Volgograd Medical University is the oldest institution of higher education in the city, it was founded in 1935 and was then called the Stalingrad Medical Institute. Entering the VMU is not easy enough, however, the efforts of today's student will be justified in the future, when he gets an excellent profession.
History of the university (1935-1941)
At the time the university was founded, there was only one faculty (medical) and eight departments. The first students were 172 people, which was significant for the then Stalingrad. 500,000 people lived in the city, of which only 800 had a medical education and could provide appropriate assistance to their compatriots.
The organization of such a university was justified, which is why a number of highly qualified scientists were sent to Stalingrad. Gradually, the number of study places and speci alties increased, and it became possible to formlarge clinical base. In 1937, the first students of the university began working in the regional hospital, and three years later, such an important clinical base was formed at the institute in almost all necessary speci alties.
The University and the Great Patriotic War
In 1941, the life of the entire Soviet Union changed radically, but the medical institute in Stalingrad began to work twice as intensively as before. Only in 1941, the release amounted to more than 650 medical specialists. In parallel with the main training, the teachers were engaged in the retraining of experienced doctors for work in hospitals.
In 1942, the front line came close to Stalingrad. As a result of the bombing of the city, the institute was partially destroyed, several teachers and students were killed. After the Battle of Stalingrad, students and teachers of the university took an active part in its restoration. The institute received a great deal of help from its colleagues from other universities and the People's Commissariat of He alth, doctors from all over the Soviet Union came to Stalingrad to restore the educational institution. The next release of specialists took place only in 1944.
Post-war history of the university
Normal performance of the Institute was restored only after the end of the Great Patriotic War. In 1961, Stalingrad was renamed, the same fate befell the medical institute. Now the name of the city sounded like Volgograd. Volgograd State Medical University - this was the new nameuniversity. Previously, the educational institution was already renamed the academy, but the status of the university gave the university a completely different position.
In the same year, the university received a separate building located on the Square of the Fallen Fighters, this allowed the university to fulfill its tasks in a timely manner. Today, this building houses the main academic building (it also houses the administrative staff of the university). A large number of new faculties appeared, separate scientific schools began to form.
As of 2015, Volgograd Medical University is staffed by experienced teachers, including academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, candidates and doctors of science, professors and associate professors. In 2013, the university was included in the list of 100 best higher education institutions after accreditation by the Ministry of Education.
Virtual project and own medical facilities
Quite often, parents of prospective students want to read reviews about universities. Volgograd Medical University is replete with them, and on the website of the educational institution you can find the necessary information. In 2014, the university launched the Virtual VolgGMU portal, which is a remote platform where you can get training similar to the real one.
All teachers and students, as well as practitioners, meet on virtual learning portals, where they practice skills of a different nature. It is there that they can solve problems, hold conferences and reports, and also take exams. Despite the virtuality of the project, studentsreceive high-quality knowledge, and teachers always support their undertakings.
The training of doctors plays a huge role in modern medicine, which is why Clinic 1 of the Volgograd Medical University, the Family Medicine Clinic and the Dental Hospital are practical platforms for practicing skills. In all these institutions, novice doctors provide high-tech medical care to patients under the supervision of more experienced colleagues.
Volgograd Medical University: faculties
As of 2015, there are ten faculties at the university, where novice doctors can get all the skills necessary for further work. The medical college at the VolgGMU, which plays the role of a separate faculty, is very popular. College students can afford to save some money and still get a quality education.
Medical-biological, medical and dental faculties annually experience an influx of applicants who have to be weeded out due to lack of places. The pediatric and pharmaceutical departments, as well as the faculty of clinical psychology, recruit their students every year.
Production practice is separated into a separate subdivision, also it should be noted the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Education (FUV). Volgograd Medical University offers all current professionals to improve their knowledge in the shortest possible time and without interrupting their direct work.
There is no limit to perfection
The vast majority of the city's medical practitioners have additional graduates from the FOU. Volgograd Medical University meets potential students and builds a training schedule based on their wishes. Within this faculty there are 14 courses and 10 departments.
The faculty offers medical professionals retraining in 37 speci alties. Pharmacists can also undergo additional training, but for this they will need to go to Pyatigorsk, since it is carried out there. All those who successfully graduate from the faculty receive state diplomas.
