*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.
International Scholar Award
Total award starting at $131,210 USD: $110,000 USD off your tuition, equally distributed over 10 semesters beginning with Semester 1 of the MD program, plus a housing grant starting at $21,210 USD for up to five semesters who meet eligibility requirements.
Scholarships Accordion
Eligibility
- Provide evidence of graduation at an international undergraduate university OR any accredited university outside of the student’s home country. An international university is defined as: Any accredited university outside of Canada, the United States and Puerto Rico.
- Incoming first-semester students
- Students do not need to apply for this scholarship and this scholarship can be awarded with most other scholarships/grants.
- Medical Education Readiness Program students advancing to RUSM for the first semester.
- It is not awarded to students who receive the Medical Education Readiness Award, Canadian Scholars Award, or Ross Scholar Award.
Scholarship Terms
Retention of all scholarships and grants requires students to maintain full time, continuous enrollment status and remain in good standing, as defined in RUSM’s Student Handbook – Academic | Academic Standing & Progress. See "General Scholarship and Award Policies" for additional information at the bottom of this page.