Dr. Rhonda McIntyre is Senior Associate Dean of External Affairs at Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM), an Adtalem Global Education institution. In her current role she leads building strategic community and institutional partnerships that provide opportunities for her organizations academic programs and oversees accreditation. Dedicated to creating a more impactful medical education to support the next generation of physicians, she is passionate about exposing medical students to diverse communities, which she believes is integral in improving healthcare to vulnerable populations, and help dismantle health inequities. Prior to and while at RUSM, Dr. McIntyre spent many years in clinical practice. Her over 20 year career as an academic and clinical leader and pediatrician informed her broad view of the challenges facing maternal-child healthcare and marginalized populations. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and a member of the AAP Section on Global Health