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Detail page for Touro students earn nursing scholarshipsTouro students earn nursing scholarships
Touro University students Jill Cac and Tayler Tildsley have been awarded the NorthBay Health and Travis Credit Union nursing scholarships.
Detail page for Kaweah Health announces match day results, welcomes next class of residentsKaweah Health announces match day results, welcomes next class of residents
Kaweah Health has selected its next class of residents for its six residency programs, which will join the organization’s 133 resident physicians in serving the community this summer. The 49 new residents learned of their match on Friday, March 15, also known as Match Day, a day when medical school graduates from around the world learn which residency program they will train in for the next three to seven years. Anne Tran, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine –California
Detail page for Majority of 2024 Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates find work in CaliforniaMajority of 2024 Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates find work in California
Students from the Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2024 have secured placements across 17 diverse...
Detail page for What’s Happening Under the Hood’ with AI in Business and GovernmentWhat’s Happening Under the Hood’ with AI in Business and Government
Jim O’Connor, a professor of education at Touro University California, weighed in next. “Less than a year ago, the main thrust (with AI) was, ‘How are we going to stop our students from cheating?’ And now we have come around 180 degrees and we’re using it in so many ways,” O’Connor said. “It’s just coming at us like a fire hose.”
Detail page for AI in Business, Government Next EDC Speaker TopicAI in Business, Government Next EDC Speaker Topic
The Solano EDC Speaker Series webinar will focus on "Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Business and Government." EDC President and CEO Chris Rico will be joined by Tim Flanagan, chief information officer for Solano County, Vincent Liu, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, and Jim O'Connor, professor of Education and founding dean emeritus of the College of Education and Health Sciences at Touro University California.
Detail page for TUCOM DOs Mark 20 Years of SuccessesTUCOM DOs Mark 20 Years of Successes
Walter Hartwig, PhD, a longtime professor at the Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM) and director of enrollment management and student success, says this was not only a pioneering class willing to take on the birth of a new campus from within a renovated U.S. Navy facility, but included "an extraordinary collection of visionary and talented osteopathic student-physicians."
Detail page for Touro to host Overdose Prevention SymposiumTouro to host Overdose Prevention Symposium
Touro University will be hosting a Regional Overdose Prevention Symposium on Friday. The event is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farragut Inn, Touro University, 1310 Club Drive, in Vallejo.
Detail page for MCAST Discusses Applying Research for Real Problems Found in MaltaMCAST Discusses Applying Research for Real Problems Found in Malta
The international guest speakers included Karin Hannes from KU Leuven University in Belgium, Shane Desselle from Touro University in California, and Stefan Rädiker, a highly regarded consultant and trainer specializing in MAXQDA software.
Detail page for In-Hospital Mortality Rate Higher Among Older Adults Who Spent Night in ED vs. WardIn-Hospital Mortality Rate Higher Among Older Adults Who Spent Night in ED vs. Ward
The caveat about this study is that it focuses on French patients and French overnight ED vs. hospital floor care, and this may not be generalized to the U.S. population because of differences in health system operations, nursing care and severity of illness allowable for floor patients in France.
Detail page for Conquering Diabetes Therapeutic Inertia: Practical Tips For Primary CareConquering Diabetes Therapeutic Inertia: Practical Tips For Primary Care
Diabetes is a complex condition that is largely self-managed. Decades of scientific evidence has proved that early glycemic control leads to improved microvascular and macrovascular outcomes in people with diabetes mellitus. Despite well-established management guidelines, only about half of the patients with diabetes achieve glycemic targets, and only one in five patients achieve metabolic control (blood pressure, lipid, and glucose targets), and both patients and physicians find themselves stuck in a rut called therapeutic inertia (TI).