this Bulletin only briefly summarizes those policies. For that reason, if you have any questions concerning a particular policy or procedure, you should address your specific questions to the Office of the Dean. Please note that the terms of the full official policies are controlling in the case of any inconsistency. This Bulletin is neither written nor meant to confer any rights or privileges on students or impose any obligations on Touro. No individual or representative of Touro (except the President) has the authority to enter into any agreement or understanding contrary to the above. This Bulletin is written for informational purposes only and may contain errors. The policies, procedures and practices described herein may be modified, supplemented or discontinued in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice. However, it is the student s responsibility to keep current on all College policies, procedures and practices. It is your responsibility to review College policies and procedures and to request any clarification

3 needed from the Dean. Violation of College policies or procedures may result in disciplinary action, including dismissal from the program. Action may be taken against a student notwithstanding their failure to appear or otherwise participate in disciplinary or grievance proceeding. Students are required to investigate for themselves as to whether the program they enroll in meets their personal, educational and career needs. While students may expend significant sums associated with higher education, successful completion of a course, program, or degree is dependent on many factors. The payment of tuition entitles a student to register and matriculate in the courses and programs available and offered by the Touro school or program in which the student is enrolled. Except as noted in the paragraph below, no contract rights exist or are established in the student/educational institution setting. To this end, Touro disclaims any liability for promises, assurances, representations, warranties, or other statements made in its marketing or promotional materials, and makes absolutely no promises, assurances, representations, guarantees, warrantees or other statements concerning our courses and programs and a student s academic success in them. Thus, Touro further disclaims any liability in tort as well as contract in connection with any of the foregoing. In order for a degree to be earned, the required grades and grade point averages must be achieved and maintained, and all other requirements of the school and program must be fulfilled. Registration and matriculation at Touro after the issuance of this Bulletin is consideration for and constitutes a student s knowing acceptance of the binding Alternative Dispute Resolution ( ADR ) mechanisms (including binding arbitration) contained herein. Thus, any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or related to your application, registration, matriculation, graduation or other separation from Touro and/or this Bulletin, which is not resolved through Touro s internal mechanism shall be exclusively resolved through final and binding expedited arbitration conducted solely before the American Arbitration Association ( AAA ), or any successor in interest, or another qualified arbitrator as mutually agreed upon by the parties, before a single arbitrator who shall be an attorney. The location of the arbitration shall be at a convenient office on a Touro campus where the student is (or was last) affiliated. Reissued August 2011

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.. 1 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES.. 3 FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF TOURO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. 4 TOURO COLLEGE MISSION AND GOALS STATEMENT 5 CALENDARS. 6 TOURO COLLEGE PROFILE. 8 THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES PROFILE.. 8 SHS VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS.. 9 PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES 9 SHS LOCATIONS.. 11 OTHER DIVISIONS. 15 ADMISSIONS. 21 TUITION AND FEES.. 23 FINANCIAL AID 24 ACADEMIC SERVICES The Touro College Libraries 30 The Touro College Computer Center.. 31 STUDENT SERVICES Registrar s Office 32 Financial Aid Office 32 Bursar s Office. 32 Office of Student Affairs.. 32 Students With Disabilities.. 32 Academic Advisement 33 ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATIONS New York State Proof of Immunization Requirement.. 34 Annual Student Health Examination 34 Student Health Insurance 34 The Registration Process.. 34 Grades 37 Credits and Semester Hours. 40 Academic Programs and Financial Aid 41 Academic Progress and Standing.. 42 Leaving the College.. 43 Tuition Liability for Withdrawal.. 45 Transcripts 45 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT OF NURSING 46 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT. 53 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT.. 64 PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.. 73 Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program 82 Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program 87 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT - MANHATTAN 91 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT BAY SHORE 101 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT 118 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Nursing Program Occupational Therapy Program 130 Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. 136 Physical Therapy Department 139

5 Physician Assistant Department Speech-Language Pathology Program 167 Undergraduate Studies Department. 172 COLLEGE CODES AND POLICIES THE TOURO COLLEGE CODE OF CONDUCT. 181 ADJUDICATION OF COLLEGE CODE OF CONDUCT. 182 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY. 184 PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING CASES OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY. 187 ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES POLICY ON BIAS, HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION 190 TITLE IX POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 191 TOURO COLLEGE CAMPUS SECURITY POLICIES 193 DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE. 194 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES CAMPUS CITIZENSHIP. 196 STANDARDS OF CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. 196 COMPUTER USE POLICY. 196 INTERNET AND POLICY PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT Student Disciplinary Policies. 197 ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. 198 SUSPENSION. 198 HEARING AND APPEALS PROCEDURE 198 GRIEVANCE POLICY TOURO COLLEGE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION POLICIES. 200 ANTI-HAZING REGULATIONS NO-SMOKING POLICY CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT EDUCATION RECORDS UNDERGRADUATE COMPLETION RATE REGISTERED PROGRAMS PERSONNEL LISTINGS SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES DIRECTORY.. 232

6 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER In the four decades that have passed since Dr. Bernard Lander founded Touro College, our institution has grown significantly and achieved remarkable success. When launched with its first class of 35 students, Touro was envisioned as a great experiment in higher education, blending the best of Jewish and secular scholarship in an atmosphere of personal attention and academic excellence. Our mandate was to respond in innovative ways to the educational needs of the growing Jewish communities of New York and elsewhere, and to provide accessible and quality academic opportunities to underserved populations. Today, Touro College - recognized as Touro University in California and Nevada remains faithful to its original mission, educating approximately 19,000 students of diverse backgrounds, worldwide. We offer a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in a variety of disciplines from Jewish studies to education to law and to the health sciences - including outstanding programs for students pursuing careers in medicine and the allied health professions. As the second president in Touro s history, I am deeply committed to Touro s mission of providing academic excellence and personal attention for students seeking to maximize their personal and professional growth. In carrying out our goals, we continue to work with our students in a collective effort to help make the world a better place for all. The School of Health Sciences works towards these objectives by providing quality undergraduate, professional and graduate programs in the allied health and medical sciences. These programs have helped fill a pressing need for talented health care professionals who are prepared for success in a rapidly-changing health care system. The breadth and depth of the School s offerings have also helped make Touro a national leader in health science education. Since 1972, when it pioneered the training of physician assistants, the Touro College School of Health Sciences has grown considerably and remains at the forefront of developments in health care education, demonstrating an enduring commitment to excellence. Thank you for joining us in the pursuit of our mission. I wish you the greatest success in achieving your academic and professional aspirations. Sincerely, Alan Kadish, M.D. Alan Kadish, M.D. is president and chief executive officer of Touro College and Touro University. As only the second president of Touro College, he has overall administrative responsibility for the Touro system, which has grown from a small men's college since its opening in 1971 into the largest Jewish-sponsored educational institution in the United States. The Touro system is currently educating approximately 19,000 students at 32 schools and colleges throughout the world, including at Touro University California and Touro University Nevada. Dr. Alan Kadish A distinguished scholar, academic and administrator, Dr. Kadish joined Touro in September 2009 as senior provost and chief operating officer from Northwestern University, where he was a prominent cardiologist on the national stage. At Northwestern, he served on the faculty and as an administrator for the previous 19 years. He has worked as a teacher, research scholar and scientist, and clinician. He held numerous senior-level administrative positions at Northwestern, and also at the University of Michigan, where he had various appointments prior to joining Northwestern. A prolific researcher and writer, he has written extensively in his field, authoring over 300 peer-reviewed papers and contributing to several textbooks. Dr. Kadish considers it an enormous privilege to succeed Dr. Bernard Lander, who was the founding president of Touro College. An observant Jew, he is deeply committed to Touro's mission of serving in innovative ways the educational needs of both the Jewish and secular communities throughout the country and around the globe. Dr. Kadish is dedicated to delivering quality and accessible education to Touro's large and varied student body, and to 1

7 ensuring that all students enter the workforce prepared to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive economic climate. Dr. Kadish believes that Touro has become an important school for the study of health sciences, and is employing his experience in medicine to propel Touro's geographically distinct medical programs to leadership roles in American medicine. Currently, Touro operates two colleges of pharmacy, three colleges of osteopathic medicine, and graduate schools and colleges in health sciences in several states, including California, Nevada and New York. At Northwestern, Dr. Kadish served as senior associate chief of the cardiology division; the Chester and Deborah Cooley Professor of Medicine; and director of the cardiovascular clinical trials unit. He also served on the finance and investment committees of the Northwestern clinical practice plan. Nationally, he serves as chairman of the Clinical Cardiology Program Committee of the American Heart Association, and has been elected to prestigious scientific research and education societies including the American Association of Professors, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the American Society of Physicians. Dr. Kadish received his M.D. degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University and his postdoctoral medical training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a fellow in cardiology. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology. He has been the recipient of numerous research grants, including from the National Institutes of Health, where he served extensively on review panels; the National Science Foundation; and other not-for-profit organizations. Dr. Kadish has also mentored many researchers and guided them to become successful independent scientists and teachers. Dr. Kadish is fully committed to Touro's mission of enhancing Torah values through education throughout the world. He has been involved in Jewish education and communal affairs for many years, serving on the boards of directors of several educational, philanthropic and religious institutions in Chicago. Most recently, he and his wife, Connie, were honored by the Ida Crown Jewish Academy, a Jewish high school located in Chicago recognized as a leading institution in the field of Jewish education. Dr. Kadish, who was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens and educated in yeshivas in New York, is married with four children. 2

