Samara State University

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Samara State University with a medical department was founded on January 1st, 1919. In 1930 Samara Medical Institute was opened (known as Kuibyshev Medical Institute later). In July 1993, the Institute was reorganized into Samara State Medical University. Today Samara State Medical University is one of the largest and well-known medical universities in Russia. SamSMU includes four institutes, more than 15 specialized diagnostic and therapeutic centers, 14 departments, and 90 chairs. The teaching staff consists of 622 members, 14 of which are academicians and corresponding members of different academies, 100 professors and PhDs, 386 assistant professors. The oldest and the most outstanding chairs are Chair of Otolaryngology, Traumatology, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Pediatrics, Surgical Dentistry, and many others. Six specialized committees assess research and award degrees in specialties. During the last five years, the University prepared 49 Doctors of Science in Medicine, 194 Candidates of Science in Medicine. Since 1991 Samara State Medical University began training general practitioners, pharmacists, trainees, and post-graduate research students from Eastern countries, Africa, and Latin America based on the International Students Department. Training is based on a contract system.
Approximately 500 international students graduated from our University. Our graduates have a high level of theoretical and practical professional knowledge. The Diploma of our University is known in over 20 countries and is equal to the Diploma of Moscow State Medical Universities. Today the number of our students is more than 6 000, 200 of them are international. Preparatory Course available (which gives students the knowledge of the Russian language and helps them adapt to Russia, its culture, traditions). Students with different mother languages learn Russian together in international classes. Classes with students are run by the most well-qualified lecturers of the University — professors and senior lecturers (doctors and candidates of medicine).
The opportunity of taking part in scientific research together with scientists. And being members of students scientific societies of different chairs, they master the technique and skills of experimental and clinical research, participate in scientific conferences organized by the student scientific board of our University. Sport activity (classes of swimming, aerobics, football, volleyball, basketball, table-tennis, bodybuilding, light, and heavy athletics). There is also a sports camp on the bank of the Volga River for students and teaching staff.

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