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North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov

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.

NWSMU provides training at 7 faculties:

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

Professors

1144

Students

4500+

Foreigners

300+

Type

State

Entry requirements

Entrance test

Gender restrictions

Distance learning

Educational programmes

120+

Dormitory

Yes

Type of learning

Duration

Average cost/year

Type of learningBachelor’s degree

Duration4

Average cost/year3 000 USD

Type of learningSpecialty

Duration5-6

Average cost/year4 400 USD

Type of learningMaster’s degree

Duration2

Average cost/year2 800 USD

Type of learningResidency

Duration2-5

Average cost/year3 700 USD

Type of learningPreparatory department

Duration1

Average cost/year1 950 USD

Admission steps

Bachelor’s degree

19 June

Acceptance of documents

05 August

The end of the acceptance of documents

06 August

The launch of entrance tests

01 September

The beginning of studies

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Specialty

19 June

Acceptance of documents for programs implemented in Russian

05 August

The end of the acceptance of documents for programs implemented in Russian

06 August

The launch of entrance tests for programs implemented in Russian

14 August

The end of entrance tests for programs implemented in Russian

01 September

The beginning of studies in programs implemented in Russian

14 September

Acceptance of documents for programs implemented in English

16 October

The end of the acceptance of documents for programs implemented in English

20 October

The launch of entrance tests for programs implemented in English

27 October

The end of entrance tests for programs implemented in English

01 November

The beginning of studies in programs implemented in English

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Master’s degree

19 June

Acceptance of documents

05 August

The end of the acceptance of documents

06 August

The launch of entrance tests

13 August

The end of entrance tests

01 September

The beginning of studies

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