Saratov State Medical University

The Saratov State Medical University (SSMU, Razumovsky University) is one of Russia’s leading research-intensive universities and ranked in the top 50 universities in Russia by Forbes. The SSMU is an innovative institution that has a glorious history and continues to develop dynamically. In 2019 we celebrated the 110th anniversary! The founder and the first Rector was Professor Vasily Razumovsky, an outstanding surgeon. He is considered to be the founder of a neurosurgery school in Russia. Such outstanding Russian scientists as Prof. A. Bogomolets, Prof. S. Spasokukotsky, Prof. S. Mirotvortsev, Prof. K. Tretiakoff provided students with the cutting edge knowledge. For more than a hundred years, highly qualified specialists have graduated from our University and are successfully working for the benefit of medical science and health care. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses on General Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. About 7000 students, including more than 1000 of those from 50 countries, are graduating from the University each year. Since the year of its foundation, the University follows the classic system of training medical students implementing new techniques and approaches.