Have you ever wondered why students want to pursue medical education in foreign countries? Why medical education abroad is always in demand field among international students? I have valid answers to these questions. Nowadays, students want themselves to get furnished in the advanced technology used in the medical fields in different countries. So that they can gain more extraordinary skills as well as dignity in their home country. According to statistical data, Russia has provided training in Clinical Medicine to over 48,000 international students in the academic year 2017-18. 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

1. The students should be of 17 years or above on or before 31st December of that academic year. 

2. It is mandatory for the student to procure a minimum 50% marks in class 12th from science stream ( physics, chemistry, biology) from CBSE or any equivalent board.

3. You have to clear the NEET exam as per guidelines by MCI (Medical Council of India). 

TOP 3 MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES IN RUSSIA 

Orenburg State Medical University 

It is the best university in Russia delivering 200 specialists every year who are ready to treat patients across the world. Its infrastructure is equipped with modern technology. The college has more than 300 notable professors and assistant professors. The university renders hands-on experiential training in 18 clinical based hospitals. The annual tuition fee is around USD 6000. The university is officially accredited by the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Faculties are:

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Department of Human Anatomy

• Department of Hospital Therapies

• Hospital Surgery Department, Urology

• Department of Children’s Diseases

• The Department of outpatient therapy

• Department of General Surgery

• The Department of Surgery and Clinical Anatomy 

• Department of Internal Medicine Propaedeutics

• Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics

• The Department of Therapy and Endocrinology

• The Department of Surgery

2. Tver State Medical University

It is the oldest and most prominent university in Russia. It is the first university to initiate courses in the English language in Russia. The university is renowned for its extensive scientific and clinical laboratory base for medical practitioners and scientists. Out of 4700 enrollments in this university, 1410 students are from 50 different nationalities. The university is officially recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), USA, UK and many more countries. The annual fee is USD 6400.

Faculties are: 

• Faculty of General Medicine

• Faculty of Dental Medicine

• Faculty of Pediatrics

• Pharmaceutical Faculty

• Faculty of Advanced Nursing Education

• Faculty of Postgraduate Studies

3. Orel State University

It is the only university having membership in the Association of classical universities of the Russian Federation. The university encompasses 13 departments, 30 doctors professors, 77 associate professor,s and 3 honoured scientists of Russian federation. Around 250 students are welcomed from 60 different countries. The university is successful in combining classical training with professional practice. The tutoring fee is USD 4100.

Faculties are:

• Faculty of Medicine (medical institute of Orel State University)

•  Faculty of Physics and Mathematics

•  Faculty of Philosophy

•  Faculty of Technology Entrepreneurship and Service

•  Faculty of Philology

•  Faculty of History

•  Faculty of Law

•  Faculty of Economics and Management

•  Faculty of Science

•  Faculty of Foreign Languages and Graphic Arts

•  Faculty of Pedagogical Education

•  Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology                                                                                                                                                      Reference- https://studyinrussia.ru/en/actual/articles/medical-education-in-russia/