Talk:Ross University School of Medicine

message: FAIMER's search engine/page has not been working all week. Once it works again I'll add the reference for Ross's FAIMER/IMED listing. Also, I cannot find a website for the Dominica Medical Board tho I did find that they are listed as as "medical regulatory authority" http://www.iamra.com/Indiv_search_results.asp?country=Dominica. It appears they may not have a website. If that is the case will this be forever listed as ? I'll be adding more info as the days go by. Bstone 07:00, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you're going to add RFCs, please fill out the RFC templates correctly, you must specify the section, reason and time parameters as shown in the RFC instructions. DMcMPO11AAUK/Talk/Contribs 14:56, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My sincere apologies. However, instead of simply removing them how about correcting them? I admit I have done few RFCs. I believe this article would benefit from a comment. Bstone 17:30, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: FAIMER listing & accreditation

message: User:Scottalter has indicated in the article history that, "all med schools are sorted by country, none directly in Category:Schools of medicine". I am confused why the category of School of Medicine even exists then. Can it be that both categories are proper? SOM being the main and country being a sub/additional category? Bstone 19:24, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You might not be aware of it, but there is an entire hierarchical structure of categories within Wikipedia - many of which have no articles at all - only sub-categories.  This is used to effectively categorize articles, and be able to browse the categories.  If all of the schools of medicine in the world were directly within , the category would be too massive to navigate.  Since each country is a (sub-)sub-category of , there is no need to place an article in both places.  It is actually against Wikipedia guidelines to do so (see Wikipedia:Categorization and subcategories).  One could find  is found as a sub-category of  and .  If you look in , you can see that all the different "types" of schools are categorized by country.  --Scott Alter 19:42, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Cool. Thanks for teaching me. :) Bstone 19:52, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: SOM category

message: Added info and link for CA site visit. Looking for NY one. Bstone 21:40, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added NY one. Article is shaping up. Bstone 21:44, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The links are dead.  Can you update? MartinezMD (talk) 19:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I have searched, unsuccessfully, for a reference for both the New York and California state approval for medical licenses (under licensing section).  If anyone knows of a verifiable source, please share!  Rytyho usa (talk) 22:07, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I found an article by the LA times on Caribbean medical schools and California licensing, so I summarized the key points relevant to RUSM, and added the content to this article.  While I placed it in the licensing section, it may be best suited for the history section.  Thoughts?   Rytyho usa (talk) 03:46, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Licensing

message: Someone fix the Portsmouth link in the top right. It takes you to the wrong Portsmouth's page.
Use this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth%2C_Dominica  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.252.143.185 (talk) 02:46, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Portsmouth link is broken

message: This article reads like an admissions brochure.  I tried to add some important and usual facts and data, conspicuously omitted from the article, using an outside source, but I'm limited in my knowledge of medical school schools and their educational practices, and I also don't have up-to-date statistics or accreditation evaluations, which would be very useful in filling out this article.  Many lines lack citations as well or should be independently verified (i.e., separate from Ross University webpages) whenever possible.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheMonkofSummer (talk • contribs) 16:06, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ommissions and Objectivity 

message: It is clear that this school has attracted some controversy. Please try to retain a neutral approach to editing. If your intent is to paint the subject in a negative light only your edits are likely to be reverted. Flat Out let's discuss it 02:52, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy 

message: This article relies heavily on a 2009 news article in the Tampa Bay Times that itself contained spurious claims about Ross University School of Medicine. Recent edits regarding the school's graduation rate bear resemblance to other unsubstantiated negative attacks on the school posted anonymously on message boards by a disgruntled former student.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by HI302 (talk • contribs) 11:11, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Outdated Statistics 

message: The sources I've seen describe the parent organization of RUSM as DeVry Inc.  I have only seen one instance of it being described as DeVry Education Group, which specifically related to its US offices, which apparently, is how the organization is recognized as a medical school in the state of Florida.  However, it is not clear to me that the official name of the organization has changed.  Ruby Murray, could you point out which source you are referring to?  Are there referencing regarding that change?
Rytyho usa (talk) 02:18, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It's the reference at the end of the History section in the DeVry article: . They only changed it two months ago,  so websites on their subsidiary businesses like RUSM might not be updated yet. Ruby Murray 07:15, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks!  Rytyho usa (talk) 18:02, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of parent organization 

message: This content was recently deleted, being deemed insignificant for the opening paragraph.  While I think it could receive more brief coverage in the lead, it still seems significant enough to be included in the article.  Anybody else have thoughts on this?
:"DeVry Education Group is currently being investigated by the Illinois Attorney General and the Massachusetts Attorney General for its use of student loans, its compensation practices, and accounting malpractice." 
Note: Issue above closed. It has been 7 years with no findings. The insertion of such extensive detail on DeVry is obviously intended to be harmful. It has little to nothing to do with RUSM. The investigation concerns undergraduate education.HI302 (talk) 12:46, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: "Based on published reports by DeVry Inc., Ross University School of Medicine's attrition rate is about 10 times (27% vs. 3%) that of medical schools operating in the US.  Of the students who do graduate, about half do not graduate on time.  According to Ross University, 52 percent of Ross University School of Medicine students finished their program on-time."
Rytyho usa (talk) 02:24, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability of investigation

message: Information posted to Wikipedia needs to be matched with a citation to a source that is not published by the subject of the article. I just removed a little which does not meet this.  Blue Rasberry (talk) 17:15, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed more.  Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:58, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed information 

message: This page was recently updated to be factual information about the university. However, on October 30th, it was reversed to be nothing more than slander against the school. Every other caribbean school has a legitimate wiki page that provides actual information. The Ross page is the only one that lists nothing but opinions of outside organizations. This needs to be reversed immediately. The page was perfect just days ago.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.59.105.46 (talk) 03:39, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverse Edits 

message: This individual is listed under alumni, and he has a Wikipedia page. Nowhere on that page is an affiliation with this institution mentioned. What gives? Also, Dr. Williams is a D.O., which makes me think about what degree Ross confers(Williams' medical degree is from North Texas State).  That's pretty standard info for an article on any academic institution, but if it's in the article, I missed it.Toyokuni3 (talk) 19:31, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Michael R. Williams

message: I reverted a deletion by 2602:304:b1b2:5460:ed43:b34e:bda1:e278 about a Ross University School of Medicine alumnus who was also a  perpetrator in a mass killing. I did not create the initial entry, but I believe we settled a similar argument with Bryant & Stratton College (BSC) and US domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh. The argument in both cases was that including infamous people, would be glorifying terror. McVeigh was still included in the list of former BSC students. CollegeMeltdown (talk) 00:14, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverted information deleted by 2602:304:b1b2:5460:ed43:b34e:bda1:e278