*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.
Ready For It All: The Ross Med Advantage
96% First-Time Residency Attainment
With a 96% residency attainment rate for first-time eligible 2024–2025 graduates, Ross Med delivers on what matters, launching you into clinical practice with strength. Our curriculum is engineered to help you master the sciences, transition smoothly into clinical training, and match into residency.
Accreditation
Recognition
Ross Med is accredited by CAAM-HP and graduates are eligible for ECFMG certification. This means our students have: the opportunity to participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and apply for licensure to practice in the US and Canada, access to take licensing exams including the USMLE®, and access to US federal loans.
Support You Can
Count On
We don’t expect you to go alone. From academic advising to wellness resources, career counseling, and rotation planning, Ross Med provides a continuum of support so you can focus on learning and growth.
Real-World, Hands-On
Learning
Your journey starts not with lectures, but with experience. Through our dynamic curriculum, you’ll engage in simulation labs, community-based clinical experiences, and interactive team-based learning within weeks of semester one. Our Simulation Institute and modern facilities give you a realistic, immersive foundation so you walk into clerkships confident and prepared.
Global Campus, Rich
Perspective
Spend your first two years studying on the beautiful island of Barbados. It’s more than just a setting, it’s a chance to grow, adapt, and build resilience while forming lifelong bonds with a global community. That experience shapes doctors who can serve any community, anywhere.
16,000+ Alumni Making an
Impact
When you join Ross Med, you become part of a global network of alumni practicing in the U.S., Canada, and around the world. Tap into this community for mentorship, guidance, and real-world insight as you chart your own path.
Real Success, Real Momentum
The Ross Med curriculum is designed to prepare our graduates to practice in the U.S. and Canada. You bring the passion, effort, and commitment. We’ll provide the opportunities, structure, and support.
Ross Med student’s five-year cumulative USMLE Step 1 first-time pass rate.2
Alumni practicing throughout U.S. and Canada.
RUSM student’s five-year cumulative USMLE Step 2 first-time pass rate3
in Scholarships and Grants Awarded to Students Since 2020
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.
3 First-time pass rate is the number of students passing the USMLE Step 2 CK exam on the first attempt divided by the number of students whose first attempt was in 2020-2024. In order to sit for the exam students must earn an acceptable score on the NBME CCSE as listed in the catalog.
Financial Options
Don’t let process of financing your medical education stand in the way of following your calling. We know that your med school education is a major investment we’re committed to providing scholarships and financial aid to all eligible students.
FAFSA® Eligible
Ross Med is approved to participate in William D. Ford Federal Loan Program (Direct Loans) eligible applicants can apply for financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Scholarships & Grants
Ross Med is committed to helping aspiring doctors offset the cost of medical education. We offer a variety of scholarships to those who apply and qualify.
Financial Planning
Ross Med has dedicated staff ready to answer your questions, help you through the financial aid process, and equip you with information to make financial decisions that work best for you.
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We Set You Up for Success
100+ affiliate hospitals and elective sites, providing broad exposure to specialties and healthcare systems.
We know life isn’t one-size-fits-all. That’s why Ross Med offers three start dates per year in January, May, and September, giving you flexibility to begin when the time is right.