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The Dean's Take Welcoming RUSM, Alumna
Recently, Dean Heidi Dr. Erine Olivia Raybon-Rojas
Chumley, MD, MBA penned
a two-part installment Erine Olivia Raybon-
sharing her thoughts on the Rojas, MD, was been
medical school admission appointed as chair,
process in and graduating a Internal Medicine. Dr.
diverse workforce of Raybon-Rojas joins
physicians. Ross University School
of Medicine (RUSM) as
In the first article - "Who Gets to Go to Medical School", a Class of 2008 alumna.
Dean Chumley explores how the Medical College
Admission Test (MCAT) contributes to educational In her role, Dr. Raybon-Rojas serves as the
injustice by restricting pathways for underrepresented chief academic and administrative officer in
students to apply to or attend medical school. reliance the Internal Medicine specialty for RUSM,
perpetuates educational injustice. While Part two, including advising the clinical faculty and
titled "Who Gets to Graduate from Medical School" Dr. monitoring the specialty’s medical education
Chumley take it a step further to discuss the program at each RUSM-affiliated site to
responsibility to make sure opportunity is equally ensure academic excellence in the discipline.
distributed to all students in medical school, She will provide guidance and oversight of a
regardless of background or MCAT score. well-integrated program of clinical education
A must read! and training in Internal Medicine and
assures the comparability of the Internal
Click here to access both articles Medicine curriculum across all our affiliated
sites.
Dr. Raybon-Rojas is a pulmonary critical care
intensivist and brings more than 14 years of
experience in medical practice, education,
community outreach and leadership to the
role.
September 18 marks five years since Hurricane Maria You can read more about Dr. Raybon-Rojas in
devastated parts of the Caribbean, including our the article below when she recently served
original campus on the island of Dominica. That date as RUSM’s May 2022 White Coat Ceremony
changed the trajectory of Ross Med, taking us from speaker.
Dominica to Tennessee to our current home in
Barbados. As the anniversary of Maria approaches, we Click here to read White Coat Profile
remember how communities, including our own, came
together to help, heal, and rebuild. #RUSMSTRONG
