About

Tyumen State Medical University is a state institution of higher professional education and science, located in the city of Tyumen, Russia. Since 1963, it has trained over 25 thousand doctors. Graduates of this university are almost all the chief doctors of medical institutions and health care managers in the Tyumen and Kurgan regions, as well as the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug and Yamal. The third generation of scientists “raised” within its walls is already working at the university. Tyumen State Medical University is the alma mater for 800 candidates of science and two hundred doctors of science, now working not only in their native region, but also in other universities in the country and in practical healthcare.[1]

General information

Higher professional education is implemented in 4 specialties (General Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Dentistry) and one area of training (a Nursing bachelor's degree). Every year, about 3,500 students study at the university, full-time and part-time, in higher education programs. According to programs of additional professional education, about 6 thousand people are trained in 56 medical specialties during the academic year in cycles of advanced training and professional retraining. Internship training is carried out in 29 specialties, while residency training is carried out in 35 specialties.[1]

At the university, the teaching staff is distributed among 60 departments, of which 50% are clinical departments. Among the teachers of Tyumen State Medical University there are about 130 doctors of science and 300 candidates of science, and one academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Four university employees have the title of Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, 58 people have the title of Honored Doctor, Honored Health Worker or Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Five employees were awarded orders and medals of the Russian Federation.

Students are trained in five academic buildings. Clinical training of university students is carried out at 24 medical institutions in the city of Tyumen and the region.