8 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES The Touro College School of Health Sciences provides high-quality education in a number of areas of health sciences, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, nursing, and speech and language pathology. Our faculty are leaders in their fields and many have achieved national recognition. They are dedicated to providing students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills. They emphasize intensive interaction with students and are always available to help students in any way they can. Our programs provide students with the hands-on training necessary for them to acquire the highest degree of expertise in their fields. Our classes are small, and students are treated as individuals. The administration is dedicated to ensuring the maintenance of the quality of the educational experience and to providing the faculty and students with the tools to achieve excellence. The prominence and success our graduates have enjoyed in their fields is testimony to the quality of our programs. I look forward to welcoming you to our school. Sincerely, Louis H. Primavera, Ph.D. Dr. Louis H. Primavera received his BA in Psychology from St. John s University and his MA and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the City University of New York. He is a New York State Licensed Psychologist and has training in behavior therapy and rational emotive behavior therapy. He maintained a private practice for more than twenty five years and specialized in marriage counseling. Dr. Primavera is currently the Dean of the Graduate School of Psychology and the Dean of the School of Health Sciences at Touro College. Previously he served as the Dean of the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University for six years, and is a professor emeritus at Adelphi. Before coming to Adelphi, Dr. Primavera was associated with St. John s University for nineteen years, where he taught in the doctoral and masters programs in psychology. He also held the post of Chair for six years and was Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for four-and-a-half years. Prior to that, Dr. Primavera held full time faculty positions at Hofstra University, St. Francis College (where he was department chair) and Molloy College. Dr. Primavera has published extensively in the areas of quantitative methods, and stigma and discrimination related to drug use. He was a consultant to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and has held a number of other consulting positions in medicine, business, and education. Dr. Primavera is dedicated to teaching, having won the excellence in teaching award at St. John s and a teaching award at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Dr. Primavera has been a member of a number of professional organizations and has presented at a number of annual conventions and conferences. He was President of the Academic Division of the New York State Psychological Association, of the New York City Metro Chapter of the American Statistical Association (ASA), and was a long-time Board Member of the New York State Metro Chapter of ASA. Dr. Primavera is a fellow of both the Division of General Psychology of the American Psychological Association and of the American Educational Research Association. 3

9 Dr. BERNARD LANDER, of Blessed Memory FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF TOURO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Dr. Bernard Lander was an inspirational leader and visionary who revolutionized the field of education. As an educator and preeminent scholar, Dr. Lander devoted his life to Jewish and general higher education. Dr. Lander founded Touro College in 1970 and served as its first president until his passing in February Under his stewardship, Touro underwent significant growth, becoming an institution with multiple campuses and international reach. Today, Touro educates approximately 19,000 students across the United States and around the world. Dr. Lander s creative genius and original thinking continues to be reflected in Touro s innovative approach to the field of higher education. He believed that it was his mission in life to strengthen Jewish continuity through the myriad of Torah and educational institutions that he established, and to provide opportunities for advancement for individuals from all walks-of-life. Before founding Touro College, Dr. Lander was recognized as one of the foremost influences on American Jewry. After receiving semicha (rabbinical ordination) from his beloved teacher, Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik, he assumed the prestigious pulpit position at Beth Jacob Congregation in Baltimore, Maryland. Soon thereafter, in recognition of his work at Columbia University while earning his doctorate in sociology and his communal leadership, he was named associate director of former New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's Committee on Unity, a precursor to the city's Commission on Human Rights. In 1958, Dr. Lander was appointed dean of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University, where he played a major role in the establishment of a network of graduate schools. He also served for over thirty years as vice president of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, where he emerged as a spokesman for the American Jewish community and was deeply involved in the creation of its acclaimed youth movement, the National Conference of Synagogue Youth. Simultaneously, he was a professor of sociology at The City University of New York and was selected to serve on several presidential commissions that dealt with social policy issues. Touro College and Touro University are Dr. Bernard Lander s legacies, institutions that will continue to provide quality education for many generations to come. 4

10 TOURO COLLEGE MISSION AND GOALS STATEMENT (2009) Touro College is an independent institution of higher education under Jewish auspices, established to perpetuate and enrich the Jewish heritage and to support Jewish continuity, as well as to serve the general community in keeping with the historic Jewish commitment to the transmission of knowledge, social justice, and compassionate concern for, and service to, society. As an integral component of this commitment, Touro fosters access for diverse elements of the urban community to educational and professional opportunities in a variety of fields. The Jewish heritage embraces two fundamental components, the particular and the universal, as reflected in Hillel s dictum, transmitted in Ethics of the Fathers, If we are not for ourselves, who will be? If we are concerned only with ourselves, what are we? This seminal teaching shapes the core values of the college, which include a dynamic commitment to quality education regardless of socioeconomic status, the treatment of all students, faculty and staff with integrity and respect, the role of ethics in the professions, and the building of a responsive and responsible society through expanded academic opportunities. Touro is a learner-centered college where personal growth and intellectual inquiry are fostered and where men and women are prepared for productive lives of dignity, value and values. Touro offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Jewish studies and liberal arts and sciences, serving the diverse components of the Jewish community. In consonance with the universal aspect of its mission, the college provides neighborhood-based programs for underserved members of the community, and offers professional and graduate programs in such areas as education, law, medicine, allied health sciences, social work, and business, as well as mission-driven programs at campuses abroad. The Goals of the College are: 1. To perpetuate and enrich the Jewish heritage and its continuity through Jewish studies and scholarship and by delivering quality academic programs on the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. 2. To promote academic achievement and ethical values through the traditional study of the liberal arts and sciences. 3. To further the career interests and aspirations of students with a broad range of academic, pre-professional, graduate and professional programs. 4. To promote development of students communication skills. 5. To promote development of students information literacy, analytical and quantitative competencies necessary to succeed in a technological society. 6. To develop and provide educational opportunities by reaching out to underserved student populations within an environment that promotes tolerance and respect for diverse population groups and their cultural heritages. 7. To provide a supportive student-centered learning environment consistent with the Touro mission and to promote effective learning, teaching and scholarship. 8. To increase access and expand academic reach through the utilization of new technologies including distancelearning modalities. 9. To strengthen Jewish identity and to transmit American values and the democratic ethos in communities abroad through quality academic programs. 10. To support a culture of assessment and information-based decision-making across all units of the institution. 5

11 CALENDAR Each program has its own calendar which you can consult for specific information regarding the dates for the start and end of each semester, examination periods, deadlines for adding or dropping courses, periods of clinical rotations, dates for winter and spring breaks, and perhaps other variations in the calendar for that program. Please note that the School closes at 2:00 p.m. on Fridays and is closed on all Saturdays. DATE HOLIDAY CLASSES Sun. September 5, 2010 Labor Day eve no Mon. September 6 Labor Day no Wed. September 8 Rosh Hashanah eve yes to 12:00 Thurs. September 9 Rosh Hashanah no Fri. September 10 Rosh Hashanah no Fri. September 17 Yom Kippur eve no Sat. September 18 Yom Kippur No Wed. September 22 Sukkot eve yes to 12:00 Thurs. September 23 Sukkot no Fri. September 24 Sukkot no Wed. September 29 Shmini Atzeret eve yes to 12:00 Thurs. September 30 Shmini Atzeret no Fri. October 1 Simchat Torah no Wed. November 24 Thanksgiving eve yes to 5:00 Thurs. November 25 Thanksgiving no Fri. November 26 Thanksgiving break no Wed to Sun, Dec 22 Jan 2* Winter break no Fri. December 31* Winter break no Mon. January 17, 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr Day no Sun. February 20 President s Day eve no Mon. February 21 President s Day no Sun. March 20 Purim no Mon. April 18 Passover; eve of first days no Tues. April 19 Passover no Wed. April 20 Passover no Thurs. April 21* Spring break no Fri. April 22* Spring break no Sun. April 24 Passover, eve of last days no Mon. April 25 Passover no Tues. April 26 Passover no Wed. April 27* Spring break no Sun. May 29 Memorial Day eve no Mon. May 30 Memorial Day no Tues. June 7 Shavuot eve yes to 12:00 Wed. June 8 Shavuot no Thurs. June 9 Shavuot no Sun. July 3 Independence Day eve no Mon. July 4 Independence Day no Tues. August 9 Tisha B Av no * Winter and spring breaks may be on different dates in some programs CALENDAR 6

