*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.
Prassanna Gadireddy, MD, MS, BS, PGDip
Biography
Dr. Prassanna Gadireddy is an Assistant Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology with over five years of experience in medical education. With a strong foundation in medicine and biomedical sciences, Dr. Gadireddy is dedicated to providing top-quality education and mentoring the next generation of physicians. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes the integration of foundational physiological principles with real-world clinical applications, fostering a deeper understanding among medical students.
Dr. Gadireddy’s research interests focus on the intersection of sleep pathology and academic performance in medical students, as well as the central nervous system’s physiological response to pharmacological agents. Her work aims to contribute to the evolving understanding of how physiological and lifestyle factors affect learning and health outcomes in medical education. Her additional areas of research interest include medical cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain.
During her spare time, she volunteers with organizations that provide medical services to underserved populations. Her commitment to academic excellence, leadership, research, and community service underscores her holistic approach to medicine and education.
- Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Early Childhood Education, Florida International University
- Medical/Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), St. George’s University.
- Master’s Degree: Master of Science (M.S.) - Medical Sciences with a concentration in Medical Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Florida.
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip): Internal Medicine, University of Edinburgh.
- Additional training/certifications:
- Advanced First Aid, CPR, and AED Certified – National CPR Foundation
- Advanced First Aid, CPR, and AED Certified – Resuscitation Council United Kingdom (UK)
- HIPAA Certified; New York Infection Control Trained
- Medical physiology
- Pharmacology
- Medical education
- Sleep pathology
- Central nervous system physiological responses to pharmacological agents
Member, Society of Collegiate Leadership and Achievement
- Sleep pathology and academic performance in medical students
- Central nervous system physiological response to pharmacological agents
- Medical cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain
- Society of Collegiate Leadership and Achievement
- Red Cross Society