Information about the Faculty

I. Information about the Faculty

The geography of the GRSMU students is quite impressive. Initially, the Central Asian (Middle Eastern) vector prevailed: Pakistan, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. Later on, students from Turkmenistan held a leading position. With the beginning of teaching in English, the inflow of foreign citizens from Mauritius, India and Nigeria increased.

Throughout the history of the Faculty's existence, students from 31 countries of the world have been and are being trained: Australia, Azerbaijan, Great Britain, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Cameroon, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mali, Maldives, Namibia, Morocco, Nigeria, Russia, Syria, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Philippines, France, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia.

Nowadays 1355 students from 31 countries are studying at the Medical Faculty for International Students. Sri Lanka has the biggest representation (728) and then goes Turkmenistan (216), India (191), Nigeria (94) and Maldives (51). English-speaking students prevail – 1126; Russian-speaking students – 229. The number of foreign citizens in the 1st year of studies at the Medical Faculty for International Students is 351, in the 2nd year – 296, in the 3rd year – 138, in the 4th year – 118, in the 5th year – 175, in the 6th year – 277 students.

Education of all foreign students at the Faculty is carried out in accordance with the Standards of higher medical education in the specialty “General Medicine”. The basis of the training system of an up-to-day highly qualified physician is an effective combination of educational and scientific processes that are carried out by the Dean’s office of the Medical Faculty for International Students together with the all teaching staff of the Departments. Our students study 62 disciplines at 44 Departments of the University. English-speaking students are taught by university teachers who have completed English courses and are certified in it. There are 231 of them – including 16 professors, 84 associate professors.

The Dean's Office works closely with other departments responsible for admission, accommodation, visa applications, and the educational process:

II. Educational Programs

International students can be trained in the specialty (major) General Medicine both in Russian and English, which corresponds to 6-year M.D. program.

Level of education: higher education (grade or level I)

Basis of education: full-time, paid

Language of studies: Russian or English

Duration of studies: 6 years

The beginning of classes: September 1 (for 1^st-year students – until October 15)

The required document on the previous education is a Secondary (High) School Certificate, including compulsory disciplines, and final results in Chemistry, Biology, and Physics.

The document on education, degree or qualification received on graduation is an international Diploma with the qualification as physician and the title “Doctor of Medicine”.

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