Voronezh State Medical University

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The State Budgetary Institution of Higher Professional Education «Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko» of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation is known as one of its leading research and teaching centers with a total of about 5,000 students. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Russia. Its history goes back to 1802 – Dept University foundation, which moved to Voronezh in 1918. In 1930, its medical faculty became an independent medical institute, which achieved its academy status in 1994. The University has proved its worth as an academic institution providing high-quality education and conducting advanced scientific research in Medicine, Biology, and Pharmacy. The quality of its performance is reflected in the rating scale, according to which the University is included in the top ten medical schools of Russia. Its foundation has prepared more than 40 thousand medical specialists, including foreign ones from 56 countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The Founder of the University is the R.F. Government. The Founder's powers and competencies belong to the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation. The University has a perpetual license for educational activity and state accreditation. The University carries out its activities based on the Statute.
Seven faculties and three educational institutes now present the structure of the University. The Faculties of General Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Preventive Medicine train specialists based on complete secondary education. The Faculty of Healthcare Management Development trains qualified healthcare executives to work efficiently in a new social and economic environment.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies allows continuing studies in internship programs according to a chosen major or at the residency course, which is a part of the Russian Federation's multilevel structure of higher medical education. The International Institute of Medical Education and Cooperation trains specialists for foreign countries.
The Institute of Advanced Nursing trains specialists based on special professional and complete secondary education. The Institute of Advanced Training supports the advancement of professional skills and medical staff retraining. More than 800 staff members, including 149 Doctors of Medical Sciences, 91 professors, and 525 Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, are involved in teaching and scientific work at 78 departments of the University.
The educational activity of Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko is conducted in conformity with the school's leading educational programs based on the state educational standards for higher professional education and secondary professional education with due regard to suggested programs of the courses approved by the affiliated educational and methodological associations.

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