Bashkir State Medical University, established in 1932, is one of the leading
medical universities in the Russian Federation and the center of medical and
pharmaceutical sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
At first, there was only one faculty – Faculty of General Medicine. In 1961
Faculty of Pediatrics was created, in 1970 – Faculty of Preventive Medicine
(later renamed to Faculty of Preventive Medicine and Microbiology), in 1976 –
Faculty of Dentistry, in 1981 – Faculty of Pharmacy.
In 2010 Ufa Medical College became a part of BSMU.
There are over 8000 medical students, including more than 850 foreign students
from 40 countries, about 1000 clinical residences and PhD programs and 7000
postgraduate professional trainings in our University. BSMU also includes the
medical college, which offers vocational secondary education in specialties of
Nursing and Prosthetic Dentistry.iversity.