12 DATE HOLIDAY CLASSES Monday July 4 Independence Day no Tuesday July of Tammuz yes Monday August 8 Tisha B'Av Eve yes Tuesday August 9 Tisha B'Av no Wednesday August 10 Day after Tisha B'Av yes Sunday September 4 Labor Day Eve no Monday September 5 Labor Day no Tuesday September 13 Graduation yes Wednesday September 28 Rosh Hashanah Eve yes to 1:00 Thursday September 29 Rosh Hashanah no Friday September 30 Rosh Hashanah no Sunday October 2 Fast of Gedalia yes Friday October 7 Yom Kippur Eve no Wednesday October 12 Sukkot Eve yes to 12:00 Thursday October 13 Sukkot no Friday October 14 Sukkot no Sun - Tues Oct Middle days of Sukkot yes Wednesday October 19 Shmini Atzeret Eve yes to 1:00 Thursday October 20 Shmini Atzeret no Friday October 21 Simchat Torah no Wednesday November 23 Thanksgiving Eve yes to 5:00 Thursday November 24 Thanksgiving no Friday November 25 Thanksgiving no Thur-Mon Dec 22 - Jan 2 Winter Break no Sunday January 1 New Year's Day no Monday January 2 New Year's Day no Thursday January 5 Tenth of Tevet yes Monday January 16 Martin Luther King Day no Sunday February 19 President's Day Eve no Monday February 20 President's Day no Wednesday March 7 Fast of Esther yes Thursday March 8 Purim no Friday April 6 Passover, first day Eve no Sat. & Sunday April 7,8 Passover, first days no Mon - Thurs April 9 12 Spring Break no Friday & Sat. April 13, 14 Passover, last days no Sunday May 27 Memorial Day Eve no Monday May 28 Memorial Day; Shavuot no 7

13 TOURO COLLEGE PROFILE Touro College is a Jewish-sponsored independent institution of higher and professional education. The College was established primarily to perpetuate the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American community. Approximately 19,000 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Through programs in Jewish Studies here and in Israel, the humanities core requirement, liberal arts and sciences majors, and outstanding pre-professional and professional programs, Touro offers students a distinctive educational experience. This experience, however, consists of more than classroom instruction. Touro also seeks to foster an atmosphere of warmth, in which close faculty-student relationships, student camaraderie, and individualized attention are nurtured in many ways. Touro College was chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York in Under the leadership of its founding president, Dr. Bernard Lander, the College opened with a class of 35 Liberal Arts and Sciences students in Since then, the College has continued to demonstrate dynamic growth. A Women s Division was added to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of General Studies, Law, and Health Sciences were subsequently organized. The College organized sister institutions in Israel and Russia. The School for Lifelong Education, offering a non-traditional, contract-learning-based program was organized in Fall The Institute for Professional Studies (IPS) Machon L Parnasa was established in early 1999 to provide higher education with practical applications for the ultra-orthodox community. The Graduate School of Education and Psychology and the International School of Business were established. The Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Pharmacy have added to the professional options available to Touro students. An upper-division College offering programs in other professional areas (e.g. Physician Assistant, Public Health) opened at the Vallejo, California campus in A branch of the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine was opened in Henderson, Nevada in Fall An overseas branch of the College, Touro College-Berlin, offering both Jewish studies and professional courses, was opened in Fall Touro College-Los Angeles, a liberal arts college modeled after the program of the Lander Colleges, was opened in Fall 2005 in West Hollywood, California. Touro College South, based in Miami Beach, Florida, opened in Fall A School of Social Work was established in Fall 2006, and a Graduate School of Technology in Spring An Osteopathic Medical School, based in Harlem, opened in Fall The Graduate Schools were organized as elements of the Touro Division of Graduate Studies in January Touro College France opened in late Spring A School of Pharmacy opened in Fall 2008 in close proximity to the School of Osteopathic Medicine. SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES PROFILE History The School of Health Sciences was developed as the Division of Health Sciences in 1972, consolidated into a single school in 1986, and incorporated in the Division of Graduate Studies in The School has shown steady growth, innovation, and excellence over the years, and has established a number of campuses in the New York area, offering a variety of associate, baccalaureate, master and doctoral-level programs in the health professions: AAS in Nursing, BS/MS in Occupational Therapy, AAS in Occupational Therapy Assistant, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency, BS/MS in Physician Assistant Studies, and MS in Speech- Language Pathology. Through its Undergraduate Studies department, the School grants baccalaureate degrees with majors in Biology, Psychology, and Health Care Administration. Supportive Personal Environment The School of Health Sciences provides a warm and nurturing environment. Small class sizes allow students as much one-on-one contact as possible, with their peers as well as faculty. Small classes enable professors to teach efficiently, interact with students, and form mentoring relationships. The administration is friendly and accessible, and truly cares about the School of Health Sciences students. This personal environment supports students in their effort to attain career and professional goals. 8

