Ross University School of Medicine Presents Success Fulfilling Social Mission at Health Equity Conference
September 19 2016 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Medical schools with a strong social mission can make
significant contributions to addressing the U.S. healthcare
system’s most pressing challenges, according to Dr. Joseph A.
Flaherty, dean and chancellor of Ross University School of
Medicine. Flaherty addressed the 2016 Beyond Flexner Conference on
Monday, Sept. 19, in Miami. He said international schools like Ross
are helping to increase diversity in the physician workforce and
producing large numbers of primary care physicians, many of whom
choose to practice in medically underserved areas.
“At Ross, a founding goal was to provide opportunity to
nontraditional students. Our student demographics have evolved over
the last 35 years to include significant representation by minority
students and first-generation immigrants for whom English may not
be the first language,” Flaherty said. “Over the last decade the
school has added to its original mission a commitment to primary
care and an interest in servicing underserved areas. Typically,
between 60-75 percent of Ross graduates enter residency in primary
care.”
The Beyond Flexner Conference brings together health
professionals committed to more equitable healthcare, focusing on
social determinants of health, disparity reduction and diversity
promotion. Flaherty said that although many medical schools have
incorporated social mission, it may be neglected at the expense of
clinical care and research activities. However, making
socially-engaged outcomes a specific focus of the school may help
energize faculty and students and gain support from other
stakeholders.
Flaherty said that Ross is fulfilling its mission, citing its
contribution to primary care and the demographics of the student
body and graduating classes. Non-white students make up more than
half of enrollment, and in the five-year period of 2011-2015, 16
percent of graduates reported being a member of an underrepresented
minority group. Over the last 10 years, more than 900 Ross
graduates who are African-American or Hispanic have entered
residency programs across the United States, the majority in
primary care.
About Ross University School of Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine, founded in 1978, is
committed to educating a diverse group of skilled physicians to
serve as leaders in the U.S. healthcare system. With more than
12,000 alumni, Ross is an important contributor to healthcare in
North America. Students complete their foundational studies in
Dominica, West Indies, before completing their clinical training in
one of Ross’s affiliated teaching hospitals throughout the United
States. Ross is accredited by the Dominican Medical Board and the
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and
Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP). Ross is part of DeVry Education
Group (NYSE:DV).
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Ross University School of MedicineChris Railey,
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