Kursk State Medical University (KSMU) is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in Kursk and Russia'sRussia's leading medical universities. KSMU is an educational, scientific, and cultural center in the Central Black Earth region.
In 1935, Kursk medical institute; later, in 1994, it obtained the university'suniversity's status. Since that time, more than 35,000 doctors, pharmacists, and other health care workers have graduated from the university.
The structure of the university also includes the Center of Practical Training of Students, the Center of International Education and Language Communication "Languages and Culture," Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, University Placement Office, a library, a consulting diagnostic policlinic, four gymnasiums, a canteen, a café and buffets in the training buildings and dormitories.
In 2012 Pharma-Medical College joined KSMU. Association of the college and the university allows improving the quality of training specialists and rational using resources in the university.
KSMU has a high level of education. Up-to-date methods of teaching are adopted in the educational process. They always are improved: problem lectures, lecture-dialogues, computer technologies for training, multimedia training tools, different kinds of testing, rating knowledge assessment. Great attention is paid to the practical training of doctors, pharmacists, and other specialists. Necessary skills for doctors of various majors are formed by direct contact with patients at clinical departments and practical training. With the same purpose, according to the global trends, virtual simulators and mannequins are used.
Kursk State Medical University holds traditional annual educational conferences, international, All-Russian, and regional scientific conferences, university scientific sessions, and student science forums with represented scientific publications.
KSMU has a high international reputation. A lot of international students are interested in studying at KSMU. Medical University was the first that began to teach in English.
The university has a center for science and innovation and a council of young scientists. Student scientific society allows all interested students to engage in research work. Nowadays, in scientific groups work over 1,500 students, about 300 are engaged in long-term studies.
Youth Science promotes the acquisition and consolidation of knowledge of future health care specialists, creative and scientific thinking, and organizational skills. Our university's university students' innovative works receive awards and investors' support within Regional Innovation Conventions, the International Camp for student activists "Slavic Commonwealth," and International Youth Forum "Seliger."
In the university, much attention is paid to educational work with students. For university's administration and teachers, it is essential to create conditions in which students actively participate in forming university's life. One of the educational work areas is civic and national education on the evidence of KSMU and the Kursk region. The organization of exhibitions of Kursk painters and sculptures is a new trend of aesthetic education. Passion for various forms of art is demonstrated at the annual exhibitions.
