Omsk State Medical University

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Omsk State Medical University is one of the oldest universities in Siberia. It was founded in 1920 as the Medical Division of the Siberian Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Zoology, which enrolled 186 students. In 1921, the West Siberian State Medical Institute was created; its first rector was N.K. Ivanov-Emin. In 1924, it was renamed Omsk State Medical Institute. Today the University is one of the largest medical universities in the Siberian Region and Russia. The University's educational activity is confirmed by the Quality Management System Certificate of Conformity to requirements of GOST R ISO 9001-2008 (ISO 9001:2008). According to official and independent expertise results, OSMU is continuously ranked among the 100 best universities of Russia.

The mission of the Omsk State Medical University is to train highly qualified, harmoniously developed specialists, imbued with the principles of humanism and compassion, who will be able to elaborate and implement the innovative technologies for diagnostics, treatment, and prevention, and who will be in great demand for the Health Care Services.

The University has trained more than 35 thousand doctors. Its graduates work in all regions of the country, as well as in CIS and non-CIS countries. The indisputable achievement of OSMU is its number of employer-sponsored students, which is 45.4 % of the total number of state-funded students. Today, the contracts on doctors' training are concluded with administrations and public health authorities of Omsk, Kurgan, Tomsk, Novosibirsk Regions, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Altai Krai, and other Regions. Every year more than 8.5 thousand doctors graduate from the University. The University consists of Academic Affairs Department, Pre-University Training and Career Center, five Faculties, four College's Departments, Center for Professional Advancement and Retraining of Specialists, Financial-Economic Department, Central Research Laboratory, Center for International Affairs and Information Technologies, Department of Clinical Care and Practical Training, Maintenance Department and autonomous business units: Center for Laboratory Diagnostics, a clinic, Publishing, and Printing Center. The training of specialists is conducted in the following fields of study: "General Medicine," "Pediatrics," "Preventive Medicine," "Dentistry," "Pharmacy," as well as in all programs of pre-university and postgraduate education. The College's training is conducted in the field of "General Medicine," "Nursing Care," "Laboratory Diagnostics," and "Pharmacy." The educational process is conducted at 67 departments, where 122 professors and doctors of sciences, 343 Ph.D. holders work. Among the lecturers, there are five Honored Scientists of the Russian Federation, three Honorary Figures of Russian Higher Education, 13 Honored Doctors of the Russian Federation, one Honored Health Care Worker of the Russian Federation, 37 Excellent Workers of Public Health of the Russian Federation. More than 180 employees were awarded Diplomas of the President of the Russian Federation, Government of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, and Government of Omsk Region.

The scientific activity and training of specialists are a significant and essential part of the work. The Academic Council of the University, eight Task Groups, Department of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies, Student Scientific Bureau, four Doctoral Thesis Boards, and other scientific divisions of OSMU take part in the organization and coordination of scientific research. The priority research areas of the University are:

• Burning issues of Reproductive Health and Pediatric Pathology in the Regional aspect
• Medical and social issues of Narcology within a large industrial center
• Development and clinical testing of new methods and technical means in Surgery
• Regional features of infectious pathology: monitoring, clinical analysis, epidemiological surveillance programs, secondary immunodeficiencies
• Social and hygienic aspects of the health of the population of Omsk Region
• Dental diseases of the population in Siberia and the Russian North
• Extreme and terminal states: issues of pathogenesis, clinical findings, diagnostics and treatment
• Improvement of drug assistance to the population of the Siberian Region.

Non-resident students studying at the University live in dormitories. The University has six dormitories. This life allows all students to bring their talents to light. Its cameo theatre Agar and dance ensemble Inspiration are quite famous. There are a lot of sports clubs for those who like doing sports. The University has its sports and recreation facilities in the suburban recreation area. The most important achievement is the victory in the open public competition The Healthy Lifestyle University, held under the auspices of the Interregional Public Organization Council of Rectors of Medical and Pharmaceutical Universities in Russia with the support of the United Russia political party, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in 2012 and 2015.

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