*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.
Biography
Dr. José Martín Gómez joined Ross University School of Medicine in 2020 as an Instructor of Anatomy and was later promoted to Assistant Professor in 2023. He plays a key role in medical education, serving as an ExamSoft Departmental Manager. Dr. Gómez is also a Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor, ensuring students align with curricular objectives.
His teaching interests include Gross and Neuroanatomy, musculoskeletal anatomy, and clinical applications of anatomy. He is deeply involved in student mentorship, faculty advising, and curriculum development, incorporating clinical correlations into anatomical education. Dr. Gómez has received multiple awards, including the Adtalem Excellence Award and the Departmental Recognition Award for his contributions to medical education and student success.
Beyond teaching, he has a strong background in clinical practice, specializing in orthopedics and traumatology. He has conducted research on knee arthroplasty, degenerative joint disease, and musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Gómez is an active member of professional organizations such as the American Association for Anatomy and the American Association of Clinical Anatomists.
- Doctor of Medicine (MD): Latin American School of Medicine (Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina), Havana, Cuba (2009)
- First Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine: Medical Sciences University, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (2012)
- First Degree Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology: Medical Sciences University, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (2016)
- Gross Anatomy and Neuroanatomy
- Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Histology
- Orthopedics and Traumatology
- Clinical and Functional Anatomy
- RUSM Positive Vibes Award (2024)
- RUSM Team Spirit Award (2024)
- Departmental Recognition Award (2023) – Ross University School of Medicine, for leadership in exam reviews
- Barbados Humanitarian Service Award (2022) – Ministry of People Empowerment, for contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Adtalem Excellence Award (2021) – RUSM, for exceptional performance in academic leadership
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Orthopedic Surgery
- Clinical Applications of Anatomy
Dr. Gómez presented dissertations on hypertension in 2012 and total knee arthroplasty in 2016.
- American Association for Anatomy
- American Association of Clinical Anatomists
- Association of Medical Education in Europe