Ranjan Solanki, MBBS, MD, is a medical educator with more than two decades of teaching experience in pathology. He is a compassionate educator and researcher. Besides teaching Pathology to graduate and undergraduate students, Dr. Solanki has been involved in clinical pathology, histopathology, cytopathology, and hematology.

At Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown Campus, he teaches systemic pathology in various organ systems. Before joining Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, he was Assistant Chair of the Department of Medical Foundations at Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM). He was involved in the NBME CAS project and in implementing formative assessments. He additionally taught systemic pathology on a part-time basis at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC). Dr. Solanki has been involved in curriculum auditing and alignment based on the USMLE content outline and curriculum mapping project. Before joining Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM), Dr. Solanki was Associate Professor of Pathology and Curriculum Chairperson at Trinity School of Medicine (TSOM), St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He was also an Associate Professor and course director of System and Diseases V at the Medical University of the Americas (MUA) in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Dr. Solanki’s teaching philosophy involves imparting knowledge to the students and helping them comprehend the subject so that they can acquire analytical skills, application abilities, constructive strategies, and evaluation abilities.

Education

• L.L.R.M. Medical College, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, India Degree: M.D. (Pathology)
• G.S.V.M. Medical College, Chatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, India Degree: M.B.B.S.

Honors and Awards

• Favorite Faculty Award, Ross University School of Medicine, Spring 2023
• FY2021 Performance at RUSM- awarded a Merit Increase, 2023
• FY2022 Performance at RUSM- awarded a Merit Increase, 2022
• FY2022 Performance at RUSM- awarded a Merit Increase, 2021
• Best term 3rd & 4th Professor at Trinity School of Medicine, SVG, Awards Summer 2019
• Best term 3rd & 4th Professor at Trinity School of Medicine, SVG, Awards Spring 2018
• Best term 3rd & 4th Professor at Trinity School of Medicine, SVG, Awards Summer 2017

Publications

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Memberships and Affiliations

• Senior Collaborator, GBD, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington
• United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Member (Till July 2024)
• Association for Medical Education in Europe, member
• Indian Medical Association, member
• Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists, UP Chapter, member
  • Served as Chairperson in different Sessions and Journal Editor

Teaching Responsibilities

• I teach organ-based/systemic pathology using the flipped classroom method in an integrated active learning system. The LMSs used are Canvas, ExamSoft, Clickers, Exam Master, True Learn, YuJa, and others.
• Preparation, organization & regularly updating teaching materials, online exams/assessments & others.
• To record videos on Pathology topics using a green screen in a dedicated recording room.
• Currently, I am teaching Pathology in Renal, Respiratory, Musculoskeletal, Neuropathology, and Hematology modules.
• Development of learning objectives and learning outcomes for the Pathology course.
• To create organ-based learning objectives.
• Development and delivery of clicker sessions focusing on the approach to USMLE-style questions.
• Development and delivery of supplemental sessions in each module using Zoom meetings.
• To interview students who have applied for the osteopathic program and update their status on the WebAdmit platform.