Far Eastern State Medical University

Far Eastern State Medical University has created an effective system for training top-ranked specialists, which combines the best traditions of the Russian healthcare school and the latest trends in medicine. 

FESMU graduates are known and employed by the leading medical institutions in Russia and abroad.

Advantages of studying

• More than 70% of teachers hold academic degrees and titles
• The medical student employment system: FESMU students can start working and earning money after completing their third year of study
• Support for first-year students, advisement, assistance in adaptation, psychological support, individual academic support for international students
• Support for students who want to pursue science. The scientific society of young researchers and students includes more than 2,000 participants. Students work at the Student Laboratory of Experimental Medicine based at the Central Research Laboratory. Active participants of the student scientific movement get personal increased scholarships
• There are student professional associations of therapeutics and surgery. FESMU students are multiple winners of the Far East Surgery Olympiad and prize-winners of the International Surgery Olympiad in Moscow
• The comfortable dormitories in the center of the city are located near the university. The central city parks, shopping centers, numerous cafés are within walking distance
• An eventful and interesting student life: sports and cultural events, clubs, circles
• The opportunity to undertake an internship at medical and academic institutions in the Russian Far East and the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region

Specific features of the profession

The healing profession is difficult and interesting. It is about spacious mind, intellectual potential, all-round development of the individual. People who devote themselves to medicine should undoubtedly have a vocation for it and a number of ethical and moral, communicative, managerial skills.

You should be ready to study hard. The study program is full of activities such as lectures, seminars, practical classes, homework. After graduation, doctors keep studying, and they regularly explore new medical studies and discoveries. Any decision must be carefully weighed and calculated because medical professionals are responsible for human life and health.

Studies

Medical students study chemistry, anatomy, histology, physiology, psychology, and other subjects. The subjects they study at the medical university give them knowledge of the organism structure and function at different levels and help build a foundation for developing medical judgement.

FESMU graduates develop doctor’s behavior and clinical judgement basics, the ability to complete professional tasks using clinical algorithms in healthcare delivery in case of medical emergencies, in prevention and early detection of diseases, treatment and rehabilitation of patients.