It’s that time of year again! The time of year when families are purchasing much needed supplies for their children’s school supply list to ensure a successful school year. Purchasing the necessary supplies can become a financial burden when coupled with providing new shoes and clothing before the school year begins. The Port Huron, Michigan campus of Ross Medical Education …
This September, the Ross Medical Education Center Grand Rapids North, Michigan campus participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) walk, to raise awareness for type 1 diabetes. The campus as a whole showed up on Saturday morning, bright and early, and showed their dedication to the event. “We all showed up with our Ross shirts on for our third …
Every year during back to school season, many families are put under the pressure of having to purchase new supplies for their children’s school year. For some, this is an exciting time, but for others it creates a difficult scenario that makes paying other bills much harder or even impossible. In order to help support these students and families, the …
On Saturday, August 25th, at the Detroit Zoo, several Ross Medical Education Center campuses teamed up to participate in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Ross New Baltimore, Ross Madison Heights, Ross Canton, Ross Taylor, and Ross Ann Arbor were the campuses that were able to form the Ross team at this event. “As the Captain of this Community Service …
The Ross Medical Education Center campus in Johnson City, Tennessee has supported the Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness in their efforts to help the homeless in their region for the past two years. Ross students and staff came together to collect items for this organization throughout the month of August this year. “The love and support of our staff and …
This summer, several Ross Medical Education Centers teamed up together to support Pack Your Back. Ross in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ross in Brighton, Michigan, Ross in Davison, Michigan, and Ross in Flint, Michigan joined together during July and August to collect much needed school supplies for families in the Flint area. Pack Your Back is a nonprofit organization established in …
In the Medical Assistant program at Ross Medical Education Center, students receive instruction on a variety of administrative and clinical skills required to pursue a career in the medical assisting field. Also, staff and faculty members at each campus go the extra mile to provide essential knowledge of community-wide programs and resources that are essential to the well-being of the …
This August, the Ross Medical Education Center Muncie, Indiana campus partnered with Indiana Blood Center to host a community blood drive at their campus. On the big day they worked all morning and into the afternoon and were rewarded with an amazing turnout! Throughout the drive, Indiana Blood Center had three staff members working the Bloodmobile, and the steady flow …
This June, the Ross Medical Education Center Grand Rapids North, Michigan campus welcomed new students for their Medical Assistant program. This group of eight new students immediately began to get to know the students that had already been in the program, and from the very first day they got to learning to work as a team and enjoy learning together. …
During this summer, the Ross Medical Education Center campus in Huntsville, Alabama collected donations of individual bottles of water for a local homeless shelter, Downtown Rescue Mission. During the heat of summer in particular, water is very important to keep people hydrated and healthy. Often those that don’t have a home also lack this basic necessity. So, the campus staff …
Throughout this year the Ross Medical Education Center campus in Kokomo, Indiana has teamed up with a local non-profit called Samaritan Caregivers. Instead of doing just one event with them, the campus has actually come together and has volunteered for three different activities in which they needed assistance. Creating strong local partnerships with meaningful organizations is of the utmost importance …
Ross Medical Education Center in Midland, Michigan welcomed MacKenzie VanDerWarf from Michigan Blood’s Be the Match registry to inform the staff, faculty, and students at the campus about bone marrow donation. Students from the Medical Assistant program joined with faculty and staff to hear the presentation. The students, faculty, and staff were introduced to Baby Clara in an opening video …
During the month of July, the students, staff, and faculty from Ross Medical Education Center in New Baltimore, Michigan worked as a team to be a blessing to some very special girls at the House of Providence in Detroit. The House of Providence is a non-profit organization that gives priority to finding families, closing educational gaps, promoting healing. and stimulating …
Angela Ramirez is an instructor for the Kokomo, Indiana Ross Medical Education Center evening Medical Assistant program. Earlier this summer she explained that her granddaughter was ill. Gianna Grace “Gigi” is a vibrant, spunky, and full of life two year old little girl. Gigi was diagnosed with leukemia on June 7, 2018 and was admitted to Riley Children’s Hospital. On …
For the month of July, the Ross Medical Education Center Grand Rapids North, Michigan campus organized a collection of school supplies for one of their local elementary schools, William C. Abney Academy. The campus collected three large boxes worth of pencils, workbooks, colored pencils, crayons, rulers, markers, erasers, backpacks, and crayon/pencil boxes which will help little learners start a successful …
To give back to their local community, the Ross Medical Education Center Kentwood, Michigan campus identified the Little Free Pantry as the beneficiary of their “Christmas in July” giving campaign. By the end of their campaign, over 200 pounds of non-perishable food and goods were delivered to the Kentwood Community Center, operated by the City of Kentwood. The Little Free …
During the month of July, Ross Medical Education Center in Port Huron, Michigan supported the national Disconnect to Connect reading initiative. By utilizing the resources from the Read Aloud website, staff and students were encouraged to have their kids “unplug” from electronic devices this summer and engage in other activities like playing outside, crafting, and of course, reading. As part …
Like those at the other Ross campuses, the staff, faculty, and students from Ross Medical Education Center in Roosevelt Park, Michigan are always looking for ways to serve their community. One of the ways that they have chosen to do so a number of times is with the organization Kids’ Food Basket. This incredible group provides a healthy and nutritious …
Many Ross students choose to pursue a career in the healthcare field because of their compassion and commitment to helping those in their community. The students from the Ross Medical Education Center Midland, Michigan campus recently proved that not just once, but twice. They teamed up and decided to volunteer on two different occasions this summer at Midland’s Open Door …
The Veterinary Assistant program at the Ross Medical Education Center Canton, Michigan campus is helping to save lives one donation at a time! Each person on their campus, from staff member to faculty to student, is committed to serving in their local community. In fact, their recent fundraiser which ran from June through mid July was chosen by their team …