VOLGOGRAD MEDICAL ACADEMY
Volgograd (the former Stalingrad) is a southern city, the average temperature in summer is + 26C and in winter - 9C. Volgograd is situated on the bank of the Volga, one of the largest rivers in Europe. The population of Volgograd is over one million. The flight time from Moscow to Volgograd is approximately 1 hour.
For more than 40 years foreign students from over 100 countries have been training at the Volgograd Sate Medical University. At present 700 foreigners and 3500 citizens of Russia study at the University. The University has been included into the WHO's List of World medical schools. Due to this recognition the graduates of the University receive the right to work in any country in the world after passing a national examination for that country.
4 educational buildings, 5 multi-profile hospitals for 7000 patients, experimental research laboratories, a computer center, and comfortable dormitories are at the disposal of the University. Today the staff of the University includes 3 academicians of the National Academy for Medical Sciences, 93 professors, 125 assistant professors, and 831 faculty members.
FACULTY OF GENERAL MEDICINE
Duration of education program is 6 years. Duration of practical training is 18
weeks.
HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC SUBJECTS - 1204 hours.
NATURAL SCIENCES (447 hours): Physics with Higher Mathematics and Informatics
(Medical); General and Bioorganic Chemistry.
MEDICO-BIOLOGICAL SUBJECTS (1787 hours): Biology, Genetics, Ecology; Biological
Chemistry; Human Anatomy; Histology, Embryology, Cytology; Normal Physiology;
Microbiology, Virology, Immunology; Pharmacology; Pathological Anatomy;
Sectional Course; Pathological Physiology.
GENERAL CLINICAL SUBJECTS (2988 hours): General Care of Therapeutical Patients;
Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases; Internal Diseases; Phtysiopulmonology;
Physiotherapy; Professional Diseases; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Polyclinical
Training; General Care of Patients (in Surgery); Surgical Diseases; Pediatric
Surgery; General Surgery, Anesthesiology; Operative Surgery and Topographic
Anatomy; Resuscitation and Intensive Therapy; Urology; Stomatology;
Traumatology and Orthopedics; Oncology; Pediatrics.
MEDICO-PROPHYLACTIC SUBJECTS (288 hours): Epidemiology; General Hygiene; Social
Medicine, Public Health Administration, Economics, Principles of
Automatization.
CLINICAL SUBJECTS (1077 hours): Radiodiagnostics and Radiotherapy; Infectious
Diseases; Dermatology and Venereology; Neurology and Neurosurgery; Psychiatry,
Narcology; Otorhinolaryngology; Ophthalmology; Forensic Medicine; Therapeutic
Physical Training and Medical Monitoring; Endocrinology; Clinical Pharmacology;
Medical Genetics.
STOMATOLOGICAL FACULTY Duration of education program is 5 years. Duration of
practical training is 10 weeks.
HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC SUBJECTS - 1166 hours. List of subjects is the
same as for the Faculty of General Medicine.
NATURAL SCIENCES - 340 hours. List of subjects is the same as for the Faculty
of General Medicine.
MEDICO-BIOLOGICAL SUBJECTS - 1581 hours. List of subjects is the same as for
the Faculty of General Medicine.
GENERAL CLINICAL SUBJECTS - 1255 hours. List of subjects is the same as for the
Faculty of General Medicine.
MEDICO-PROPHYLACTIC˙0 SUBJECTS - 158 hours. List of subjects is the same as for
the Faculty of General Medicine.
STOMATOLOGICAL SUBJECTS - 2607 hours. Propedeutics of Stomatologic Diseases;
Conservative Dentistry; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Prosthodontics; Course
of Material Study; Dentistry of Children; Preventive Dentistry.
FACULTY OF PEDIATRICS
Duration of education program is 6 years. Duration of practical training is 16
weeks.
HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC SUBJECTS - 1155 hours. List of subjects is the
same as for the Faculty of General Medicine.
NATURAL SCIENCES - 450 hours. List of subjects is the same as for the Faculty
of General Medicine.
MEDICO-BIOLOGICAL SUBJECTS - 1738 hours. List of subjects is the same as for
the Faculty of General Medicine.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SUBJECTS (1132 hours): Radiodiagnostics and Radiotherapy;
Therapeutic Physical Training and Medical Monitoring; Infectious Diseases;
Dermatology and Venereology; Neurology and Neurosurgery; Medical Genetics;
Clinical Pharmacology; Psychiatry, Narcology; Otorhinolaryngology; Ophthalmology;
Forensic Medicine.
MEDICO-PROPHYLACTIC SUBJECTS - 402 hours. List of subjects is the same as for
the Faculty of General Medicine.
