[citation needed] Ross University School of Medicine's charter class had 12 students.

[citation needed] In 1984, the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners ruled that the Ross University School of Medicine could no longer send students to hospitals in New Jersey for the hands-on part of their training due to significant weaknesses in the educational program.

[4] The officials released a report stating that RUSM had nearly no admissions standards, and that the school was in the business of providing medical degrees to "everyone that wants one".

[4] Those events prompted RUSM to agree to implement a number of changes the California board recommended.

[9] In September 2017, the Category 5 Hurricane Maria made landfall on Dominica, causing severe damage to its infrastructure.

[10][11] In October, the university resumed classes temporarily aboard the GNV Excellent, an Italian ferry docked off the coast of St.

[17] It also added partnerships with Cal State Dominguez Hills and Oakwood University to increase enrollment.

[18] RUSM is accredited by the following agencies: It is recognized by: The university also has state-specific recognition and/or approval from Florida,[21] California,[26][27] New Jersey,[28] Indiana,[29] and New York.

[32] The Ross University School of Medicine pre-clinical campus is at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre at Two Mile Hill in Barbados.

After successfully completing the exam, students begin their clinical clerkship at a range of hospital sites from Los Angeles to New York City.

[49] The university has established contracts with hospitals to accept and place their third and fourth-year medical students in clinical rotations.

[56] A large proportion of them are primary care physicians, which is typical for Caribbean medical school graduates,[57][58] with 2,611 of those being family medicine doctors.