|
About academy
State Institution of graduate and Postgraduate Professional
Education «Voronezh N. N. Burdenko State Medical Academy» is known as on of the country’s leading research and teaching
institutions with the total student enrollment of 5 500 people.
It is one of the oldest educational institutions of
Russia. Its history goes back to 1802 — the date of Derpt University
foundation, which in 1918 moved to Voronezh. In 1930 its Medical Faculty became an
independent institute, acquiring an Academy status in 1994.
The Academy has a well-established
reputation for providing high quality medical teaching, learning and
research. The quality of its performance is reflected in the rating
system, where the Academy was placed in the top ten higher medical
schools of Russia. Since the foundation year it has prepared above
40 thousand medical specialists, including foreign specialists from
28 countries of Europe, Asia and Africa.
From 2000 the Rector of Voronezh N.N. Burdenko State Medical Academy is Prof. Igor E. Esaulenko.
Medical degrees received at VSMA are recognized
worldwide. The Academy is listed in the World Directory of Medical
Schools, 9th Edition, published by the World Health Organization. To
practice medicine graduates just have to confirm their qualification with
the appropriate licensing body in their home country.
|