CLINICAL SUBJECTS (3299 hours): General Care of Therapeutical Patients;
Propaedeutics of Interna l Diseases; Internal Diseases, General Physiotherapy;
Endocrinology; Professional Diseases; Phtysiopulmonology; Childhood
Phtysiopulmonology with Clinical Immunology; General Care of Patients (in
Surgery); General Surgery, Anesthesiology, Resuscitation; Operative Surgery; Surgical
Diseases; Urology; Stomatology; Traumatology and Orthopedics; Obstetrics and
Gynecology; General Care of Children; Propedeutics of Children Diseases with
Healthy Child Course; Children Diseases with General Physiotherapy and
Endocrinology; Polyclinic Pediatrics; Children Infectious Diseases; Pediatric
Surgery with Orthopedics and Resuscitation; Oncology.
PHARMACEUTICAL FACULTY
Duration of education program is 5 years. Duration of practical training is 31
weeks.
HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC SUBJECTS - 1160 hours. List of subjects is the
same as for the Faculty of General Medicine.
NATURAL SCIENCES - 1327 hours. List of subjects is the same as for the Faculty
of General Medicine.
MEDICO-BIOLOGICAL SUBJECTS - 659 hours. List of subjects is the same as for the
Faculty of General Medicine.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (1797 hours): Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Toxicological
Chemistry; Technology of Medicinal Forms; Pharmaceutical Administration and
Economics; Medical Study of Merchandise; Pharmacognosy; Pharmacology; Clinical
Pharmacology; General Hygiene; The First Trephysicianal Aid.
Post-Diploma Training (Internship, Specialized Training in Medicine,
Post-Graduate Course, Probation) lasts for 1 - 5 years in specialties:
Allergology and Immunology Asthma. Allergosis. Allergodermatosis. Regulation of
immunologic disorders. Pseudoallergia. Allergens. Serous diseases. Food
allergy. Diets. Allergy from insects. Eosinophilia of lungs. Allergic
bronchopulmonary aspergillosos. Exogenous allergic alveolitis. Atopic
dermatitis. Urticaria. Angioneurotic edema. Immu- notherapy. Immunomodulation.
Immunostimulation. Immunosupression. Immunoadaptation.
Fields of Research
Diagnosis and treatment of asthma, allergic disorders and dermatosises.
Anesthesiology and Resuscitation
Anesthesiology. Resuscitation. Intensive therapy. Mastering the methods of pain
releif. Practical work in operating rooms, resuscitation and intensive therapy
rooms.
Fields of Research
Prognosing of results of anesthesiologic resuscitation agression in the cases
of critical states of patients.
Conservative Dentistry
Mastering the new methods of diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of
stomatologic diseases. Diseases of the parodontium and mucous membrane of the
oral cavity. Fields of Research
Treatment and prophylaxis of main stomatologic diseases.
Dermatovenerology
Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of dermatosises. Age peculiarities of a
course of the diseases. Genodermatosises. Venereal diseases. Modern methods of
diagnosis and treatment of skin and venereal diseases. Principles of treatment
and prophylaxis of skin and venereal diseases. Practical work at departments.
Fields of Research
Therapy of allergic dermatosises, neurodermatosises, treatment and diagnosis of
chlamidios.
Endocrinology
Diseases of hypothalamohypophysial system, the thyroid gland, adrenal glands.
Obesity. Diabetes mellitus. Emergent states in endocrinology. Mastering the
methods of examination, diagnosis and treatment.
Gastroenterology
Methods of examintaions. Diseases of the esophagus, the stomach, the duodenum,
the small intestine. Diseases of the liver, the gallbladder, biliary pathways
and the pancreas. Tumors of digestive organs. Emergency states in
gastroenterology. Mastering the methods of examination, diagnosis and
treatment.
Fields of Research
Actual problems in hepatology.
General Stomatology
Conservative Dentistry (endodontia, paradontology). Operative dentistry and
maxillofacial surgery. Prosthetic dentistry (implantation). Pedodontics with
prophylaxis of stomatologic diseases. Orthodontia and children's dental
prosthetic.
Fields of Research
Prophylaxis and treatment of main stomatologic diseases.
Infectious Diseases
Hepatology. Intestinal infections. Viral infections. AIDS and diseases
associated with AIDS. Helmintology. Tropical infections. Adults suffering from
children's infections. Practical work in hospitals and polyclinics.
Fields of Research
New methods of treatment of virus hepatitis.
Internal Diseases
Pulmonology. Cardiology. Electrocardiography. Gastroenterology. Medical
Parasitology. Nephrology. Phthisiology. Endocrinology. Rheumatology.
