Growing up, Dr. Ryan W. Day, was continually inspired by his hard-working and compassionate mother. As a clinical psychologist, he saw first-hand how deeply she impacted her patients’ lives. Frequently she was stopped in public and patients would enumerate the numerous ways she had helped them. Seeing the impact she had in healthcare, combined with her unwavering work ethic, Dr. Day was inspired to follow her footsteps into medicine.

As Dr. Day finished his B.S studies at the University of Florida in Microbiology and Immunology, he began to explore medical school options and decided a Caribbean medical school would offer the global healthcare experience he was seeking. After speaking to several physicians at the surrounding hospitals he volunteered at, many of them spoke highly of Ross University School of Medicine. Dr. Day applied and was promptly accepted to RUSM and started in May 2008.

Dr. Day describes his experience at RUSM as excellent – the fusion of local Dominican culture with his medical studies, provided an incredible diverse global learning environment. He was actively involved in several university activities including American College of Surgeons, as an Anatomy Lab Teaching Assistant, and Peer Tutor. He quickly developed bonds with his fellow classmates that has continued to serve them through their personal lives and careers.

Upon graduation, Dr. Day matched in General Surgery at the prestigious Mayo Clinic Arizona, where he was named Chief Resident 2017 – 2018. Dr. Day describes having the ability to see a problem and addressing it with immediate intervention as the driving factor that pushed him to initially pursue general surgery. Additionally, the vital relationship between surgeon and patient is fundamentally different than any other patient and physician relationship; it requires a heightened level of trust and belief. For all these reasons, Dr. Day has continued to advance as a Surgical Oncology Fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center. 

After completing his Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, Dr. Day plans on focusing on Hepatobiliary surgery as both a clinical and research specialty and to continue on his missionary medical trips to underserved countries.

In 2020, 91% of RUSM students passed the initial step of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) on the first attempt. And in 2022-2023, results show yet another strong year for RUSM with a 98% first-time residency attainment rate* thus far. Located on the island of Barbados and with a network of more than 15,000 alumni, RUSM is one of the largest providers of doctors for the U.S. healthcare system. RUSM graduates practice in all 50 states and in Puerto Rico.

*First time residency attainment rate is the percent of students attaining a 2023-24 residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2022-23 who were active applicants in the 2023 NRMP match or who attained a residency position outside the NRMP match.