Omsk State Medical University

Omsk State Medical University is one of the oldest universities of Siberia; it was founded in 1920 as the Medical Division of Siberian Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Zoology which enrolled 186 students. In 1921, West Siberian State Medical Institute was created, its first rector was N.K. Ivanov-Emin. In 1924, it was renamed as Omsk State Medical Institute. Today the University is one of largest medical universities in Siberian Region and Russia as a whole. The University’s educational activity is confirmed by Quality Management System Certificate of Conformity to requirements of GOST R ISO 9001-2008 (ISO 9001:2008). According to results of official and independent expertise, OSMU is constantly ranked among 100 best universities of Russia.

The mission of the Omsk State Medical University is to train highly qualified, harmoniously developed specialists, imbued with the principles of humanism and compassion, who will be able to elaborate and implement the innovative technologies for diagnostics, treatment and prevention, and who will be in great demand for the Health Care Services.

The University has trained more than 35 thousand doctors. Its graduates work in all regions of the country, as well as in CIS and non-CIS countries. The indisputable achievement of OSMU is its number of employer-sponsored students which is 45.4 % of the total number of state-funded students. Today the contracts on training of doctors are concluded with administrations and public health authorities of Omsk, Kurgan, Tomsk, Novosibirsk Regions, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Altai Krai and other Regions. Every year more than 8.5 thousand doctors graduate from the University. The University consists of Academic Affairs Department, Pre-University Training and Career Center, five Faculties, four College’s Departments, Center for Professional Advancement and Retraining of Specialists, Financial-Economic Department, Central Research Laboratory, Center for International Affairs and Information Technologies, Department of Clinical Care and Practical Training, Maintenance Department and autonomous business units: Center for Laboratory Diagnostics, a clinic, Publishing and Printing Center. The training of specialists is conducted in the following fields of study: “General Medicine”, “Pediatrics”, “Preventive Medicine”, “Dentistry”, “Pharmacy”, as well as in all programmes of pre-university and postgraduate education. The College’s training is conducted in the field of “General Medicine”, “Nursing Care”, “Laboratory Diagnostics” and “Pharmacy”. The educational process is conducted at 67 departments, where 122 professors and doctors of sciences, 343 PhD holders work. Among the lecturers there are five Honored Scientists of the Russian Federation; three Honorary Figures of Russian Higher Education; 13 Honored Doctors of the Russian Federation, one Honored Health Care Worker of the Russian Federation, 37 Excellent Workers of Public Health of the Russian Federation. More than 180 employees were awarded Diplomas of the President of the Russian Federation, Government of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, and Government of Omsk Region.

he scientific activity and training of specialists are a big and important part of the work. The Academic Council of the University, eight Task Groups, Department of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies, Student Scientific Bureau, four Doctoral Thesis Boards and other scientific divisions of OSMU take part in the organization and coordination of scientific research. The priority research areas of the University are:

• Burning issues of Reproductive Health and Pediatric Pathology in the Regional aspect;
• Medical and social issues of Narcology within a large industrial center;
• Development and clinical testing of new methods and technical means in Surgery;
• Regional features of infectious pathology: monitoring, clinical analysis, epidemiological surveillance programmes, secondary immunodeficiencies;
• Social and hygienic aspects of health of the population of Omsk Region;
• Dental diseases of the population in Siberia and the Russian North;
• Extreme and terminal states: issues of pathogenesis, clinical findings, diagnostics and treatment;
• Improvement of drug assistance to the population of Siberian Region.

Non-resident students studying at the University live in dormitories. The University has 6 dormitories. This life allows all students to bring their talents to light. Its cameo theatre Agar and dance ensemble Inspiration are quite famous. There are a lot of sports clubs for those who like doing sports. The University has its own sports and recreation facilities in the suburban recreation area. The most important achievement is the victory in the open public competition The Healthy Lifestyle University, held under the auspices of the InterRegional Public Organization Council of Rectors of Medical and Pharmaceutical Universities in Russia with the support of the United Russia political party, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in 2012 and 2015.