Roseman (RUCOM)

Roseman University College of Medicine Las Vegas, NV · Private · MD

Class size: 64
Tuition: $67,320 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: March 1, 2027
Secondary deadline: Within 14 days of invitation or by March 16, 2027, whichever comes first

Essays

Obstacles (500 to 1,000 words)

Please describe any obstacles that you have encountered during your journey to a career in medicine and how you overcame them.

Social determinants of health (500 to 1,000 words)

RUCOM recognizes the importance of Social Determinants of Health as key drivers of healthcare outcomes, including those in Nevada. As a future physician, how would you seek to address these Social Determinants of Health in your future practice?

Cultural interaction (500 to 1,000 words)

Describe your interactions with someone from a different cultural background or life experience and what you learned from that interaction.

Time off (250 words)

If you took time off between earning your baccalaureate degree and applying to medical school, please explain why.

Updates (250 to 1,000 words)

Please include any updates to your application that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider when reviewing your file. This may include changes since the submission of your primary application, information not addressed in previous questions, or additional insights into your academic journey thus far.

Editor's notes

Don't be fooled by the March 1 deadline. Decisions roll out starting Oct. 15, 2026, and interviews run from late August, so seats fill long before March. If Roseman is on your list, submit early and turn the secondary around within the 14 days.
Know what you're applying to. Roseman holds LCME preliminary accreditation, granted in February 2025, and its first class won't graduate until 2029. That's normal for a new school, but read the accreditation status yourself and weigh it with the rest of your list.
The Kira video is part of the secondary, not the interview, so you may face it before anyone talks to you. It uses timed video and written answers. Practice answering on camera with a clock running.
This school's mission is household-level, social-needs care in Nevada. Nearly a quarter of the first class came from Nevada, and 27% were first-generation college students. If your experience is in community health, social services or underserved care, that's the center of your application here, not a side note.