University departments
The departments of Volgograd Medical University have been formed over several decades, as of 2015 there are 76 of them. It is not only about internal educational institutions related to the specialization of students, the university also has general professional departments (physical education and he alth, Russian language and socio-cultural adaptation, etc.).
Each department takes an active part in the educational process, curricula for students are drawn up taking into account the characteristics of each of them. Department meetings are held weekly to help students master the existing program. With difficult students, staff are constantly working methodically to improve the situation.
Pyatigorsk branch
For all those who wish to get a pharmaceutical education, the selection committee usually suggests going to the Pyatigorsk branch of the Volgograd Medical University, since it is there that specialists in this field are trained. The institution itself is also called the Pyatigorsk Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute.
The Institute was formed in 1943 and until 2012 it was a separate institution, but after the reorganization it became part of the VolgGMU. Every year, more than 1,300 students study at the Pyatigorsk branch on a full-time department on a budgetary basis, about 750 pay for their education. Thanks to the exchange program, 60-65 students from other countries study at the institute every year.
The situation is somewhat different at the correspondence department, about 750 students study on a budgetary basis, more than 1,500 reimburse their tuition costs on their own. In parallel with this, additional programs are constantly being implemented to improve the skills of existing specialists.
What should I do?
Volgograd Medical University annually opens its doors to new students. An applicant has the right to submit his documents before July 5-10 if he is going to take entrance exams at a university or enters speci alties related to pediatrics, dentistry and general medicine.
If a prospective student does not plan to take internal exams, since he has all the necessary USE certificates, he can submit documents before July 20-24. You will need to present photocopies of your passport, certificate of secondaryeducation, a medical certificate in form 086-y, as well as a 3x4 cm photo for personal files.
If the applicant has any special rights that can positively affect admission (disability, additional certificates and diplomas, etc.), you must also submit documents confirming this. Only in this case, you can count on a benefit.
Dormitory
Non-resident students also come to VolgGMU to study. There are several dormitories designed specifically for them, designed for a total of 1380 people. Natives of other cities can take more than 120 places, in exceptional cases, places can be provided in hotels operating at the educational institution.
Detailed information about the procedure for settling in a hostel is best to be clarified at the university admissions office by phone +7 (8442) 53-23-33. You can visit the university in person, its main building is located at 1 Fallen Fighters Square.
Tuition fees
Not all students manage to enter the budget form of education, this happens because there are not enough places for everyone. Volgograd Medical University offers those who did not have enough points to pass on the budget, training on a commercial basis with full reimbursement of its cost.
Further everything will depend on which faculty was chosen by the student. The cheapest way to get biological andbiotechnological speci alty, the cost of full-time education is 38.5 thousand rubles a year. Dentistry, pharmacy and pediatrics have been the most expensive speci alties for many years now.
The future dentist will have to pay 109.7 thousand rubles for a year of study, pharmacists and pediatricians - 102.5 thousand rubles each. There are only 10 paid places at the correspondence department, they are allocated for the speci alty "Management", in this case the student will have to pay 50 thousand rubles a year for training.
Scientific work
If a student is looking for the most up-to-date materials on a particular speci alty, he should definitely look into the Bulletin of the Volgograd State Medical University. The university has its own media, in which articles are periodically published on current topics in the field of medicine, and we are talking not only about theoretical provisions, but also about practical skills.
The issue of the journal is handled by a large editorial board, which includes doctors and candidates of sciences. In parallel with this, scientists from VolgGMU are constantly working with students, we are talking about writing articles, participating in various scientific conferences, exchanging experience with other universities in the country.
Reviews
Students and graduates of the VolgGMU successfully work for the benefit of domestic medicine, many of them receive invitations to work abroad. All those who studied at the university speak quite positively about it, in their opinion, within the educational institution there isa special culture by which its graduates can be recognized. Separate praise, according to them, deserves teachers who are true professionals, always extremely tactful and ready to help students.
Despite the rapid process of reducing budget places, students and teachers of the university believe that this will weed out the flow of those who want to graduate from an educational institution just to get a higher education. The hospitals where its graduates work after completing their studies also speak warmly about VolgGMU, and the university is considered a real forge of personnel that educates professional doctors.
How to get there?
Volgograd Medical University, address: Fallen Fighters Square, 1, is located a few meters from the railway station, which is easy to get to. You can use the light rail line and get to the Komsomolskaya station, and from there walk a few meters on foot to the main building of the university.
