Touro University California

Touro University-California (TUCA) is a Jewish-sponsored independent institution of higher and professional education, located on Mare Island in Vallejo, a city in the northern San Francisco Bay Area. Touro College, located in New York City, is the parent institution. Touro University is jointly administered with Touro University Nevada, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

The TUCA Campus consists of of the former Mare Island naval base.

The colleges of TUCA include the College of Osteopathic Medicine which offers the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), the College of Pharmacy which offers the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), the College of Health Studies which offers three types of degrees, including a Physician Assistant degree (MSPAS) as well as a Master of Public Health degree, and the College of Education, which offers a Master of Arts in Education. Touro's College of Osteopathic Medicine has recently become one of the most competitive and highly ranked D.O. schools in the nation, with the Class of 2014 having an average MCAT score of 28.90 and GPA of 3.47.

A new program is available from 2010, which offers a Master of Medical Health Science degree (MMHS); it provides specific training towards the preparation for the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

While sponsored by a Jewish organization, Touro University, Mare Island has students and faculty from a wide variety of...
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