LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Southern Nevada has a major shortage of doctors. To attract potential medical students, Henderson’s school has partnered with Amazon.
I visited Touro University’s campus to get a behind-the-scenes look at filming the latest episode of the show.
Alex Boylan is the executive producer and host of the Amazon Prime Video series College Tour. It was created to give students and their parents a real look at college campus life without having to travel across the country.
“It started as a very simple mission: tell stories through the lens of real students,” Boylan said.
Touro University officials said they jumped at the chance to participate after being approached by Shaw.
“We draw on the student experience and let the students write the script in their own words,” campus president and provost Dr. Andrew Priest told me. “They talk about what they do, why they do it, and why Touro Nevada is so important to them.”
Bishop said the show is a tool to help attract future medical students to the Valley.
“And that’s very important,” I said, “because we’re actually looking at a very concerning future in terms of medicine and doctors.”
“Yes,” replied the priest. “We have enough doctors here, that’s one of the reasons we exist, to help increase the medical workforce in the Valley.”
Ten different students will share their personal stories in the half-hour program, which will premiere later this fall, Priest said.
Julienne Chou, a first-year student from New York, was one of the participants.
“I wanted to be on this show and show other people that it’s okay to move far from home.”
Zhou said she shares her experiences outside of the classroom and talks about clubs and other social activities.
“Extracurricular activities are what keep me balanced as a person,” says Zhou. “You have time to have fun. You also have time to study.”
Mr. Zhou explained that it is important to share the student life experience because you cannot really understand the student life experience just by looking at the school website.
“You cannot connect culture and environment.”
Second-year student Vineet Sadarangani is also participating in the program and said she wants potential students to know about the great resources at the medical school.
“Right behind me are mock patients. These are real mannequins, some of which show the birth process,” Sadarangani said. “The mannequin reacts to you just like a real patient. It has a pulse, a heartbeat, and it sweats.”
Overall, Sadarangani said he loved his time at Touro and wants others to have the same experience.
“If you’re a bookworm, we have lectures here and great faculty who walk you through it. If you’re a hands-on person, we have hands-on experience,” Sadarangani said. said. “I’m so lucky to be here at Touro Nevada.”
That’s the message the program aims to send to potential students, parents and others, Boylan said.
“The feedback you get from parents has to be great,” I said.
“We receive emails every day from parents, principals and high school counselors about what this program is actually doing to specifically help young people,” Boylan responded.
He added that it is also encouraging to meet such talented students at Touro and other schools around the country.
“If you look at this next generation of people, how they want to change the world for the better, their knowledge about things, and it’s on a different level, the world will be It is in the hands of generations.”
