*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.
RUSM Origin Advancer Award
The RUSM Origin Advance Award was created to support and reward completing MedOrigin with a passing score and progressing into RUSM MD Semester 1 coursework. The initial award offers a scholarship of up to $60,000 over 8 semesters by achieving key academic milestones through the MD program. A minimum of $35,000 will be awarded.
Scholarships Accordion
Initial Award Eligibility
- Awarded to students successfully completing MedOrigin.
- Complete MedOrigin with a passing score. Progress into RUSM MD Semester 1 coursework. Students who are accepted into the RUSM MD program and have met all requirements to secure enrollment through deposit or exemption (e.g., eligible partnership) for their place will be automatically considered for this award; students need not apply for this scholarship.
- This award cannot be combined with other scholarships/grants unless otherwise allowed by other scholarship/grant criteria. RUSM reserves the right to modify the terms, conditions, and availability of institutional aid at any time and without prior notice. Scholarship availability will be evaluated each session. Successful MERP completers are ineligible for this award.
- Students meeting these criteria will be reviewed for the scholarship and will initially qualify for $35,000, the minimum level of the Origin Advancer Award, structured as follows:
- $35,000 initial award towards tuition equally distributed between Semesters 3-5 (as defined in the student handbook) and five (5) clinical science semesters ($4,375 per semester across 8 semesters).
Continued Initial Award Eligibility
- Continuous enrollment in RUSM MD program. Students who repeat a semester will have their initial scholarship paused for the duration of the repeated semester. Subsequent progression to the next semester will result in the resumption of the initial award.
Academic Milestone (Escalator) Awards
- A student enrolled at RUSM in the Origin Advancer Award in Semester 1 AND who completes medical sciences in no more than 6 consecutive semesters, with 1 semester repeat allowed, shall be awarded an additional $10,000 in scholarships, to be equally distributed between the clinical science semesters six (6) through ten (10) as denoted by student’s clinical sciences semester designation.
- A student enrolled at RUSM in the Origin Advancer Award in medical science Semester 1 AND who:
- Achieves a score of 65 or higher on the first attempt of NBME® CBSE exam in medical science Semester 5, and
- Takes and passes USMLE® Step 1 on first attempt within 1 semester of completing medical sciences, and
- Begins clinical rotations no longer than 60 days after RUSM receipt of USMLE® Step 1 score;
shall be awarded an additional $15,000 in scholarships to be equally distributed between clinical science semesters six (6) through ten (10) as denoted by student’s clinical science semester designation.
The escalators defined above are stackable with each other and with the initial scholarship award to produce a maximum award of $60,000.
Continued Academic Milestone (Escalator) Award Eligibility
- Students on an approved absence may retain eligibility for the award and escalators subject to the discretion of the University Dean. If the timeline for meeting the requirements is delayed due to circumstances attributable to RUSM, as determined by the University Dean, the student will not lose eligibility for related Academic Milestone (Escalator) Awards.