*RUSM has a first-time residency attainment rate of 96%, calculated as the percent of students attaining a 2025-26 residency position out of graduates or expected graduates in 2024-25 who were active applicants in the 2025 NRMP match or who attained a residency position outside the NRMP match. AUC’s first-time residency attainment rate for 2024-2025 graduates and expected graduates is 95%. SABA’s four-year residency placement rate of 97% is calculated as the percent of students attaining a residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 who were active applicants in the NRMP match or attained a residency outside the NRMP match. As of July 17, 2025, they have not published their 2025 rates. SGU’s US residency placement rate of 94% pertains to graduates over five years from 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 with the rate calculated as the total number of students/graduates who obtained a US residency divided by the total number of students/graduates who applied to a US residency program in a given year as of April 2025.
When an injury redirected his dream of playing professional basketball, Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) student Francis Edosomwan changed his focus to premed during undergrad at East Carolina University. He will now head back to his alma mater in July as an internal medicine resident.
“I get to go back to where I started to help others,” Francis said, adding that his journey to RUSM worked out exactly as it was meant to be. “It all felt right, and I got unbelievable support.” After earning his undergraduate degree in public health studies, Francis spent a year working at a private clinic in rural North Carolina that served underserved populations. “My dad immigrated from Nigeria and worked in an underserved community and that inspired me to do the same.” Francis hopes to assist the underserved again, later in his residency.
“I’ve done a lot of soul searching,” Francis reflected about his experiences. “I had to humble myself early in med school because I realized I didn’t know it all and that it wasn’t the same as undergrad. I went through a lot of life lessons to prepare for success by associating myself with high achievers to learn what I needed to get where I needed to go. I’m going to do the same in residency.”
Connecting Others
At RUSM, Francis created the Ross Study Accountability Group on social media to connect classmates who were preparing for tests like the United States Medical Licensing Examination® Step exams. “I wanted to create a platform where people could message someone and build a connection,” a project he hopes will be continued after he graduates later this month.
The oldest of five children, Francis is reveling in the fact that he matched. “I keep reminding myself that I made it, that I am meant to be a doctor. I am going to grow while earning respect and honor from my attendings and patients. These people are investing in me and I’m going to be the best doctor I can be.”
To future graduates, the novice chef advises, “Ross Med will give you the opportunity, but you have to make the most of it through hard work and humility. Don’t try to figure it all out yourself or do it alone. Ask for help early on and don’t be afraid to put yourself out there to get what you want.”
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