Hematology. Hepatology. Infectious diseases. Clinical pharmacology. Medical
statistics. Bibliography. Geriatrics and gerontology. Medical genetics. Clinical
biochemistry. Hemotransfusiology. Temporary and complete invalidity
examination.
Fields of Research
Psychophysiologic research in diagnosis of internal diseases. New methods of
immunologic and biochemical diagnosis of rheumatic diseases. Chronotherapy of
internal diseases.
Neuropathology
Propedeutics of nervous diseases. Methods of examination. Vascular diseases of
the nervous system. Infectious diseases of the nervous system. Traumas of the
nervous system. Tumors and parasitogenic injuries of the nervous system.
Demyelinative disea- ses. Hereditary diseases of the nervous system. Epilepsy.
Neurosises and borderline states. Diseases of the vegetative nervous system.
Neurology for children. Neuroophthalmology. Practical work in clinics.
Fields of Research
Painful and vegetative syndromes of inorganic genesis.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Organization of obstetric and gynecologic care. Clinical picture of labor.
Pathology of pregnancy. Physiology and pathology of postnatal period.
Physiology and pathology of a newborn period. Gynecologic diseases. Gynecologic
endocrinology. Tumors of a female sexual system. Resuscitation and intensive
therapy in obs- tetrics and gynecology. Modern methods of diagnosis and therapy
of gynecologic diseases. Practical work at clinical departments.
Fields of Research
Infectious complicatious in obstetrics and gynecology, anomaly of labor
activity.
Oncology
Oncologic gastroenterology. Carcinoma of the lung and organs of the
mediastinum. Modern diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. Combined
treatment of malignant tumors. Rehabilitation of oncologic patients.
Fields of Research
Modern diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors.
Operative Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery
Anesthesiology. Tooth extraction. Odontogenic inflammatory proscesses
(periodontics, periostitis, osteomyelitis, abscesses and phlegmons).
Lymphadenitis. Pericironitis. Odontogenic sinusitis. Specific inflammatory
processes of maxillofacial area: actinomycosis, tuberculosis, AIDS, etc. Salivary
gland disorders and disfunctions, principles of surgical treatment. Injures of
maxillofacial area. Specific features of gunshot wounds. Civil injuries,
complications, principles of surgical treatment of facial wounds.
Neuridentistry. Disorders of the temoromandibular joint. Periodontal diseases.
Principles of the periodontal surgery. Implantology. Main types of
maxillofacial neoplasms. Odontogenic and benign tumors. Reconstructive surgery
of maxillofacial area. Esthetic surgery.
Fields of Research
Pyo-inflammatory diseases of maxillofacial area.
Ophthalmology
Clinical refraction. Inflammatory diseases of eyes. Pathology of oculomotor
apparatus. Traumas of the eye and orbit. Pathology of optical medium.
Glaucomas. Vascular pathology of the eye. Tumors of organs of vision and the
orbit. Emergent states in ophthalmology. Microsurgery of the eye. Laser surgery
of the anterior segment and the fundus of the eye.
Fields of Research
Hemocirculation in pathogenesis of diseases of the eye. New methods of diagnosis
and pathogenetically based methods of treatment of vascular pathology of the
eye. Orthodontia
Methods of examination for children and adults with maxillofacial anomalies and
deformities. Methods of treatment of anomalies and deformities by fixed and removable
apparatuses. Treatment of children's maxillofacial congenital pathologies and
hereditary diseases. Prosthetics of dental defects and dental line for children
and juveniles.
Fields of Research
Prophylaxis and treatment of children's congenital and gained maxillofacial
pathology.
Orthopedics and Traumatology
Qualified and specialized treatment for patients suffering from orthopedic and
traumatologic diseases arthrosises, arthritises, vertebtal osteochondrosises,
scoliosises, tumors of the bones. Congenital deformities of the neck, vertebral
column, thorax and limbs. Open and closed injuries of bones and joints of
vertebral column, limbs and pelvis. Endoprosthetics of major joints. Treatment
of injuries and diseases of humeral and knee joints with the help of
arthroscopic technique.
Fields of Research
Operative treatment of pathology of major joints.
Otorhinolaryngology
Mastering the modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic
disorders of the ear, nose, throat. Specific inflammatory and oncologic
diseases and traumas of the ear, nose, throat. Surgical practice at clinical
departments. Emergency medical treatment. Plastic operations of organs of the
ear, nose, throat.
Fields of Research
Inflammatory diseases of the ear, nose, throat.
Pathological Anatomy
Mastering the new methods of macroscopic diagnosis using autopsy material,
methods of micro and electronic examination of autopsy material.
Fields of Research
Morphologic organization of the central nervous system in the case of stress.
Pediatrics
General pediatrics. Children's cardiology. Nephro- and gastroenterology.
