MBBS in Russia | Astrakhan State Medical University

Astrakhan State Medical University is established in 1918 and is one of the oldest and leading medical universities in Russia. There are over 4000 students and 70 departments in the university. Specialties are provided in subject like General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Paediatrics. In this university the duration of General Medicine and Paediatrics course is 6 years and the duration of Dentistry and Pharmacy program is 5 years. But in this university the medium of instruction for all courses are not English. The medium of instruction for General Medicine is English, Russian and French, Dentistry is Russian and French, Pharmacy is Russian and French and Paediatrics is only Russian.

 

Specialties are offered in surgery, internal medicine, endocrinology, otolaryngology, neurology, urology, skin and venereal diseases, obstetrics and gynaecology, rehab, occupational diseases, etc. Post graduate programs are also offered in this university in many subjects like in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Infectious diseases, Physiotherapy, Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology. PhDs are also offered by this university in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Surgery and Clinical immunology.

 

The University provides the foreign students the opportunity to learn English, German, French and Russian in their education linguistic centre. The university is recognized from World Health Organization (WHO) and Medical Council of India (MCI). Students getting MBBS degree from this university can practice in India by clearing Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) conducted by MCI.

The university is one of the best medical universities in Russia and it has the following 11 faculties:     
  • Faculty of General Medicine
  • Faculty of Paediatrics
  • Faculty of Pharmacy
  • Faculty of Preventive medicine
  • Faculty of Clinical Psychology
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Management and Higher Nursing Education
  • Faculty of Nursing education
  • Faculty of Foreign Students
  • Faculty of Postgraduate Education
  • Preparatory Faculty
Apart from that various short-term language courses are provided in the university. Student in this university are allowed to exchange programs, participate in joint research and innovative projects, joint courses and International conferences. This helps the students to learn many extra things beyond their regular course curriculum. Not only that the university has scientific library, sports section, museum, etc. Various artistic events takes place in the university and the students actively participates on those events.

For the development of student, the university organizes a program called United Council of Students. In United Council of Students, there are 18 students’ unions which work in the field of Science & Innovations, Entrepreneurship, Development of Students’ Self-Government, Leisure & Creative Arts, International Cooperation of Young People and Students' Socialization.

The methodology of teaching and the form of delivery method in this university is different from other medical universities in Russia. The university all facilities to its students starting from course curriculum to hostel. It has separate hostel provision for both boys and girls. In the university hostel all facilities are available such as central A/C, beddings, shower, washroom, washbasin, security guards, reception, laundry, cleaning and washing personnel, reading rooms, etc. The university also has Students’ Hostel Council. This Students’ Hostel Council is developed to work for improvement of extracurricular educational, mass events, sports, and recreational activities. It also promotes the healthy lifestyle, assist to the University Administration in enhancement of the students’ hostel accommodation conditions.

Thus the campus life of this university is very bright and academic. The cost of pursuing MBBS course in this university is not very high. So students seeking MBBS admissionin abroad can choose this university for getting quality medical education.

Asia-Pacific Career Launcher (APCL), New Delhi is the academic partner of this institute. If you are seeking admission in this university, you should contact APCL for direct admission. 

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