Advantages of Studying at SamSMU and Accomodation

Preparatory Course available (which gives students the knowledge of the Russian language and helps them to adapt to the conditions of Russia, its culture, traditions). Students with different mother languages learn Russian together in international classes.

Reasonable tuition fee (the preparatory course fee stands at $1100. The course fee currently stands at $1500-1800 per academic year). 

Classes with students are run by the most well-qualified lecturers of the University — professors and senior lecturers (doctors and candidates of medicine).

Opportunity of taking part in scientific research together with scientists. And being members of students scientific societies of different chairs they master the technique and skills of experimental and clinical research, participate in scientific conferences organized by student scientific board of our University.

Postgraduate training at internship (9 months), at clinical postgraduate study (2 years) and on the refresher courses.

An access to 3 specialized medical libraries in Samara; to work with computers and Internet.

 
Sport activity (classes of swimming, aerobics, football, volleyball, basketball, table-tennis, bodybuilding, light and heavy athletics). There is also a sports camp on the bank of the Volga River for students and teaching staff.

Students are entitled to medical service.

Students and post-graduates have 5 comfortable hostels for 2700 places with canteens, a gym, rooms for celebrating national holidays, birthday parties and weeding parties at their disposal. The hostels are located in the center of the city near University clinics. There is also a youth club «Hippocrates». Meals can be had at University canteens.

In addition Samara is a large city in Central Russia which stands on the river Volga. There are train, plane and ship connections to most of Russian cities. It is also a cultural center with many museums, theatres, concert halls, clubs, restaurants, cafes and exhibitions.