*The 3-year first-time residency attainment rate is the weighted average of the 2023-24, through 2025-26 academic years. For each year, the rate is the percent of students attaining a residency out of all graduates or expected graduates in the year who were active applicants in the NRMP match in that year or who attained a residency outside the NRMP match in that year. For 2025-26, the first-time residency attainment rate is over 98%.
Alisa Chebotarova, MD, PhD
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
Dr. Alisa Chebotarova is a Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, where she has served since 2022. She teaches extensively across the basic sciences, including Molecules to Medicine, Hematology & Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Nutrition, Endocrinology & Reproduction, Clinical Reasoning, LEC, and MedStart. She also serves as the Module Co-Director for Molecules to Medicine (MTM). Dr. Chebotarova completed her MD in Pediatrics at Lugansk State Medical University in 2008, followed by an internship in General Pediatrics in 2010, and earned her PhD in Medical Biochemistry in 2016. Her doctoral research examined the role of apoptosis in the differentiation and homing of mesenchymal stem cells. Prior to joining AUC, she held faculty and leadership positions teaching Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Genetics at several Caribbean medical schools, including the Saint James School of Medicine (Anguilla) and the American University of Integrative Sciences (Barbados and St. Maarten). Her academic service at AUC includes membership on the Curriculum Committee, Assessment Subcommittee, Faculty Rank & Promotion Committee, LGBTQ+ Curriculum & Campus Climate Committee, and Environmental Sustainability Committee. Dr. Chebotarova’s research focuses on apoptosis, mesenchymal stem cell biology, ischemic injury, nitric oxide metabolism, and cellular stress responses. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented her work at national and international scientific conferences. She is deeply committed to integrating biochemical and molecular mechanisms into clinical reasoning and to promoting student success in the foundational sciences.