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New MERP session underway at Ross Bahamas site

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:12:35 EDT

Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island – The new session of the Medical Education Review Program (MERP) at the Bahamas site at the Seahorse Plaza in Freeport got underway on August 4th, 2011 and runs until November 2011.

"We are once again excited to announce a successful semester start of our MERP program and are pleased with the progress of the renovations that are currently underway to accommodate this large contingent of students," said Londell Albury, executive administrator at the Freeport site. "Devry and Ross administration remains committed to Freeport and we are certain that the Ross community of students, faculty, staff, family members and friends, will continue to have a positive impact on the Grand Bahama community..."

Ross University School of Medicine Expands Affiliation with Premier U.S. Teaching Hospitals

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:35:46 EDT

New partnerships with Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland (SJMO) in Pontiac, Mich., are two recent and notable achievements for Ross University School of Medicine. Each new hospital affiliation will provide Ross medical students the opportunity to receive clinical instruction in key core disciplines at a single hospital: family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry and surgery. Adding these prestigious institutions to the school’s roster of U.S. hospitals is one of many milestones for developing the clinical sciences program articulated by the medical school’s new dean, Joseph Flaherty, MD.

“Although classroom and laboratory settings play an important role in medical students’ education, there is nothing like a clinical practice setting where they learn by doing,”...

Ross University promotes Dr. George Lotocki to Director of the Medical Education Review Program

Thu, 19 May 2011 10:30:26 EDT

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.

The announcement was made by Nancy Perri, MD, chief academic officer...

Dr. Thomas Shepherd to Retire as President of Ross University

Tue, 03 May 2011 11:53:20 EDT

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - After more than six years of unwavering leadership and dedication to Ross University, Dr. Thomas Shepherd has decided to retire as president to spend more time with his family. He will actively serve as president through the hiring and onboarding of his successor.

Dr. Shepherd joined Ross shortly after it was acquired by DeVry in 2003. During his tenure, he led significant change that has resulted in improved student successes and has built a firm foundation for Ross’ future growth and development...

Ross University fully transitions Medical Education Review Program (MERP) to Grand Bahama Island

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:21:29 EDT

Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas – While planning is still under development for Ross University to determine the reopening of its School of Medicine program at the Bahamas campus, the University has relocated its Medical Education Review Program (MERP) from Miami, FL to Freeport, Grand Bahama.

MERP is a rigorous 15-week program designed to prepare students for successful entry into Ross University’s School of Medicine (RUSM). MERP’s curriculum provides preparatory science courses that integrate content offered in RUSM...