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 member colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. 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.
