New Jersey
Each year, Ross University School of Medicine welcomes students from states across the US, including New Jersey, to medical school. Take a look at the facts and figures below to learn about how Ross connects with your home state.
NEW JERSEY BY THE NUMBERS
- 4.99% of RUSM students currently enrolled are from New Jersey.
- According to the 2019 AAMC State Physician Workforce Data Report, 38.2% of New Jersey’s active physicians graduated from an international medical school, ranking it 1st in the US.
Med Schools RESIDENCY New Jersey
As of 4/16/2020, 585 Current and former Ross graduates attained residencies in 24 disciplines. That same year, more than 22 Ross students earned residency positions at New Jersey hospitals/teaching facilities, including:
- Hoboken University Medical Center
- Monmouth Medical Center
- JFK Medical Center
- Rutgers University – Robert Wood Johnson
- Hackensack University Medical Center
WHERE DO OUR NEW JERSEY STUDENTS COME FROM?
From which schools did most of our New Jersey-area students graduate? See the top five below.
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick (37.86%)
- Rutgers University, Newark (4.29%)
- Montclair State University (3.57%)
- Stockton University (2.86%)
- Monmouth University (2.86%)
ALUMNI
Born in the Dominican Republic to a Dominican mother and Cuban father and raised in Jersey City, NJ, Sarah Ines Ramirez, MD ’11, faced many challenges on her journey to becoming a physician – yet overcome them she did
As a child in Sierra Leone, Dr. Brian Temple’s interest in science was fostered by his inquisitive spirit.
Dr. Tejas Shah grew up fascinated by the sciences, but did not know he wanted to be a physician until he was an undergraduate student.
