When Samuel Williams III, MD ’06, MBA, recipient of the Alumni Legacy Award, stepped up to deliver the 2025 commencement address at Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) to a hushed audience of new, young doctors, it was more than a professional milestone. It was a full-circle moment that made him think of his own time at Ross and a personal path to medicine that started early.

Dr. Martina Tripcovici can’t help getting active – whether that’s professional sports, academics, or now, jumping in to help others take a first crucial career step in medicine. It’s an instinct that served her well from rising junior tennis pro to busy internal medicine and pediatrics doctor, who’s never too stretched or tired to lend a hand to aspiring medical students.

As a very spiritual person, Malik felt immensely blessed in that moment. As she uttered, “Thank God,” she was overwhelmed with an extreme amount of relief, gratitude and happiness which manifested in lots and lots of happy tears.

Teacher-turned-MD Raymond Ho wins first-round CaRMS match at UBC Prince George—see how persistence, teamwork and sacrifice drove his journey.

For many medical students, doubt creeps in at various stages of their quest to become a physician. Joseph Martinez was no different.

RUSM alumna Olivia Opara journeys from Nigeria to a 2025 orthopaedic surgery match at UTHSC-Campbell Clinic—overcoming IMG hurdles to inspire Rossies.

Discover how RUSM alumna Jaya Thiyagarajan earned a 2025 Internal Medicine residency at University of Maryland—and her tips for future Rossies.

From her “aha” moment in a tiny room in a pediatrician’s office to the restaurant where she learned she had achieved her dream match, Shadi Ramirez’s path to residency has been one driven by passion and the pursuit of serving others.

But like all Match Day stories, it was a long and winding road to arrive at the NRMP website on March 17 at exactly 11:00 a.m.

According to the American Medical Association, physician burnout is an epidemic in the United States healthcare system, with nearly 63% of practicing physicians reporting signs of burnout such as emotional exhaustion and depersonalization at least once per week (source: AMA).

The Ross University School of Medicine (Ross Med) community joins in celebrating Nick Paslidis, MD ’88, PhD, FACP, MHCM, FABQAURP, who will be named a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP) during an upcoming ceremony at the end of April.