14 The School also has created an atmosphere in which observant Jewish students can study with the absence of conflict between their academic pursuits and Jewish lifestyles. SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS Vision Statement The vision of the School of Health Sciences is to become one of the leading contributors to the health and wellbeing of the people of New York and the surrounding region. Through leadership in health programs, clinical education, research and scholarship by faculty and students, the School also endeavors to make outstanding contributions to the body of knowledge of the health professions and the community. Mission Statement The School of Health Sciences is an integral part of the Graduate Division of Touro College and shares the College s mission to perpetuate and enrich the Jewish heritage, to support the Jewish community, as well as to serve the general community in keeping with the historic Judaic commitment to intellectual inquiry and social justice. The School of Health Sciences was established to embody the universal aspect of the College s mission by offering professional and graduate programs in the medical and health sciences. The School emphasizes academic achievement within a supportive and caring learning environment. The mission of the School of Health Sciences is to provide programs in a broad range of health professions and the medical sciences, and to produce graduates who will have a significant influence on the health of their communities. The academic mission of the School of Health Sciences is characterized by the pursuit of academic rigor and integrity, excellence in instruction, intellectual accomplishment, research, and service to communities. The learning environment, balancing academic tradition with innovation, is conducive to the exchange of ideas, encouraging scholarship and respect for, and appreciation of, differing viewpoints. The Goals of the School of Health Sciences The programs offered at the School of Health Sciences reflect the stated goals of Touro College in that they: promote academic and clinical excellence in the health sciences foster ethical values and humanistic ideals of service foster critical thinking and analytical competencies foster effective communication foster leadership skills promote lifelong learning and scholarly contributions through the development of information literacy and research skills produce graduates who will contribute to the betterment of society through health promotion, disease prevention and the healing arts. PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES Touro s School of Health Sciences offers programs registered with the New York State Education Department in the following professions and fields: Nursing Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Assistant Physical Therapy Physician Assistant Speech-Language Pathology The School of Health Sciences also has an Undergraduate Studies Department that offers Bachelor s degree programs in Psychology, Biology and Health Care Administration, as well as all prerequisite coursework for those who are interested in pursuing a degree in one of the School of Health Sciences professional programs. 9

15 NURSING DEPARTMENT Nursing Program. An undergraduate program leading to an Associate in Applied Science degree. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT Occupational Therapy Program. An upper-division undergraduate/graduate dual degree program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) and a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT). The BSHS/MSOT Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD , (301) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. An undergraduate program leading to an Associate in Applied Science degree. The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD , (301) PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program. An upper-division undergraduate/graduate program leading to dual Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences/Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees. This entry-level program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. A graduate program leading to the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Designed for licensed physical therapists to transition to a DPT degree. Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program. A clinical residency program designed for physical therapists who wish to pursue a post-graduate specialization in orthopedics, leading to a certificate in orthopedic physical therapy. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT, BAY SHORE Bay Shore Campus/Winthrop Extension Center Physician Assistant Program. An upper-division undergraduate/graduate program leading to dual Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences/ Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degrees. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA). PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT, MANHATTAN Manhattan Campus Physician Assistant Program. An upper-division undergraduate/graduate program leading to dual Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences/Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degrees. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA). SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT Speech-Language Pathology Program. A graduate program leading to a Master of Science degree. The program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT Bachelor s Degree Programs. Offers Bachelor s degree programs in Psychology, Biology and Health Care Administration, as well as all prerequisite coursework for those who are interested in pursuing a degree in one of the School of Health Sciences professional programs. 10

16 SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES LOCATIONS BAY SHORE CAMPUS The main campus of the School of Health Sciences is situated on a ten-acre site in Bay Shore, Long Island. The campus entrance at Fourth Avenue is just off Union Boulevard. Abundant parking is available. The Bay Shore station of the Long Island Railroad is diagonally across the street from the campus. The mailing address of the campus is: School of Health Sciences Touro College 1700 Union Boulevard Bay Shore, NY (631) The Office of the Dean is located on the first floor along with the library, cafeteria, student lounge, computer laboratories, and auditorium. Student Administrative Services (Admissions, Bursar, Financial Aid, and Registrar) are located on the second floor. Departmental and program offices and classrooms are located on the second and third floors. Also located on the third floor are the offices of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Director of Student Affairs, as well as the Applied Bioscience Research Laboratory and the cadaver laboratory. The Bay Shore campus houses programs in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant Studies, as well as the Undergraduate Studies Department. Hours for the Bay Shore campus building are as follows, unless otherwise posted by the Office of the Associate Dean: Monday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM Closed 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM The building is closed at 2:00 PM on Fridays and all day on Saturday. In addition, the School is closed on various holidays and during vacation periods. The parking lot is closed and locked shortly after the building closes. Library The Health Science Library, located on the first floor, serves the teaching and research needs of the faculty, staff, and students. The texts, references, and journals cover the fields of basic science in medicine, pre-clinical medicine, and related specializations, with concentrations supporting the instructional programs for Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. Anatomy Laboratory The cadaver lab, located on the third floor, provides adequate room and resources for the study of human anatomy. The lab has twenty dissection tables with the appropriate equipment available for dissections. There are skeletons, anatomical models, and X-ray boxes to enhance laboratory instruction. The lab is air-conditioned and equipped with air purifiers for the safety and comfort of students. Computer Laboratories Located on the first floor, the School s computer laboratories provide computer support for students and allow for computer-assisted instruction. These laboratories are equipped with workstations, printers, and PCs that are connected by a Local Area Network, and provide Internet access through the Touro College Wide Area Network. Technical assistants are available to students during the laboratories hours of operation. Access for the Handicapped 11

17 In general, the School of Health Sciences building contains no architectural barriers for the physically challenged (also see Students with Disabilities, p. 31). Parking at the Bay Shore Campus Students use their ID cards to access the parking lot, and may park during hours the building is open. Overnight parking is not permitted at the Bay Shore campus; vehicles remaining in the lot after closing may be towed at the driver s expense. Disabled cars must be reported to the gatehouse attendant, who will record the driver s name and program. MANHATTAN CAMPUS The School of Health Sciences in Manhattan is located at Touro s Main Campus, West 23 rd Street, near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, in the historic Flatiron District. There are abundant restaurants, shops, and transportation in the area. Stations for the subway (F, M, N, and R lines) and New Jersey PATH trains are located within a block of the College. Nearby buses run uptown, downtown and crosstown. Public parking lots are located on the north side of 23 rd Street and on surrounding blocks. The Manhattan Campus houses the programs in Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant. The office of the Dean is located on the 6 th floor of 50 West 23 rd Street. The office of the Associate Dean is located on the 6 th floor of 27 West 23 rd Street. The buildings are fully accessible to the handicapped. Elevator and ground-level access is available for students with mobility impairment. Library Touro College s main library is located on the 5th floor of 43 West 23 rd Street, just down the street from the main campus building, and is connected by interlibrary loan and computer referencing to Touro libraries at several satellite sites throughout the metropolitan area, including the Health Science Library at Bay Shore. The library serves the teaching, reference, and research needs of faculty, students, and staff of the various schools of the College. Computer Laboratories Computer laboratories are located on the 3 rd and 6 th floors of the Manhattan campus building at West 23 rd Street and on the 6 th floor of 50 West 23 rd Street. These laboratories are equipped with workstations, printers, and PCs that are connected by a Local Area Network, and provide Internet access through the Touro College Wide Area Network. Technical assistants are available to students during the laboratories hours of operation. BROOKLYN CAMPUSES SPEECH - LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY The Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology is located at 1610 East 19 th Street (Avenue P between East 18 th and 19 th Streets) in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. The subway and numerous bus routes are located a short walk from the facility. This section of Brooklyn is home to many fine restaurants, including a variety of kosher restaurants. The facility is fully accessible to the handicapped. Elevator and ground-level access is available for students with mobility impairments. 12

18 Library For Brooklyn programs, the main library is located at the Flatbush campus of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences, at Avenue J and East 16 th Street in Midwood. This library currently houses Speech Pathology material, including books and multi-media items, numerous current periodical subscriptions, and videotapes specifically related to Speech Pathology. At the Avenue P facility there is a library room with computers linked to the Lander College campus, enabling students to access all library material available. Computer Laboratories Touro College maintains several computer laboratories at the Flatbush campus, the Touro Computer Center on Kings Highway, and other Brooklyn sites, including the Avenue P facility. These laboratories are equipped with workstations, printers, and PCs that are connected by a Local Area Network, and provide Internet access through the Touro College Wide Area Network. Technical assistants are available to students during the laboratories hours of operation. Clinic The Avenue P campus also houses a Speech and Hearing Center. This clinic provides services to children and adults with various speech, language, and hearing disorders. Student interns are closely supervised by certified faculty members. NURSING The Nursing program is located at th Avenue (18 th Avenue and 54 th Street) in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn. The subway (D and N lines) is a reasonable walk from the facility. Bus lines, including the B8, run along 18 th Avenue. The one-floor facility is at street level and is accessible to the handicapped. Library The Nursing Program collection is housed at Touro s Institute for Professional Studies (Machon L Parnassa) location at 13 th Avenue and 45 th Street in Borough Park, on the fourth floor of the building. There is elevator access to the fourth floor. The library holds the Brandon list, which comprises numerous Nursing and Health Care journals. Computer Laboratories The Nursing Department computer laboratory houses 19 computers available for student use, testing, and class sessions. In addition, there are 9 computers which are Internet- accessible found in the Nursing Resource Room. Touro College also maintains several computer laboratories at the Flatbush campus, the Touro Computer Center on Kings Highway, and other Brooklyn sites. These laboratories are equipped with workstations, printers, and PCs that are connected by a Local Area Network, and provide Internet access through the Touro College Wide Area Network. Technical assistants are available to students during the laboratories hours of operation. Nursing Skills Laboratory A nursing skills laboratory is the focal point of the facility. The up-to-date equipment is utilized to ensure students success in achievement of course objectives. Parking Off-street parking and metered parking are available in the vicinity of the facility. WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EXTENSION CENTER The office of the Physician Assistant Program Winthrop Hospital Extension Center (WUH) is located at: 288 Old Country Road Mineola, NY Contact (631) ext or 6248 at the Bay Shore campus. Office hours: Monday Thursday Friday 8:00 AM 4:00 PM 8:00 AM 2:30 PM 13

