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The medical school was founded in 1978 as The University of Dominica School of Medicine by Robert Ross, as a provider of medical education offering Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree programs, due to the scarcity of medical schools and physicians in the U.S. at the time. The university primarily serves students from the U.S. and Canada.
In 2011, the Ross Medical Education Center in Sylvania, Ohio, changed its name to Ross College. Ross College Online was created to offer associate degree programs. In 2011, Ross also became an investment of JLL Partners. [4] In March 2012, Ross launched its Pharmacy Technician program in seven campuses. [5]
As an example of the significance of offshore medical schools, in 2007, two such schools—St. George's University School of Medicine and Ross University— had more graduates (1,644 and 1,591, respectively) in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited residency programs than any American medical school. [4]
RUSVM was founded in 1982 by entrepreneur Robert Ross, who also founded a separate institution, Ross University School of Medicine, in 1978. [1] Ross had a friend whose son was unable to secure admission to medical schools in the United States, and founded Ross University to give him and others an opportunity to become doctors. [3]
The university also has a 5th semester campus in Portland, Maine [2] and an administrative office in New York, New York. [3] The University of Medical and Health Sciences has acquired the Ross family owned previously affiliated International University of Nursing.
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, a veterinary school in St. Kitts offering the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ross University .
Robert Ross (born Robert Rosen; [1] December 26, 1918 – March 19, 2011) was an international business entrepreneur who founded the Ross University School of Medicine in 1978 and the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2007 on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts.
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