Bashkir State Medical University

About Bashkir State Medical University

Bashkir State Medical University (BSMU; Russian abbreviation BGMU) is a federal state medical university in Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan. It was founded on 25 March 1932. The founder is the Russian Federation, and the university has been under the Ministry of Health since 2012. The main address is 3 Lenin Street, Ufa. It is a different institution from Ufa University of Science and Technology (UUST), which is also in Ufa. In 2010 it merged with the Ufa Medical College, in 2021 with the All-Russian Centre for Eye and Plastic Surgery, and in 2024 with the sanatorium "Shafranovo".

Institutes and research

The university has five faculties: General Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Preventive Medicine. It also has a Medical College, a multidisciplinary clinic, a dental clinic, and a dean's office for international students. The Institutes of Fundamental Medicine, Digital Medicine, Urology and Clinical Oncology, and Development of Education are listed in its structure. Research laboratories work on the Interuniversity Student Campus, including laboratories of additive technologies, human microbiome and mathematical modelling.

Students

According to the university, eight thousand students study at BSMU, including foreign citizens, 1,000 residents and 250 graduate students. It also says that about 5,000 foreign students and residents from 64 countries study there. These figures are not dated on the page.

For international applicants

The English site lists a foundation year with preparatory courses, higher medical programmes (General Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Preventive Medicine, Pharmacy, Medical Biochemistry, Clinical Psychology, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Medical Biophysics), bachelor programmes in Biology, Nursing and Social Work, and master programmes in Biology, Industrial Pharmacy, Public Health and Social Work. The table on the English site gives "Russian, English" as the language of medium for the foundation year, General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and the Public Health and Social Work masters, and "Russian" for the other programmes. Preparatory courses are for foreign citizens who will study in Russian. The first application is sent by e-mail to admission@bashgmu.ru with certified translated copies of the passport and academic certificates, an invitation inquiry form and an application form. After arrival, applicants hand original documents to the admission committee. Documents must be legalised and translated into Russian with certification.

Housing

According to the English site, the university administers four hostels where international students live together with Russian students. Each hostel has a reading hall and a gym or fitness hall, each floor has a kitchen, and the rooms are furnished with beds and cupboards.