19 Cafeteria A coffee shop is located on the first floor at the main entrance to Winthrop University Hospital and a cafeteria is located on the premises. In addition, there are many dining establishments in the surrounding area. Library A medical library is located on the grounds of Winthrop Hospital and they are welcome to use the library facility at Bay Shore. The library has electronic and standard texts and journals as a part of its database. Additionally, Internet access provides students with enhanced medical research capabilities. Parking At Winthrop, hospital-based parking is available to students for an additional fee. Off-street parking and metered parking are also available. CLINICAL AFFILIATION SITES Touro College is affiliated with more than 300 clinical sites located throughout the New York area including Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut. Current health and malpractice insurance are required for clinical affiliations. Some clinical affiliation sites may also require background checks and drug testing. For specific clinical affiliations, please refer to individual program handbooks. 14

20 OTHER DIVISIONS DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES THE LANDER COLLEGES OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The Touro College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was established in In 1997 the Board of Trustees of Touro College voted to designate the various divisions of the college as The Lander Colleges of Arts and Sciences, in honor of Touro s founding President, Dr. Bernard Lander, for his historic contribution to higher Jewish education in America. The Lander Colleges are comprised of the Lander College for Women in Manhattan, the Lander College for Men in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, and the Lander College of Arts and Sciences in Flatbush, Brooklyn, that embody Touro s commitment to enrich the college experience of young Jewish men and women. Liberal Arts, Jewish Studies, and pre-professional options are combined in the curriculum, and students may choose majors and study options in a wide variety of fields including, Accounting and Business, Computer Science and Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Psychology, Speech Pathology, Political Science, Pre-Medicine and Pre- Dentistry, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Education and Special Education. The positive Jewish atmosphere and the many extra-curricular activities available to students enhance Jewish identity, strengthen the students self-esteem, and reinforce the Jewish dimension of college life and education. Students in the undergraduate Lander College for Women in Manhattan come from the metropolitan area and from more than thirty states and foreign countries, and are afforded an excellent broad-based education in a nurturing Jewish environment. The Lander College for Men, based in the Kew Gardens Hills section of Queens, allows students the opportunity to pursue a quality program in Jewish Studies and academic studies in a personalized setting. Through its Flatbush Branch Campus in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, the Lander College of Arts and Sciences offers afternoon, evening and Sunday courses to meet the special educational needs of yeshiva and seminary students. Since 1976, the Flatbush Program, with its various academic options, has enabled students to pursue career and pre-professional education without sacrificing their commitment to intensive Jewish studies and teaching service in the community. Almost all major yeshiva high schools and seminaries of New York City are represented in the student population of Touro s Flatbush Campus. Although seventy percent of the registrants at the Flatbush Campus are from the New York area, there is also a sizable contingent of out-of-state students recruited from Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami. Since 1979, the Lander Colleges of Arts and Sciences have sponsored a Year Abroad/Israel Option, enabling students to complete a year of intensive Jewish studies in Israel as part of their baccalaureate degree program. In addition, a number of courses in business, education, English, and psychology are offered at the Touro College Israel Center in Jerusalem. An affiliated College program, Touro College-Los Angeles, opened in Fall The College opened a Florida-based college, Touro College-South, in Fall THE NEW YORK SCHOOL OF CAREER AND APPLIED STUDIES The New York School of Career and Applied Studies provides a quality educational experience to students in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens through its network of neighborhood centers and sites. Students can major in such areas as Liberal Arts, Human Services, Business, and Computers at its easily accessible facilities. The New York School of Career and Applied Studies was established through the merger of two Touro College divisions, the School of General Studies and the School of Career and Applied Studies. The School of General Studies was founded in 1974 to provide an opportunity for students who have been traditionally underserved to earn Associate and Baccalaureate degrees. The School of Career and Applied Studies was organized in Although its original mission was to serve the needs of refugees from the former Soviet Union, the School of Career 15