Smolensk State Medical University, SSMU

• Location: Smolensk, Russia;
• Age of students: from 17 years;
• Type: mixed;
• Language of instruction: Russian.

SSMU was founded on April 4, 1920.

The learning process includes a course of lecture-type and seminar-type classes, as well as the passage of clinical, primary professional skills, professional skills and experience, research, professional, pedagogical and pre-diploma practice.

The educational process is based on the following faculties:

• Healing;
• Pediatric;
• Psychological-social;
• Dental;
• Additional professional education;
• Foreign students;
• Biomedical and Humanities Education;
• Pharmaceutical.

The list of scientific directions within the framework of which scientific (research) activities are carried out at SSMU:

• Development of problems of a fundamental and applied nature in biomedicine using experimental models on animals;
• Development of effective methods of early diagnosis and minimally invasive therapeutic interventions for focal and diffuse lesions of internal organs of a malignant and benign nature;
• Development of problems of medical and technical support for diagnosis and treatment of various pathologies of internal organs, the algorithms of which include ultrasound / endoscopic, other imaging methods and minimally invasive technologies;
• Neuro-immuno-endocrinological relationships in children in ontogenesis;
• Clinical, neurological, endocrinological and immunological aspects of the consequences of perinatal damage to the central nervous system;
• Clinical and immunological features of the course of acute and the formation of chronic diseases of the respiratory tract in children with thymomegaly;
• Motor neuron disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis syndrome (pathogenesis, clinical and electroneuromyographic, immunological analysis, diagnosis and treatment); acute and chronic pancreatitis;
• Fundamental research on the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance;
• Research and implementation of registered and registered drugs in practical health care;
  Study of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, as well as assessment of the quality of drugs;
• Collection and analysis of information on the problems of antimicrobial chemotherapy and clinical microbiology, forecasting of promising and priority areas.

SSMU conducts international cooperation with the following organizations:

• Acre University;
• Abkhaz State University;
• Abkhaz Research Institute of Experimental Medicine;
• Chisinau State Medical University;
• Medical University of Warsaw;
• Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities;
• Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kragujevac;
• Vitebsk State Medical University;
• Belarusian State Medical University;
• Karaganda State Medical University;
• Samarkand Medical Institute.

The university provides nonresident full-time students with four dormitories for 2191 places in total. The cost of living is 850 rubles.

To organize meals for students and staff, SSMU has 2 canteens for 430 seats.

To involve students in social and scientific activities, SSMU organizes and participates in the following events:

• "Student Spring";
• II Belarusian-Russian Patriotic Forum "We Live and Remember";
• All-Russian competitions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia "Human Factor";
• XI All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference of Students and Young Scientists with International Participation "Actual Problems of Science of the XXI Century";
• International Festival "GxP-fest";
• 69th All-Russian Interuniversity Student Scientific Conference with International Participation "YOUTH, SCIENCE, MEDICINE";
• Regional Championship "Abilympics";
• I Spartakiad among students of medical universities "Physical culture and sport - the second profession of a doctor";
• Choreography competition "On Seven Hills";
• All-Russian action "Sports Heart".

The education process is carried out in 36 places equipped with classrooms equipped with the necessary office equipment and other technical and material equipment.

Students are given free access to the scientific library for 180 seats.

For sports, the university has prepared:

• 2 gyms;
• Stadium;
• Swimming pool;
• Shooting gallery.

At the university, the learning process is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. At the end of each, an examination session is held, after which students are given a vacation (in winter in January, in summer in July and August).

Additional expenses:

• Residence;
• Transport;
• Nutrition;
• Leisure and recreation.

To enter the university, you must provide:

• Application for admission;
• Identity document(s), citizenship;
• Document on education and (or) document on education and qualifications / document (documents) of a foreign state on education and (or) document on education and qualifications;
• A document confirming registration in the system of individual (personalized) accounting (if any);
• A document confirming disability or disability (if necessary);
• A document confirming the passage of centralized testing (exam);
• Documents confirming individual achievements, the results of which are taken into account at admission.

The necessary package of documents is provided to SSMU:

• By mail;
• In person to the admissions office;
• Through EPGU.

At the moment, more than 3800 students, graduate students and residents are studying at SSMU.

After graduating from the university, graduates become qualified specialists in the field of medicine.

For admission to the educational programs of the specialist, the applicant must:

• Completed education is not lower than secondary general;
• Points received for the exam are not lower than:
  • Russian language — 36-40;
  • Social Studies — 42;
  • chemistry — 36-40;
  • Biology — 36-40.

Admission to the magistracy at SSMU is not conducted.

For admission to residency programs, you must:

• Completed higher education;
• Successful completion of the entrance test - testing, not less than 70 points.

For admission to postgraduate programs, you must:

• Completed higher education;
• Successful completion of the entrance test - interviews, at least 3 points:
  • Special discipline;
  • Philosophy;
  • Foreign language.

As material support for students, SSMU allocates the following types of scholarships for students:

• state academic;
• state social;
• state - graduate students;
• state - residents;
• increased academic;
• increased social.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision