VOLGOGRAD STATE

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

SINCE

1935

Dear friends, welcome to Volgograd State Medical University! Founded in 1935, Volgograd State Medical University is among  the 10 best medical universitiesin Russia with a long tradition of training doctors. In 2020 the University is celebrating its 85th Anniversary. Our Professors are well-known not only in Russia, but in the whole world due to their significant contribution to the developmentof practical and functional medicine. Since 1962 international students have studied at our University. Today more than 4500 specialists with VSMU degrees work in 127 countries of the world. Among our famous alumnis are: Dr. Jiri Mashtalka, Member of the European Parliament; Prof. Tolno Sandy Kola, Chief Cardiologist of the Ministry of Health of Guinea, Representative of Guinea to the WHO; Dr. Najirul Amin, Member of the Tamil Nadu State Parliament in India; and Dr. Calvin, Member of the Sarawak State Parliament in Malaysia. The surgeon Anatoly Konevsky was our first graduate to bring the University worldwide fame. He invented a fundamentally newneurophysiological method in the field of organ transplants. The VSMU Pharmacological Scientific School is also well-known all over the world. Our Professors have made a significant contribution to thecreation of a number of well-known medicines. In recent years, VSMU scholars and scientists have created new and innovative exoskeletons, including EXZAR-34 - the first Russian systemproviding a passive exoskeleton for the upper limbs, and a new lower jaw exoskeleton of the lower jaw which has been certified among the "100best inventions of Russia". We have also developed a multifunctional individual protection system called "Venets 34", which is designed toincrease efficiency in the filtration of polluted air. If you want to build your future in the medical field, you have the opportunity to master the necessary professional skills with us, and work tofurther our University's long tradition of deep inquiry and scientific excellence, whilst serving the noble cause of people's health. We would be delighted to welcome you! Vladimir V. ShkarinChancellor

Volgograd State Medical

University is certified by the

Ministry of Education of the

Russian Federation for the

right to train specialists for

foreign countries

The University is included in

the list of medical universities

of the world recognized by the

World Health Organization

This gives our graduates the

right to work in different

countries after passing the

state exam

The University quality

management system meets

the requirements of ISO

9001:2015

TOP-10 among  the best medical universities of Russia

16th place by the number of foreign students among

all Russian universities 

2nd place by the number of foreign students among

medical universities of Russia

The Volgograd State Medical University:

Over 1100 highly qualified specialists work at 87 University

departments, among them:

General Medicine

Dentistry

Pharmacy

Pediatrics

Medical Biochemistry

Social Work and Clinical

Psychology

International Students

Programms

 Pre-University education

Institute for Continuing

Medical and

Pharmaceutical Education

 

Preparatory department

for foreign listeners 

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The quality of teaching meets the

highest international requirements

Faculties

Academics

of the Russian

Academy of

Science

Corresponding

Member of the

Russian

Academy of

Sciences

PhD Professors

1611 573PhD

candidates

5Honoured

Scientists

UNESCOWorld Federation for Medical EducationWorld Health OrganisationThe World Federation of Human Reproduction

on family medicineon arterial hypertensionon epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis on Pedagogy in Medical Institutions of HigherEducation (The European Union's International Tempus IVProject)

pharmaco-toxicology information centretuberculosis and HIV control programmeEducational project on reproductive health and familyplanning

International Joint Programmes with Belgium,France, Germany, USA:

The first Russian-American family medicineclinic in southern Russia was opened inVolgograd, with which there are projects:

the North China University (Girin city)

the University UiTM MARA (Malaysia)

the Andijan State Medical University(Uzbekistan)

the Arkansas University of MedicalSciences (USA)

the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)

The University of Warwick (Coventry,UK)

the University of Pisa (Italy)

the National Institute of PharmaceuticalEducation and Research (Punjab, India)

Cooperation agreements with

partner universities:

VSMU cooperates with:

