Yaroslavl State Medical University, YSMU

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

YSMU was founded on August 15, 1944.

The learning process includes a course of lecture-type and seminar-type classes, as well as the passage of clinical, professional skills and professional experience, production in the specialty and laboratory assistant, research and pre-diploma practice.

• Institute of Pharmacy;
• Faculty of Medicine;
• Faculty of Pediatrics;
• Faculty of Dentistry;
• Faculty of Clinical Psychology and Social Work;
• Faculty of Highly Qualified Personnel Education.

6 main scientific directions have been approved at YSMU:

• rheumatic diseases;
• vascular surgery and emergency surgery;
• protection of motherhood and childhood;
• regularities of the structure and functions of cells, tissues and organs in normal and pathological conditions;
• neurology and mental health;
• development, study and testing of medicines by branches of  science.

YSMU conducts international cooperation with the following organizations:

• Gomel State Medical University;
• Almaty State Institute for Advanced Education of Doctors of the Ministry of Health;
• Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University;
• Scientific and Practical Center for Hygiene;
• Bukhara Medical University;
• Guangdong University of Pharmacy;             
• Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.

YSMU provides nonresident full-time students with five dormitories for 2258 places. The cost of living consists of fees for rent and utilities - an average of up to 1011 rubles.

To organize meals for students and staff, the university has a buffet and 3 canteens for 244 seats.

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

• Practical conference on the problems of crisis psychology "We will help ...";
• Action "The health of our planet is our health";
• I All-Russian Competition with international participation of professional skills "The Best Pharmacist";
• IIl International Student Festival "GxP Fest-2023";
•  Spartakiad of students of medical and pharmaceutical universities of Russia "Physical culture and sport - the second profession of a doctor";
• "Young Science-2023";
• Championship of the Yaroslavl region in powerlifting;
• Universiade of Universities of the Yaroslavl Region;
• Spring campaign "Paw of Kindness";
• VI Interregional Educational Conference "Interdisciplinary Aspects of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery".

Educational activities are carried out in 8 educational buildings equipped with lecture-type classrooms, halls for practical classes, laboratories, rooms for independent work and practical education. Equipment of special rooms and rooms for independent work: video panels, projector, TV, laboratory, spirometer, tuning fork, Foster perimeter, microscope, tonometer, medical phonendoscope, Goryaev camera, etc.

Students are given free access to scientific libraries for 104 seats in total.

For sports, YSMU provides an educational and sports building.

At YSMU, the learning process is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. At the end of each of them, an examination session is held, after passing the students, they are given vacations (in winter in January, in summer in July and August).

Additional expenses:

• Payment for accommodation;
• Transport;
• Nutrition;
• Leisure and recreation.

For admission to YSMU, applicants must:

• 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 any);
• A document confirming the passage of centralized testing (exam);
• A document confirming that the applicant belongs to the persons who are granted the appropriate special right (if any);
• Documents confirming individual achievements, the results of which are taken into account at admission;
• Medical certificate in the form 086 / y.

The necessary package of documents is provided to the university:

• personally;
• by mail;
• in electronic form.

At the moment, 3800 students, graduate students and residents are studying at YSMU.

YSMU cooperates with the Center for the Promotion of Employment of Graduates in State Medical Organizations of the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation, with medical organizations and with the Department of Health and Pharmacy of the Yaroslavl Region.

For admission to bachelor's and specialist's educational programs, an applicant must:

• Completed education is not lower than secondary general;
• Points received for the exam are not lower than:
  • History — 32;
  • Social Studies — 42;
  • Biology — 36-45; 
  • chemistry — 37-45;
  • Mathematics — 30;
  • Russian — 37-40.

Admission to the magistracy at YSMU is not conducted.

For admission to residency programs, you must:

• Completed higher education;
• Successful completion of the entrance test (testing) - at least 70 points.

For admission to postgraduate programs, you must:

• Completed higher education;
• Successful completion of the entrance test - a special discipline - is not lower than 70 points.

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

• state academic;
• state social;
• state - graduate students and residents;
• scholarships of the President of the Russian Federation and scholarships of the Government of the Russian Federation;
• Registered;
• scholarships for students appointed by legal entities or individuals, including those who sent them to study.

In addition, the university provides financial assistance to students in need.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision