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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Ross University
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - Ross University is pleased to announce the promotion and appointment of Dr. George Lotocki as the new director of the Medical Education Review Program (MERP). He has been the interim director of the program since 2010.
MERP is a rigorous 15-week program
designed to prepare students for successful entry into Ross University
School of Medicine (RUSM). MERP’s curriculum provides preparatory
science courses that integrate content offered in RUSM. It is offered
by invitation to RUSM applicants who do not yet fully qualify for acceptance
to RUSM. "We are pleased to recognize Dr. Lotocki’s leadership by this promotion, said Dr. Perri. He is an experienced and qualified academician and we are confident in his ability to maintain the established focus on excellence in medical education in the program, ensuring Ross University’s high academic standards, said Dr. Perri. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Dr. Lotocki moved to the Unites States in 1995 after receiving a scholarship to study biological sciences. In 1998, he graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and chemistry. In 2003, he received a doctorate in philosophy and degrees in physiology and biophysics from the University Of Miami School Of Medicine where he remained to teach physiology and biophysics. He joined Ross University School of Medicine in 2000 to prepare students for the Medical Licensing Exam. Lotocki went on to teach medical physiology for MERP since its inception in 2004. "In my new position as MERP Director I will continue to improve the academic quality of the program. We have created a demanding curriculum that offers a baseline for students to matriculate into Ross University School of Medicine. We remain sensitive to the varying competencies of our students, ensuring that our faculty and staff work together to identify and respond to individual student needs," said Dr. Lotocki.
In addition to his 10 years of teaching
experience, Dr. Lotocki has worked as a senior research associate in
the Department of Neurosurgery at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
where he conducted basic science and clinical research, trained and
supervised graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral fellows
and neurosurgery residents. He has also published numerous scientific
manuscripts, participated in and given presentations at scientific meetings,
exhibited his work in a museum of science, and has been nationally and
internationally recognized for his research. Specifically, his studies
have been published in more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and over
30 abstracts in the areas of traumatic brain & spinal cord injuries
and therapeutic interventions following brain and spinal cord trauma.
Ross University was founded in 1978 and is a provider of medical and veterinary education offering doctor of medicine and doctor of veterinary medicine degree programs. The School of Medicine is located in Dominica, West Indies, and the Freeport, Grand Bahama clinical site recently opened in January 2009. The School of Veterinary Medicine is located in St. Kitts. Ross University's administrative offices are located in North Brunswick, NJ. Ross University has more than 9,000 alumni with M.D. and D.V.M. degrees. http://www.rossu.edu/
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