Touro University Medical Education Consortium (TUMEC) is an association of the three osteopathic medical school campuses of Touro College, and partner training hospitals. The consortium was founded in 2001 with Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Vallejo, California) , St. John’s Episcopal Medical Center (Far Rockaway, New York), and Chino Valley Medical Center (Chino, California). The membership changed to include Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine (Henderson, NV), Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (Harlem, New York), Valley Hospital Medical Center (Las Vegas, NV), and the University of New Mexico Family Practice program (Albuquerque, NM); however, the University of New Mexico Family Practice Program & Chino Valley Medical Center are no longer members of TUMEC.
The mission of TUMEC is to provide an integrated consortium for development, maintenance and expansion of high quality postdoctoral training programs to meet the needs of the graduates of the Touro College medical system. These postdoctoral positions will also be open to students graduating from other osteopathic medical colleges on a competitive basis. With support and faculty from the Touro College medical system, training programs in partner hospitals are enabled to provide complete and effective osteopathic postdoctoral education in many disciplines. Sharing of ideas, resources, and faculty promotes the development of these programs, as well as the creation of new training opportunities.
TUMEC functions under the direction of a Board of Directors which is composed of representatives of all active members. Officers of the Board of Directors fulfill executive and supervisory roles to assess program quality, assure quality maintenance, and to assist in quality improvement initiatives as needed. Residents in training have voting representation on the Board.
Touro College Osteopathic medical system includes three campuses located in California, Nevada, and New York:
- Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM) was founded in San Francisco , CA in 1997 and graduated its charter class in 2001. It was the first Touro College osteopathic medical campus, as was one of the founding members of TUMEC. Now located on Mare Island in the northeast San Francisco Bay Area with 125 students per class, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited medical school provides significant support and leadership for TUMEC and endeavors to address the needs of its graduates who hail from every part of the United States.
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUN) was founded in Henderson, NV in 2004, and graduated its charter class of 78 students in May, 2008. Over the past four years the college has grown to a class size of 135 per year. TUN is accredited by the AOA as a branch campus of TUCOM, however it functions independently with respect to curriculum, administration, and facilities. TUN has contributed greatly in the development of new postdoctoral training programs in the Las Vegas basin, and continues to work with potential new partners for program creation.
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) is the newest campus, founded in 2007. Located in Harlem, New York, the school entered its first training class in 2008. Current efforts are underway to develop new associations with teaching hospitals in the region for development of further postdoctoral training programs.
- St. John’s Episcopal Medical Centeris a large urban hospital on Long Island in New York with a broad range of patients and scope of illness. This institution was one of the founding members of TUMEC, and continues to provide excellent postdoctoral training in multiple disciplines.
Valley Hospital Medical Center is one of the largest hospitals in the Las Vegas Basin in Nevada. It is the newest member of TUMEC, having made a commitment to osteopathic Graduate Medical Education in 2004. Starting with a few programs and small registration, the programs have rapidly grown in this institution to a point now where this TUMEC member trains more postdoctoral residents than any other institution in the State of Nevada.