Stavropol State Medical University

Stavropol State Medical University was founded in 1938. Since that time thousands of highly skilled specialists working all over the world were prepared at the University. Their successful career growth is the pride of our University. The University is situated in the large administrative, industrial, agricultural, scientific and cultural centre – the city of Stavropol which is considered a pearl of the South of Russia. Throughout several centuries the representatives of more than 100 nationalities with their original culture and traditions live there in peace and confidence. Nowadays, the University is one of the authoritative educational and scientific medical centres of our country. In 2010 all activity spheres of the University were licensed and the State Accreditation Certificate was received. The General Medicine Faculty is the oldest one at our university. The teaching of the speciality «General Medicine» at Stavropol State Medical University takes place in more than 40 departments. The academic process is carried out by highly qualified specialists. The teaching staff of the Faculty consists of 32 professors, 29 associate professors and 56 Candidates of Medical Sciences. The faculty is proud of its students. The overwhelming majority of doctors working in the Stavropol Region are the graduates of the General Medicine Faculty. The University created the conditions for improvement of the students’ health. The Center of Students’ Health is opened at our University, where the specialists carry out constant monitoring of the students’ health indicators during the whole period of study at the University.

Stavropol State Medical University is the only educational establishment in our city, which has a sanatorium, where the students receive comprehensive treatment, or improve their health. Annually within summer vacations, our students have a rest in a sport camp at the Black Sea coast. The University has a sport complex with 25-meters’ swimming pool, two sport halls, three gyms, and an outdoor basketball court.

One of the main components of health of the young people is their nutrition. For this purpose, canteens and refreshment rooms are opened in the educational buildings and students’ hostels. The University has four students’ hostels with furnished apartments for 2-3 persons. Kitchens are equipped with all necessary facilities. There are shower rooms, washing rooms at the hostels.

In addition to the basic scholarship, the University Council scholarship, Rector’s scholarship, Students Scientific Society scholarship were established. The social grants for the orphans, for the disabled groups I and II, for the poor and other socially disadvantaged students are also established.