North Western State Medical University

University Overview

North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov (NWSMU) was founded on October 12, 2011 as a result of the merger of the two oldest educational medical institutions in Russia - St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education and St. Petersburg State Medical Academy named after I. I.I. Mechnikov.

The founder of the University is the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

The activity of the University is based on close cooperation and coordination of educational, clinical and research activities - this allows training competent specialists who have modern knowledge and are able to apply it in practice

Education

The North-Western State Medical University sets global goals and works every day to achieve high performance and better results. To meet the challenges of the XXI century, the University carries out daily work on improving the quality of education, introducing innovative developments into practice. The years of experience of the predecessor universities have allowed the creation of a continuous educational program that includes pre-university training, higher education, and then advanced training or retraining.

• General Medicine
• Preventive Medicine
• Dentistry
• Pediatrics
• Surgical
• Therapeutic
• Medicine and Biology

Modern medicine has fantastic technologies, but in order to implement them, it is necessary to have professionals of the highest level. Our unique faculty staff passes on their valuable experience to the younger generation so that graduates receive the best education and are worthy of the title of doctor.

Our University is a team of scientists, employees, residents and students who are distinguished by their education and competence, ability to make decisions instantly, willingness to take responsibility and desire to constantly improve themselves. At the same time, the most important for people in white coats remain humanistic values - sensitivity, compassion, mercy, sincere desire to help people.

The faculty includes professors, associate professors, senior lecturers, teachers and assistants, deans and heads of departments and most of them are simultaneously practicing doctors of various clinics in St. Petersburg.

• 33 research scientists
• 7 member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• 3 Corresponding Member, Russian Academy of Sciences
• 37 honored physicians of Russia
• 751 Candidate of Medical Science
• 380 PhDs
• 25 Excellent Workers of Public Health

Education levels

"General Medicine" for English-speaking students:

• Practical classes and training during practical training at clinical bases of the university (more than 50 bases), in research institutes, laboratories
• Opportunity to undergo practical training /internship in medical organizations in different countries (more than 30)
• Opportunity to engage in research work, participate in scientific and practical conferences, publish the results of your own research in print media
• Work on unique equipment that provides conditions for increasing the efficiency and quality of professional training of medical workers
• Participation in exchange programs with partner universities in Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, China, Latvia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, Finland, Croatia, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Japan, etc.
• Participation in social activities, volunteer movements, sports and cultural and creative work
• Possibility to choose an individual trajectory of postgraduate vocational education