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Ruta Abeciuniene, LLM

Residency Specialist Counselor

Coming from a family of doctors in Europe, Ms. Ruta is an international graduate as a prestigious lawyer. She has a deep, personal understanding of the medical profession and the unique challenges medical students, unmatched, and/or fellowship applicants face when pursuing residency in the United States.

As a subject matter expert in residency and fellowship placement, Ms. Ruta provides personalized guidance to medical school students & graduates, helping them strategize their residency applications, strengthen their CV’s, and take the right steps toward achieving residency. She understands the uncertainty, stress, and high stakes involved in this journey and offers one-on-one expertise to help her candidates achieve their dream residency.

At Residents Medical, Ruta works directly with her cohorts, assessing their credentials, mentoring them on how to enhance their competitiveness, and connecting them with the right program, mentorship, and residency/fellowship training opportunities. She specializes in helping IMGs bridge the gap between their international medical education and the expectations of U.S. residency programs, ensuring they are well-prepared to succeed.

Beyond her work with medical graduates, Ruta is an international advocate, co-founder, and board member of the International Business Women Network (IBWN). Ms. Ruta is charged with helping her candidates achieve their dream residency or fellowship, and to assist Residents Medical start in ACGME accredited residency & fellowship training programs.

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Our residency and fellowship specialist counselors are MDs and have decades of experience guiding and mentoring medical students and graduates on their path to becoming residents and fellows in the U.S.

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Prof. Gregory Heffernan

Vice President of Academic Affairs
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Robert Berberyan, MD

Senior Residency Specialist Counselor
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Dr. Saima Batool

Saima Batool, MD

Senior Residency Specialist Counselor
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Dr. Amir Hagigi, MD

Amir Hagigi, MD

Residency Specialist Counselor
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Residency Specialist Counselor Vanessa Bond

Vanessa Bond

Residency Specialist Counselor
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Christopher Schulte, MFA

Interview Prep & Communication Specialist
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Karthik Iyer, M.D.

USMLE Specialist Tutor
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Andrew Sauvageau, M.D.

USMLE Specialist Tutor
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Davinder Singh, M.D.

USMLE Specialist Tutor
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Education

AHIMA Clinical Document Specialist Certification

Externships

USMLE 1-on-1 Tutoring

CITI Research Certification

Preparatory

Life Coaching

ERAS Bundle Pro

ERAS Bundle Starter

Speech Pathology

Interview Preparation

Placement

House Physician

In-Patient Rotations

Research to Residency

Clinical to Residency

Programs

RM Platinum Program

RM Gold Program

RM Silver Program

About Us

  • Our Guiding Principles
  • Meet the Team
  • Blog
  • Press
  • Careers at Residents Medical
  • Residency Opportunities
  • Contact Us
  • Accreditation

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