About
Medicine is a Mission. Medicine is OUR Mission.
At Touro California, we prepare students to become outstanding physicians who uphold the values, philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine and are committed to primary care and holistic treatment.
Our Values
Mission
The Mission of Touro University Osteopathic Medicine Program is to prepare students to become outstanding osteopathic physicians who uphold the values, philosophy, and practice of osteopathic medicine and who are committed to primary care and the holistic approach to the patient. The program advances the profession and serves its students and society through innovative pre-doctoral and post-doctoral education, research, community service, and multidisciplinary and osteopathic clinical services.
Core Values (WE SCORE)
W: Wellness
E: Engagement
S: Service
C: Community Health
O: Osteopathic Distinction
R: Research
E: Education
Osteopathic Tenets
The Osteopathic Tenets are at the heart of everything we teach.
- The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit.
- The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
- Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
- Treatment should be based on an understanding of the principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.
COM Leadership
Tami Hendriksz, D.O., FACOP, FAAP
Dean & Chief Academic Officer
Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Hendriksz began her tenure as Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine in August 2021, but has worked at Touro since 2009. A TUC alumnus, Dr. Hendriksz finishing her undergraduate degree at the UCLA before completing medical school at Touro.
Previously serving as Touro's Vice Chair of the Primary Care Department, Assistant Dean of Clinical Integration, Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, she is a Professor of Pediatrics and 5-time recipient of the TUCOM Teacher of the Year Award
College of Osteopathic Medicine Accreditation
Touro University California is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
The College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
Strategic Plan
Our Strategic Plan helps to guide our decisions and keeps us true to our Mission. We have eight Strategic Initiatives that we are focused on over the next five years:
- Robust Research
- Educational Excellence
- Expand and Improve Clinical Experiences
- Faculty, Staff and Student Sustainability and Satisfaction
- Improvement, Expansion, and Modernization of Campus Infrastructure
- Increase Institutional Funding and Efficiencies
- Increase TUCOM Contribution to Service Locally, Nationally, and Internationally