| General Information Moscow University has a long-standing tradition of training physicians. Medical
Faculty was opened from the very foundation of the University in 1755. In 1930
it had separated and became the First Moscow Medical Institute (at present time
Moscow Medical Academy). The existing Faculty was founded in 1992. This can be
valued as a return to the historical traditions of medical education at the
University. A six-year, post-secondary, medical curriculum at Moscow State is
premised on the idea that students must be grounded in basic disciplines even as
they learn the qualities and skills of a practitioner mastering research
technique. The first three years of a medical student's education therefore
include instruction in physics, mathematics, statistics, genetics, biology,
biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and, in truly innovative departures, the
English language, computers, electronic information sharing and retrieval. The
programme emphasizes "active" instructional techniques as opposed to the
"passive" ones, typical of the old fashioned educational system , that centered
on the uncritical memorization of lectures and books by "orthodox" experts.
Clinical training occurs at the Medical Centre of the Administration of the
President of Russian Federation, a leading Moscow hospital that is well equipped
and has experienced physicians and medical staff.
Main goals of the Faculty foundation: to train qualified medical specialists
according to the Russian governmental standard; to integrate efforts of
scientists of various branches for carrying out basic research in medicine; to
introduce new methods of diagnostics and treatment of diseases.
Scientific Departments
Normal and Topographical Anatomy
Biological and Medical Chemistry
Biophysics
Pharmacology
Clinical Departments
Internal Medicine
Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Multidisciplinary Clinical Training
Laboratories
Pharmacology of Cardiovascular System
Regulatory Systems of Cells
Pathological Physiology
Computer Technologies in Medicine
Medical Doctor
6 years full time
Foreign students have a choice to join Russian-speaking student group (after
finishing 1 year preparatory course at the MSU) or English-speaking group
(during first 3 years training goes in English, from 4th to 6th year - in
English and Russian).
General Courses
Philosophy
Politology
Sociology
Economy
History of Russia
History of Medicine
Jurisprudence
Psychology and Pedagogics
Physical Training
English
Latin
Medical Terminology
Medical and Biological Physics
Medical Equipment
Higher Mathematics
Informatics
Medical Informatics
General Chemistry
Bioorganic Chemistry
Medical Biology
Genetics
Parasitology
Biological Chemistry
Human Anatomy
Normal Physiology
Microbiology
Virology
Immunology
Histology
Embryology
Cytology
Pharmacology
Pathological Anatomy (Pathology)
Pathophysiology
Clinical Discipline Courses
General Hygiene
Social Medicine and Public Health Service
Epidemiology
Internal Medicine (incl. Endocrinology, Phthisiopulmonology, Professional
Diseases, Outpatient Therapy)
Surgery (incl. Anesthesiology, Urology, Stomatology, Topographical Anatomy and
Operative Surgery, Oncology, Traumatology and Orthopedics)
Radiology
Clinical Pharmacology
Infectious Diseases
Dermatology
Nervous Diseases
Human Genetics
Psychiatry and Narcology
Otorhinolaryngology
Ophthalmology
Forensic Medicine
Obstetrics - Gynecology
Pediatrics
Military and Extremal Medicine
Medical Ecology
Occupational and Rehabilitation Medicine
Elective Courses
Elective courses in selected categorical areas are related to medicine within
the medical school: magnetic resonance tomography, lasers in medicine, optical
methods in the clinical laboratory. After each Spring semester the students are
offered to pass the educational clinical practice in different hospitals of
Moscow.
Postgraduate Studies
Combined MD - PhD programme offered in all disciplines.
Minimum duration for MD - PhD Degree in basic medical disciplines (Biochemistry,
Physiology, Pathophysiology, Biophysics, Pharmacology) - 9 years.
Minimum duration for MD - PhD Degree in clinical disciplines - 11 years. |
