Medical Education
About 5000 Indian students are currently enrolled in various medical and technical institutions in the Russia.
99% of them are pursuing Medical studies in about 20 Academies spread over the country. Russia is the oldest country
where Indian students have been traveling for MBBS abroad.
Even if the medium of instruction in the universities is English, it is highly desirable to learn Russian.
Russian society is absolutely open and welcoming of foreigners who make an attempt to speak the language.
The better your Russian becomes, the easier it is to become a part of the mainstream. Russian language is
systematically taught in medical colleges for the first 3 years as 1 subject along with medical subjects.
Language
Even if the medium of instruction in the universities is English, it is highly desirable to learn Russian.
Russian society is absolutely open and welcoming of foreigners who make an attempt to speak the language.
The better your Russian becomes, the easier it is to become a part of the mainstream. Russian language is
systematically taught in medical colleges for the first 3 years as 1 subject along with medical subjects.
So you don't have to study Russian language in India before you go to Russia.
Medical Curriculum
The first academic year of the General Medicine course begins with the teaching of fundamental medical
sciences such as medical biology, Biophysics, general chemistry and Organic Chemistry, History of Medicine,
Human Anatomy, and so on.
In 2nd & 3rd years, pre- & paraclinical subjects are introduced (physiology, biochemistry, microbiology,
pathology,
pharmacology, community medicine, etc).Clinical education starts officially on the third academic year& onwards
with the so-called "cycles". Every few weeks, students are rotated and
exposed to different parts of clinical medicine such as Internal
Medicine, General Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Obstetrics,
Gynecology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Radiology, Public Health and so on.
Upon graduation, the graduates are awarded a first professional degree
"M.D. Physician" which is an M.B.B.S. equivalent. Students who have
achieved very well academically are awarded with a red degree or a first
class honor equivalent.
The primary medical qualification in Russia is "MD Physician" which is
equivalent to MBBS in India.
Russia has a world class public health system. In all parameters,
Russian Public Health is far ahead of Indian Public Health.
The most prominent Medical Colleges in Russia are essentially Russian
Government Medical Colleges. Now a days, private medical colleges have
also come up in some cities. But they don't have recognition by local
authorities, WHO or MCI. So it is advisable not to deal with these
medical colleges.