Omsk State Medical University

Russian Federation has always been a leader in world medical education. Nowadays a number of Russian Medical Universities are in top fifty Universities according to the UNESCO ratings. The ratings are based on three criteria: quality of teaching staff, quality of education and international recognition. For example Moscow Medical Academy has the 2nd place in this rating. Thus, the quality of Russian medical education goes without saying.

There are more than 40 medical academies, universities and institutions spread all over our vast country.

Omsk State Medical University (OSMU) was founded as the Medical Faculty of Siberian Institute of Veterinary and Zoology in 1920; the faculty was reorganized into the West-Siberian State Medical Institute in 1921. It was renamed into Omsk State Medical Institute in 1925 and into Omsk State Medical Academy in 1994. Now more than 40.000 graduates of OSMU are working as doctors in our country and abroad. At the moment over 4500 students are studying at 5 faculties: •Medical, • Pediatric, • Stomatological, • Pharmaceutical and • the Faculty of Preventive Medicine.

Our University takes an active part in cooperation with educational institutions and research community of West European countries, the United States and some Asian countries. Itis engaged in TEMPUS IV Project. Tempus is the European Union programme which supports the modernisation of higher education, mainly through university cooperation projects. In addition to promoting cooperation between institutions, Tempus also encourage a people-to-people approach. Tempus provides support to consortia of institutions composed mainly of universities or university associations. The Tempus programme is implemented in close coordination with the Erasmus Mundus programme which provides scholarships to students allowing them to participate in top-level Master courses and Doctorate programmes outside the EU.

67 Chairs provide the teaching process in the University. 73% of the staff has an academic degree. Their innovative work has shaped many of the University’s most successful courses and programs. Continuing education is essential for professionals in a rapidly changing field of medicine that is linked so closely to the well-being of society. The University offers an expanding slate of programs that enable health professionals to study also ethical issues as they are involved in the medical profession and in modern society.

Omsk State Medical University occupies six buildings and has three hostels providing accommodation for all out-of-town students. Clinical Departments and Chairs of the University are based in the largest municipal hospitals equipped with modern diagnostic facilities. Clinics are headed by the leading scholars of the University. Teaching process is being constantly improved exploiting up-to-date information technologies. Students Scientific Society is the pride of the University. The University's library is the largest one among the medical institutions of Russia. It has over 600 000 volumes in its collection and many unique publications are among them. The library has a fully equipped computer hall with the Internet access.

Physical training is an integral part of the curriculum. Well-equipped gyms, ski-centre, a sport and recreation centers are available for the students.