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.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at RUSM
Second-Semester student Behafarin Arbasi grateful to return to Barbados for in-person learning
Already a life-saving hero, humble Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) third-year student Benjamin Taylor remains comm
A cardiac anesthesiologist alum shares his med school journey, advice, and expertise with RUSM students
Recipient of the RUSM Alumni Humanitarian Award breaks barriers to bring healthcare education to his community
RUSM Early Distinguished Career Alumni Award winner has a personal interest in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management education
RUSM celebrates the achievements of our Latinx alumni and students during Hispanic Heritage Month
Inspired by the medical success of his uncle and cousin, fellow graduates of Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM), alum Vittorio Terrigno, MD ’18, is already following family tradition. The newly selected third-year chief resident at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ, is developing a research curriculum for the organization’s internal medicine department and thanks mentors for his current success.
At 9 years old, RUSM fourth-year student Ashia Hackett knew she’d be a neurosurgeon. That was the age she began the challenging journey of supporting her sister, Mariah Hackett, through four different brain surgeries over six years, complicated procedures that required her family to uproot residences and comfort her for months-long stays.
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