*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.
M.D. Program Curriculum Overview
The curriculum at Ross University School of Medicine (Ross Med) is designed to help you master medical science concepts as you apply them in real-world settings — so you’re prepared for success as you complete your United States Medical Licensing Exam® (USMLE®) and medical school residency.
First, you’ll build an academic foundation through our medical sciences curriculum as you apply classroom learning to patient simulations and community health visits. Then, you’ll dive deep into practicing medicine through your clinical education rotations.
Ross University School of Medicine's first-time residency attainment rate for 2024-2025 graduates.1
Ross Med graduates attained residencies in 2025.
Ross Med students' five-year cumulative USMLE Step 1® first-time pass rate.2
1First-time residency attainment rate is the percent of students attaining a 2025-26 residency position out of all 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.
2 First-time pass rate is the number of students passing the USMLE Step 1 exam on the first attempt divided by the number of students whose first attempt was in 2020-2024. In order to sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam students must successfully complete the Medical Sciences curriculum.
M.D. Program Objectives and Competencies
Ross Med prepares you for practice in the modern, ever-changing health care environment by extending the six core competencies of ACGME through all four years of training.
Your first two years as a Ross Med student include five semesters of medical sciences coursework, completed on our beautiful campus in Barbados.
After finishing the medical sciences curriculum, you'll spend two years completing your clinical rotations at one or more affiliated teaching hospitals.
Things to Know About Ross Med's Doctor of Medicine Curriculum
North America Preparation
Our curriculum is designed to prepare our graduates to practice in the United States and Canada, where most of our students originate and plan to return for practice.
Basic Sciences Curriculum
Our basic sciences curriculum, called Medical Sciences, is an organ systems-based curriculum that organizes the teaching of medicine by systems within the body, like the digestive or respiratory systems. This approach mirrors how medicine is practiced and gives you a broad look at the physiological, anatomical, and biochemical processes of an organ system all at once.
Ross Med's Mission For Student Success
Ross Med offers an MD Program designed to further cultivate success, provide support, and empower you to advance through Medical Sciences at a pace that aligns with your personal study needs.
Simulation Institute
Ross Med's Simulation Institute provides a multifaceted and immersive learning environment. The emphasis on practical skills, patient-centered care, and immediate feedback equips you with the essential skills and experience to provide effective patient care of the highest quality.
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