Established in 1878, Siberian State Medical University (SibMed) is one of the favored choices among the Indian students studying MBBS in Russia. The university has gained the status of the only flagship medical university in Russia in 2017.
SibMed is one of the few institutions in Russia that has its own multidisciplinary university hospital. This affects the teaching staff and student body to a large extent. The teaching staff consists of 80% of specialists with academic degrees and titles and 50% practicing doctors. In addition to the multidisciplinary hospital, SibMed students can receive training at the modern simulation center, which is one of the two centers in the Russian Federation that has received accreditation by the European Society for Simulation in Medicine (SESAM).
In 2015 SibMed became the first medical university in Russia to be accredited by the Skolkovo Technopark, the other recognitions include that of the World Directory Of Medical Schools (WDOMS), Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), World Federation for Medical Education (WFME), erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI)/ National Medical Commission (NMC), etc.
Russia is economically cheap for students yet one of the preferred choices for international students to study MBBS for the following reasons:
Studying in Russia is a beneficial choice for students wanting to pursue higher studies MBBS in foreign. A few of these attractive benefits are listed below: