RUSM In The News
When third semester student Dannie Sieben, ’25 was accepted to Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM), he hoped that RUSM would be an inclusive and welcoming campus. Not only did he find that to be true, but Dannie had the opportunity to build solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ campus community in the form of an organization.

In celebration of Ross University School of Medicine’s (Ross Med) commencement, Ryan Azarkhail, MD ‘23, was nominated by his peers to represent the graduating class as this year’s student speaker.
Elizabeth Gero received a hands-on education at Ross Med that prepared her to care for her community in Cleveland, Ohio.
For Muller Pierre-Louis, an education at Ross Med helped him realize his dreams of becoming a surgeon and inspiring future generations.
When Emily Finkelstein, Class of ’23, opened her Match Day email to see the University of Miami Plastic Surgery Residency Program, she became just one of two residents to be accepted into one of the more competitive programs and fields in healthcare.
When Javier Silfa-Cifuentes, Class of ’23, opened his Match Day email to see the University of Central Florida Family Medicine Residency Program in Gainesville, friends from his two years there as an undergraduate had already begun planning the homecoming celebration.
Ross University School of Medicine’s (Ross Med) Black Female Doctors (BFD) was founded in August 2021 to fulfill the desire for a space for Black women to grow in sisterhood and promote academic and professional self-discovery.
From a young age, Tahara Jordan knew she wanted to be a physician. Her winding path from an inner-city household to Ross University School of Medicine’s Class of ’25 included boarding school, a historically Black university, a fateful conversation, and Ross Med’s Access and Inclusion in Medicine (AIM) Scholars Program.
On January 13, 2023, Ross University School of Medicine (Ross Med) welcomed the newest physicians-in-training of the class of 2027 to the start of their journey at the Spring 2023 White Coat Ceremony.
Throughout November and December 2022, Ross University School of Medicine (Ross Med) alumni and others raised over $11,000 USD to fund 2023 scholarship opportunities for current students.
June is Pride Month. It commemorates the movement for LGBTQIA+ rights in the U.S. Pride events are held every June to recognize the impact LGBTQIA+ people have had in communities nationwide and across the world. Ross University School of Medicine supports a culture where students can bring their full, authentic selves to school, and is inclusive regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
RUSM graduate Dr. Daniela Jimenez and her mentor Dr. Melissa Woo agree mentorship offers immeasurable benefits
Her publication exposes inaccuracies and the effect on patient health
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