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Scholarship Honoring Black and Hispanic Med Students is Awarded to TouroCOM Middletown Student

Determined to Serve the Underserved, Gloria Okafor, M.S., of California, Prepares to Provide Culturally Sensitive Care

Gloria Okafor, M.S., OMS-II at TouroCOM Middletown, graduated from U.C.L.A. with a B.S. in Biology. She hails from the rural and medically underserved town of Taft, California, which at one time was a sundown town. Recently Okafor was awarded the “Rebecca Lee Crumpler, M.D. Scholarship” from the Association of Black Women Physicians (ABWP). The award, which goes to 10 Black or Hispanic/Latinx female medical students every year, is named after the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S., in 1864. Okafor is the only DO among this year’s awardees.

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Two Classically Trained Musician Sisters from the Philippines Find Their Calling at Touro University

Eunice and Danielle Livioco Switched Career Paths to Discover What They Love

Touro University

New Research Highlights Deadly Combination of COVID-19 and Chronic Liver Disease

COVID-19 Patients with Chronic Liver Disease Have a Higher Rate of Invasive Ventilation, Longer Hospital Stays, and an Increased Risk of Death

New York Medical College

Heart and Mind: New Studies Unravel Link Between Cardiovascular Disease and Dementia

Bridging the Knowledge Gap Between Neurology and Cardiology Could Foster a More Integrated Approach to Patient Care

New York Medical College

New Study Reveals Obese Children Face Higher Risks in Vehicle Strikes

Obese Children Are Three Times More Likely to Sustain a Major Abdominal Injury in Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Strike Accidents

New York Medical College

New Study Exposes Stark Health Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease Outcomes Tied to Social Vulnerability

Sickle Cell Disease Patients with High Social Vulnerability Are Five Times as Likely to Die

New York Medical College

Students Across the Globe Call Touro University Home

Second International Student Mixer Brings Students Together and Showcases University’s World Presence

Touro University

Collaborating to Improve Patient Care

Touro University Nevada Hosts Interprofessional Event to Train Students in Cross-Disciplinary Work

Touro University Nevada

Students Aid NYC Marathon Runners in Unique Clinical Setting

Students Join Forces to Support Marathon Runners and Grow as Health Care Providers as Medical Volunteers

New York Medical College

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