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Ross University School of Medicine, a U.S.-based curriculum medical school, was founded in 1978, and is located on the Caribbean island of Dominica. The School of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1982 in St. Kitts. The school offers both doctor of medicine and doctor of veterinary medicine degree programs.
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[edit] Ross University
[edit] School of Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM), founded in 1978, is located on the Caribbean island of Dominica. The School of Medicine enrolls classes three times a year: January, May, and September. Students complete their didactic education on the island in four semesters and upon successful completion, students move onto a pre-clinical fifth semester in the United States. After completing the 5th semester, students sit for the USMLE Step 1 exam, and then continue on in clinical clerkships at hospitals throughout the United States. Upon completion of the curriculum, similar to that of US medical schools, students must pass the USMLE Step 2 CS and USMLE Step 2 CK, prior to graduation. RUSM is accredited through the Dominica Board of Medical Education to confer Doctor of Medicine degrees, and is listed with the ECFMG.
[edit] Medical Curriculum
The Medical Sciences training program is delivered over four calendar years. The pre-clinical curriculum is covered over the first four semesters (16 months) in Dominica. During the last two years, which cover the clinical sciences, students move on to study at the university's affiliated hospitals in the United States.[1]
The following subjects are taught in each term:
Year 1: Basic Sciences
- Semesters 1 and 2: Developmental and Microscopic Anatomy I & II, Biochemistry and Genetics I & II, Doctor, Patient and Society I & II, Neuroscience, Gross Anatomy I & II, Medical Physiology I & II
Year 2: Basic Sciences
- Semesters 3 and 4: Microbiology and Immunology I & II, Pathology I & II, Medical Pharmacology I & II, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Behavioral Sciences
Years 3 and 4: Clinical Sciences
- Semester 5: Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine in Miami, Florida (or Princess Margaret Hospital in Roseau, Dominica, if students choose to stay on the island for Semester 5).
- Semesters 6 - 10: Rotation through clinical clerkships in affiliated hospitals in the United States
There are 48 weeks of clinical core clerkships and 30 weeks of electives. The core clerkships are in medicine, surgery, pediatrics, family medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and psychiatry.
[edit] School of Veterinary Medicine
Ross University also has a School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) located on the island of St. Kitts in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The School of Medicine, founded in 1978, is located in Dominica, West Indies. Both schools are supported by administrative offices located in Edison, New Jersey.
The mission of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine is met through a seven-semester Pre-clinical Curriculum on the island of St. Kitts. The final three semester Clinical Curriculum is accomplished though contractual agreements with one of 23 AVMA accredited university veterinary teaching hospitals in the United States. The Pre-clinical Curriculum is a rigorous, comprehensive program delivered by a traditional lecture-and-laboratory learning experience. The program is enhanced through a series of Introduction to Clinics courses that provide small group instruction and hands-on animal experience through our community practice, ambulatory practice, or working with University-owned-and-maintained herds of cattle, horses, donkeys, and sheep.
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine has graduated over 1,800 veterinarians since its inception. Nearly all students are American or Canadian citizens and return to North America to become licensed and pursue their careers. Graduates are eligible for licensure in all 50 states and Canada. The program has a rolling admissions process, and a new semester begins three times a year: January, May, and September. Each semester is 15 weeks long, including final exam week. Typically, the January and May semester breaks are two weeks long, and the end of the September semester break is three weeks. Each semester, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine has a one-day mid-semester break.
During the seven semesters on campus, students are encouraged to participate in the Ross Research and Clinical Seminar Series offered for two days, three times a year. Faculty speakers from affiliate institutions in the U.S. are invited to provide lectures to students independent of the core curriculum. The objective is to encourage and develop the mindset for lifelong learning and to expose students to clinical material and applied research early in their education. Speakers present material from a wide range of specialized topics with emphasis on clinical information derived from applied research and scientific discovery.
Ross is currently reviewing their practice of using "terminal surgeries' as a teaching method. [1]
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine’s academic achievements have been recognized by the following:
United States Department of Education: Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine is certified as an eligible institution for the Title IV United States Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program.
Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis: Ross University is accredited by the St. Kitts and Nevis accreditation board to confer the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
Currently the university is in the process of applying for American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accreditation. To date, campus visits have been made by the AVMA accreditation team.
Ross University has over 6,000 alumni with M.D. and D.V.M. degrees.[2]
Since 2003, Ross University has been a division of DeVry (NYSE:DV).
[edit] References
- ^ ROSS UNIVERSITY: Hospital Affiliations
- ^ Ross University: An International Educator in both Medicine and Veterinary Medicine since 1978
