Privolzhsky Research Medical University

About Privolzhsky Research Medical University

Privolzhsky Research Medical University (PRMU; Russian abbreviation PIMU) is a federal state medical university in Nizhny Novgorod. It was founded on 20 March 1920 and was formerly known as Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy. The founder is the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. The main address is Minin and Pozharsky Square 10/1, Nizhny Novgorod. The university also has a branch in Vladimir (Oktyabrsky Prospekt 1). The university describes itself as "one of the oldest universities in Russia".

Institutes and research

The English site lists these faculties: Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Preventive Medicine, Pharmacy, Training of Highly Qualified Specialists, Network Educational Programs, and International Medical Education together with the International Affairs Department. The official structure also includes the Institutes of Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Therapy, Fundamental Medicine, and Surgery and Oncology, as well as the Research Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies. The university lists university clinics among its places of education, including the Institute of Pediatrics clinic and the Institute of Traumatology clinic.

Students

According to the university, PRMU has more than 8,300 students, and more than 28 per cent of them are international students from more than 49 countries. These figures are not dated on the page. The university lists cooperation with universities in Iran, Syria, Turkey, Malaysia, Egypt, India, Armenia, Uzbekistan and other countries.

For international applicants

The university says it offers medical specialist programmes in English: General Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry. It also describes a one-year foundation course taught online, with Russian language from beginner level plus chemistry, biology and physics. To apply, contact the admission office at admission@pimunn.net, choose the level of study (specialty, residency, master or PhD) and the specialty, then submit an online application in the PRMU applicant's personal account. Foreign documents must have a notarised translation into Russian and legalisation or an apostille. A medical certificate is also required.

Housing

The Russian dormitory page describes five dormitory buildings with 99 to 223 rooms each: No. 1 has 223 rooms, No. 2 has 185, No. 3 has 127, No. 4 has 218 and No. 5 has 99. According to the English site, students get rooms on a sharing basis with furniture and bed linen, kitchens are available, and there are cafes and canteens in the buildings. Places are given under a university procedure that sets priority categories.