8 campus buildings 3 dormitories 16 large therapeutic and preventive multidisciplinary clinicswith departments of surgery, cardiology, traumatology,ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology equipped withmodern equipmentin vitro fertilization centercardiology center, which is one of the leading centers in Russiastudent polyclinicexperimental basescomputer centre

The University includes: 

P R E P A R A T O R Y D E P A R T M E N T F O R F O R E I G N L I S T E N E R S

The VSMU has a state license for thelanguage training right of foreigncitizens for entry into Russianuniversities

BiologyAnatomyPhysics Russian language

Duration - 10 months

You can be enrolled into theUniversity after a successfulcompletion of the preparatorycourse

This course of study includes:

Lectures beginning — 1 October

A preparatory Russian languagecourse is compulsory for new

international students

The Faculty of General Medicine trains doctors - specialists in internal diseases,surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, otorhinolaryngology, skin andvenereal, infectious diseasesGetting practical skills is very important during the study process, therefore alldepartments are equipped with modern diagnostic equipmentWe also have lectures by invited international Professors and specialist scholarsDuration- 6 years

G E N E R A L M E D I C I N E

restorative dentistrymaxillofacial surgeryorthopaedic dentistrypediatric dentistrypreventive dentistry

The faculty has a modern educational andtechnical foundation and trains specialists in:

Duration - 5 years The university has a simulation center equippedwith workplaces with modern phantoms,imitating patients and interchangeable jawmodels with different pathologies. They can beused for manipulations that are difficult toperform on patients

D E N T I S T R Y

P H A R M A C Y

The Faculty of Pharmacy is famous  for itsscientific staff of pharmacologists,pharmaceutical chemists and pharmacistswho are well-known worldwide Duration - 5 years

Since 2000, the Faculty ofMedical Biochemistry has beentraining doctors of clinical andlaboratory diagnostics Graduates of this faculty are in highdemand in research, scientific andproduction and educationalinstitutions both in Russia andabroad Duration – 6 years

M E D I C A L B I O C H E M I S T R Y

P E D I A T R I C S

Since 1969, the Faculty of Pediatrics hasbeen teaching in accordance with theapproved curriculum in full compliancewith State standards Duration - 6 years

Social work (duration - 4 years)Clinical Psychology (duration - 5,5 years)Management (duration - 4 years)

The faculty provides the following programmes:

 Graduates are able to solve not only scientific but alsopractical problems of rendering complex assistance insolving medical-social-psychological problems ofpersonality and society Creation of the faculty in 2004 was based on the greatinternational experience in social work and clinicalpsychology as well as experience in social pedagogy andmedical psychology in Russia

T H E S O C I A L W O R K A N D C L I N I C A L P S Y C H O L O G Y

clinical residency (duration from 2 to 5years) gives a specialist certificate

traineeship

Post-graduate degree before PhD(duration from 3 to 4 years)

PhD (duration from 3-4 years) is based onthe results of defended dissertations

There are 4 forms of post-graduate education:

Candidate of Medical Sciences degree is based on the results of defended dissertations

Post-graduate training of international doctors is conducted at the departments of all faculties

P O S T - G R A D U A T E E D U C A T I O N

Obstetrics and Gynecology Anesthesiology - intensive care Transfusiology Clinical laboratory diagnosticsPathological anatomyRadiology X-rayologyForensic examination Ultrasonic diagnosticsFunctional diagnostics Pediatric CardiologyChild Oncology Pediatric surgery Child endocrinology Neonatology Pediatrics Psychiatry Psychiatry and medicament treatmentAllergology and immunologyGastroenterology Hematology Dermatovenerology Dietology Infectious diseasesCardiologyClinical PharmacologyPhysical training and sports medicine

NeurologyPulmonologyTherapyPhysiotherapyPhthisiology EndocrinologyGeneral medical practiceColoproctologyNeurosurgeryOncology Otorhinolaryngology Ophthalmology Cardiovascular surgeryThoracic surgeryTraumatology and orthopedicsSurgeryUrology Maxillofacial surgery Endoscopy Health Organization andpublic health Therapeutic dentistry Dentistry SurgeryOrthopedic Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Orthodontia Child and adolescent hygieneOccupational Hygiene

