Pre-Med Advisors

Students begin their academic studies on our technologically-advanced campus on the island of Barbados. Ross Med’s integrated complete organ systems-based modular curriculum allows students to address the processes of health and disease holistically. They learn to think like a doctor early in their medical school experience. Multisystem integration and review in semester five provide robust opportunities for students to integrate medical and clinical foundations learned over the previous semesters. This model, which mirrors how medicine is actually practiced, is in use at many medical schools in the United States.

Ross Med integrates active, hands-on, clinically relevant activities directly into the preclinical curriculum. Students have opportunities to participate in early community experiences across Barbados in a variety of settings with patients within weeks of starting. Our active learning model includes flipped classroom activities, small group sessions, and team-based learning with access to:

• Anatomical Sciences and
• Medical Imaging facility
• Simulation institute
• Standardized patient and interview skills training room
• Patient examination rooms with A/V links to classrooms
• More than 40 student clubs and organizations to network and gain additional hands-on experience while enriching classroom teachings

Ross Med's Community Medicine and Global Health Program allows all students to participate in research with community-based projects starting in semester one. Students learn research methods, data and collection, analysis tools, and composing content and presentations.

Ross Med offers the Academy for Teaching and Learning (ATL), a voluntary resource through which students can leverage advanced adult-learning techniques and progressive technology to enhance their study skills and maximize their potential for medical school success. The ATL is available to assist students who are at risk of academic difficulty, as well as those who are performing well academically but want to take advantage of any resource that could help them do even better. We also offer structured, credit-bearing remediation courses and learning strategies built into the curriculum for all students.