Perinatology - pecularities of early adaptation of children with antenatal and
intranatal injuries. Perinatal neurology, prophylaxis and treatment of different
neurologic disor- ders for children of early age. Primary resuscitation for
new-born infants. Infusional, respiratory and metabolic intensive therapy for
infants of postnatal period. Monitoring of the state of the fetus and new-born
infants.
Fields of Research
Children's and juveniles' hemodynamic disorders in the case of disturbances of
vascular tension.
Pedodontics
Conservative dentistry for children. Operative dentistry for children.
Prophylaxis of stomatologic diseases. Orthodontia and prosthodontia for
children.
Fields of Research
Prophylaxis and treatment of children's congenital and acquired pathology of
maxillofacial area.
Phthisiopulmonology
Study of theoretic bases of phthisiology. Methods of diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Clinical picture of tuberculosis of respiratory organs and its extrapulmonary
forms. Prophylaxis and treatment of tuberculosis. Medical statistics.
Scientific informatics.
Fields of Research
Clinical immunoilogic peculiarities of up-to-date course of tuberculosis.
Psychiatry
Issues of modern psychiatry, narcology and psychotherapy. Met- hods of
clinical, pathopsychological, neuropsychological, electroencephalographic
examination. Methods of intensive psychophar- macotherapy, electroconvulsant
and insulinic comatose therapy. Psychotherapy of endogenus psychosis,
dependence syndrome and borderline states.
Fields of Research
Social adaptation of students and their psychic state.
Physical and Sports Medicine
Rehabilitation from cardiovascular, pulmonary diseases and cancer.
Rehabilitation for patients of elderly age. Electrodiagnosis. Joint and
connective tissue disorders. Nerve and muscle disorders. Pain releif. Pediatric
rehabilitation. Spinal cord injuries medicine. Stroke rehabilitation. Brain
disorders. Sports injuries. Exercise physiology. Overuse injuries. Principles
of training.Exercise prescription. Sports nutrition.
Fields of Research
Physical rehabilitation of subacromial impingement.Pharmacologic correction of
physical work capacity.
Prosthetic Dentistry
Pathology of hard dental tissue. Treatment with inlays, onlays overlays,
artificial crowns, rod root constructions. Partial adentia - treatment with
fixed and removable (laminar and clasp) constructions.Diseases of parodontium.
Treatment of total adentia by removable and laminar prosthesises. Orthopedic
treatment with the use of implants. Maxillofacial prosthetics. Modern
technologies: lost wax process, metallic ceramics, artificial crowns of bridges
without metallic base.
Fields of Research
Methods of diagnosis and orthopedic treatment in the system of complex
prophylaxis of stomatologic diseases.
Pulmonology
Pneumonia. Bronchitis. Asthma. Bronchial asthma. Alveolitis, its diagnosis and
treatment. Mastering the special methods of examination (bronchoscopy,
spirography, biopsy, cytology, bacteriology). Emergency medical service and
intensive therapy.
Roentgenology and Radiotherapy
Mastering the methods of radiodiagnosis. Roentgenology. Ultrasonic diagnosis.
Radiotherapy.
Fields of Research
Radiodiagnosis of pathologic states.
Surgery
Study of fundamental questions of surgery and organization of surgical care.
Modern methods of diagnosis. Urgent and planned operations of organs of the
abdominal cavity (laparoscopic operations of liver and biliary pathways) and
chest. Medicine of catastrophes.Vascular surgery. Polyclinical surgery. Bases
of urology. Traumatology. Proctology. Bases of oncology. Bases of resuscitation
and intensive therapy in surgery. Practical work in specialized clinical
departments.
Fields of Research
Infectious complications in surgery and urology, reconstructive surgery of
vessels of lower extremities. Surgery of organs of the abdominal cavity and
chest. Proctology.
Surgery for Children
Administration of surgical service. Development defects and diseases of organs
of the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space. Development defects and
diseases of organs of the thoracic cavity. Thoracic surgery for children.
Abdominal surgery for children. Urology for children. Traumatology and orthopedics
for children. Urgent surgery for children. Anesthesiology and resuscitation.
Endoscopic operations for children. Development defects surgery. Treatment of
pyo-inflammatory diseases.
Fields of Research
Development defects surgery and urgent surgery for children, endoscopic
surgery.
Urology
Clinical anatomy and physiology of genitourinary organs. Semiotics and methods
of diagnosis in urology. General methods of conservative treatment. Specific
and inspecific inflammatory diseases. Phthisiourology. Urolithiasis. Traumas of
genitourinary organs. Urooncology. Urogynecology.
Fields of Research
Urolithiasis. Distant lithotripsy. Diseases of the prostate.
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