C L I N I C A L R E S I D E N C Y

Prosthetic Dentistry (dentaltechnician)Prophylactic DentistryPharmacyNursing 

The College provides training in thefollowing occupations:

Enrolment into college is possible aftersuccessful completion of thepreparatory department. Duration - 2 years 10 months

M E D I C A L C O L L E G E

S C I E N T I F I C C E N T R E O FI N N O V A T I V E M E D I C I N E S W I T H

P I L O T P R O D U C T I O N O FV O L G O G R A D S T A T E M E D I C A L

U N I V E R S I T Y

new high-tech equipmentnew high-tech laboratoriespreclinical center

This is a training and practice basefor development and testing of

new domestic antiviral, antitumor,cardioprotective and other

medicaments

The Centre includes:

Volgograd pharmacologicalscientists have a powerful base forconducting their research andapprobation of original innovativedevelopments of pharmaceuticals

S C I E N T I F I C S T U D E N T S O C I E T Y C E N T R E F O R Y O U T H , I N N O V A T I O NA N D C R E A T I V I T Y

scientific meetingsindependent experimentalresearchparticipation with research inRussian and internationalconferencespublication of the research inRussian and internationalpublishing

access to modern medical equipmentfor implementation, testing andcommercializing innovative ideaswork on projects in the basic andapplied medical sciences such as:biology, physiology, biochemistry,genetics, histology, embryology,botany, zoology, pathology, oncology,haematology

L I B R A R Y

more than 800,000 printedpublications in Russian, English,French, Arabic, German and otherlanguages Internet free access to licensed books of theleading publishers of medicalliteraturefree access to international scientificdatabases

gymsfitness center with swimming poolThe sports camp on the picturesque bank of theVolga River, where students can spend weekendsand holidays

Sport, physical culture and healthy lifestyle play a big role at our University The University has:

E N T E R T A I N M E N T

religious celebrationsnational food festivalsminiature theatre festivalsstudent club meetingsconcerts and performances

Student activities:

2 campus buildingstraining pharmacy 4 dormitoriesbotanic gardensports centrehealth resortvivarium

Foreign graduates studied at the postgraduate level and defended theirdissertations in England, Scotland, France, USA and Canada55 PhDs from Syria, Yemen, Morocco and a PhD from Vietnam 

The Institute includes:

Since 1962, 1506 specialists from 66 countries in Asia, Africa and LatinAmerica have been trained and graduated The largest number of Masters of Pharmacy has been prepared for thefollowing countries:

335

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P Y A T I G O R S K M E D I C A L A N D P H A R M A C E U T I C A L I N S T I T U T E

A B R A N C H O F T H E V O L G O G R A D S T A T E M E D I C A L U N I V E R S I T Y

Professors

PhD Candidates Phd Professors

201

78 58 118 174 41 40 358 54Vietnam Yemen Lebanon Syria Congo Madagascar Morocco Ethiopia

8112455

International students

Russian students

Required documents for admission: application for admission national passport (ID) original documents on previous education, giving theright of admission to the University, indicating thesubjects studied and the marks obtained on them,legalized in the country that issued them (stamp of theMinistry of Education and the Consular Section of theRussian Embassy or Apostille) 2 copies of each document on previous education withtranslation into Russian, verified by a Russian notary (inthe Consular Section of the Russian Embassy or inRussia) a medical certificate confirming that there are nocontraindications for studies (including an HIV test) 12 photos (size 4х6 cm)

P R O S P E C T I V E S T U D E N T S

Document on equivalence of schooleducation received abroad to theRussian certificate of secondary generaleducation. The document gives the rightto receive higher education

Volgograd is located in the south of Russia, on the bankof the Volga River. In just 1.5 hours you can fly toVolgograd from Moscow. The city has many culturaland entertainment centers, restaurants, cafes andshopping centers.The city has a well developed infrastructure. You canquickly get to any point by public transport

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