Volgograd , 400131 Pl . Pavshih Bortsov ,1

1. State EducationalInstitution OfHigherProfessionalTraining«VolgogradStateMedicalUniversity»

2. Volgograd, 400131 Pl. PavshihBortsov,1

3. Educational fields At present there are 4 levels of training in the university: • Pre-college, • Undergraduate, • Postgraduate, • Continuing professional education andadvanced training

4. Facultiesat the Volgograd State Medical University • Medical, • Stomatological, • Pediatric, • Pharmaceutical, • Biomedical, • Social work and clinicalpsychology, • Advanced medical training, • For international students

5. Staff At present the number of the staff at the university is the following: • 138 Doctors of Science andProfessors • 511 Candidates of Science, • 2 Members of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, • 1 Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, • 7 Honoured Science Workers of the Russian Federation, • 2 Honorary Figures of Russian Higher Education, • 19 Honoured Doctors Of the Russian Federation

6. Staff • Departments – 73 • Mean age of the faculty members – 47 years • With degrees –71,5% • Doctors of Science percentage –16,5% • Candidates of Science percentage –55%

7. Students • 5667 students overall • Graduated in 2009 - 940 • Entered in 2009 - 1052

8. Forms of scientific manpower training • The main form of training is postgraduate education • Currently 256 people are involved in postgraduate training in 38 specialties:7 scientific: «medical science», «pharmaceutical science», «biological science», «chemicalscience», «philosophical science», «sociologicalscience», «cultural studies» • Applicants – 29 people

9. Forms of scientific manpower training • Doctorate training is available in 4specialties and at present 12 people are being trained

10. Educationaltraining • The university has a «Regional Socio- humanitarian Centre for further professional training» • Special trainings (72 hours) «Psychological, educational and organizational aspects of academic activity at the medical university» take place every year

11. EMPLOYERS RECTOR Quality commission EXTERNAL AUDIT Rector assistant, Authorized official for quality PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION ОМКК EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT

12. In the last 3 years were defended: 27 Doctoral dissertations 136 Candidate’sdissertations, published 35 monographs, 14 textbooks, 109 study guides, more than 2600 articles (out of which 150 published in foreign journals), 1 invention, 24 patents obtained Scientific work

13. International activity All-Russian scientific conferences “Problems of international students quality of education in medical universities” are held regularly

14. International activity For more than 15 years once in every 2 years specialists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Science (USA) conduct conferences in the field of postgraduate education

15. Open education

16. Educational Internet portal has been working since January 2007

18. Innovative teaching model Distance teaching (via the Internet) was introduced at the Volgograd State University at the pharmacology and biopharmaceutical department in 2006 (upgrade qualification of pharmacists)

19. The amount of students on distance teaching in 2006-2009

20. The balance between students on on-site and off-site training and distance teaching since 2006-2009 • The amount of students on distance teaching increases. • It made up 50% of all students in 2008-2009

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