FIRST MOSCOW STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (1st MSMU) is the oldest and the largest national medical higher educational institution in the Russian Federation. For more than 250 years I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, previous name – I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Institute of Medicine (before 1990) and I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy (1990 to 2010) – has been playing the leading role in the development of medical science and training of medical and scientific personnel.

Today the academy is a major center for training, certification and upgrading the medical personnel and pharmacists. Academic studies are closely integrated with fundamental and applied research, providing highly qualified medical care to the population and promoting the advances of medical science and pharmaceutics.
The academy is at the head of the academic – methodological association of Russian medical institutions.
It has 20 buildings for studies, classrooms and lecture halls, a clinical center with 17 diverse clinics for 3000 patients, the research center, the main library, publishing section, a video-photo department, the laboratories, the botanical garden and several students’ hostels.

There are the following faculties with 177 chairs at the Academy: medical, disease-prevention, pharmaceutical (day and evening courses), stomatological, higher nurses’ training (day and evening courses), foreign undergraduate education and foreign students faculty, continuous professional training, continuous disease-prevention education, pharmacist upgrading, health service management, academic education, and premedical education (as school-university and college-university complexes). About 9000 students from Russia and foreign countries study annually at the Academy.

THEY ARE TRAINED IN

General Medicine (Russian and English Medium)

Stomatology (Dentistry)

Pharmacy (Russian and French Medium)

Nursing

Preventive Medicine

Faculty for Research and Teaching Staff Training

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

The University maintains partnerships with many foreign universities and organizations. Among them :

World Health Organization (WHO)

International Education Federation

International Association of University Programs for Managing Population Health

World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners

European Association of Managers of Information Technology in Health Care

World Organization of Medical Law

International Science and Technology Center

“Open Society” Institute

International movement “International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War”

German Academic Exchange Service

Universities of Austria, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Vietnam, Germany, Israel, Ireland, Spain, Italy, China, Korea, Namibia, Nigeria, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia, USA, France, Japan and the CIS countries.

SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

The University has a tutoring institute for international students, a system of tutoring by senior students “Graduates – for those who continue education”. Since 2013, an annual seminar is held for graduates on the procedures of obtaining a medical license and a right to engage in medical practice (USMLE Exams, Medical Post Graduation Training), Inder P. Pakhal (USA). Migration Department provides advisory assistance in preparation of employment documents.

EVERYDAY LIFE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

The University dormitories provided for accommodation of international students were renovated in 2014-2015. There are 2 or 3-bed rooms. Wi-Fi is available. The dormitories are within 3-10 minutes from the main educational facilities of the University.

LEISURE AND SPORT EVENTS

The University provides rich cultural and sports opportunities: student clubs, dozens of sports clubs, a youth theater, a choir, a volunteer center. Annually the University holds a student ball (dancing party), a beauty contest “Miss First MSMU”, a talent contest, sports competitions and other events. The University has its own Central Scientific Medical Library, Museum of the History of Medicine, stadium (multi-purpose sports complex with a swimming pool), student health camp on the Black Sea coast, botanical garden, and vivarium.

FIRST MOSCOW STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY