Preventive Medicine

Accreditation. State accreditation (for an indefinite period). Professional–public accreditation in 2021.

Awards and achievements. In 2023, the program was recognized as the best educational program of innovative Russia. Students are winners of the Olympiads in epidemiology and disaster medicine, the All-Russian Ecological Dictation in the disciplines related to hygiene, practice-oriented competitions “I am a Professional” and “Student of the Year-2023” in the Preventive Medicine category.

Teaching staff. The main educational program is delivered by 370 teachers at 27 departments. 95.5% of teachers hold academic degrees of Candidates of Sciences or Doctors of Sciences, academic titles of Associate Professor or Professor. Among them are board-certified doctors, Excellent Workers of Public Health, Excellent Workers of the sanitary and epidemiological service, Honored Science Workers, Physicians, Workers of Higher Education of the RF, laureates of the National Award of the Russian Professorial Assembly “Professor of the Year.”

Learning outcomes. As part of the Specialist’s program, students prepare to complete professional tasks in prevention and diagnosis of diseases, organization and management, and research.

Facilities and resources. Computer classrooms with modern licensed software and electronic library systems, specialized classrooms with multimedia equipment, and training and production facilities.

Research. VSMU has scientific schools developing up-to-date research areas related to preventive medicine. Teachers participate in international congresses and conferences and in the development of modern technologies.

Competitive advantages. Within the East-European Research and Education Medical Cluster of the Central Federal District, the university cooperates with I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, F.F. Erisman Federal Research Center for Hygiene, and Ryazan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia. Practice-oriented training and project-based learning, participation in Olympiads, contests and conferences at different levels. The main work placement facility for students is the Territorial Directorate of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Voronezh Region, Voronezh Regional Clinical Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS, and the Professional Pathology Center.

Career prospects and employment. The university closely cooperates with employers. The graduate employment rate is 95.6%. Students, including those pursuing employer-sponsored education, come from many regions of Russia and countries.