DVGMU Far Eastern State Medical University

About DVGMU Far Eastern State Medical University

Far Eastern State Medical University (FESMU, in Russian DVGMU) is a state medical university in Khabarovsk, in the Russian Far East. Its full name is the Far Eastern State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. It was created on 2 October 1930 as the Khabarovsk Medical Institute and received the name Far Eastern State Medical University in 1996 (the words "of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation" were added in 2012). The founder is the Russian Federation, and the university is under the Ministry of Health. The main address is 35 Muravyova-Amurskogo Street, Khabarovsk.

Institutes and research

The university describes six faculties, a medical-pharmaceutical college, an Institute of Continuing Professional Education and Accreditation, and a pre-university training centre. The faculties are Medical (General Medicine), Paediatric (Paediatrics), Dental (Dentistry), Pharmacy and Biomedicine (Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacy), and Medical-Humanitarian (Social Work, Nursing and Clinical Psychology). The sixth covers residency, postgraduate study and graduate employment. According to the university, 58 medical organisations in Khabarovsk and Khabarovsk Krai are clinical bases. A central research laboratory supports research. The university reports cooperation agreements with universities in Japan, Korea and China.

Students

According to the university, more than 3,000 students, more than 50 postgraduate students and 400 residents study at FESMU.

For international applicants

The university publishes an English guide for the admission of foreign citizens. It describes three routes. First, budget-funded places under international treaties and federal laws, for listed categories of citizens, who compete together with Russian applicants. Second, the Russian Government quota: applicants register at education-in-russia.com and name FESMU as the university they want. Third, fee-paying places under a contract. On the first and third routes, applicants submit a USE certificate if they have one, or take entrance examinations set by the university. Admission is to the first year. The university website has a section for international students and applicants. It includes a regulation on training foreign citizens and information on moving into a dormitory. It also offers a brochure for Chinese students about a joint Chinese-Russian medical training project.

Housing

The university has three dormitories, on Pushkina Street in Khabarovsk. According to the university, all budget-funded students and listeners from other cities are provided with dormitory places.