Volgograd State Medical University

Task 7. Before you read the text discuss with your partner what you know about the history of your university, the courses it provides, its academic staff.

Task 8. Read the text below and say which of the issues from Task 7 are discussed in it and what paragraphs provide information on them. What other issues are covered in the text?

Stalingrad Medical Institute was founded in 1935. There was only one faculty then. It was the faculty of General Medicine. In 1985 the Institute was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. In 1993 it was granted the status of Academy, in 2003 - the status of University.

Nowadays Volgograd state medical university has thirteen faculties and affiliated medical, scientific and educational establishments:

- Faculty of General Medicine

- Faculty of Dentistry/Stomatology

- Pharmaceutical Faculty

- Faculty of Pediatrics

- Faculty of Biomedicine

- Faculty of Clinical Psychology and Social Work

- Faculty of Management

- Faculty of Biology

- Faculty of Preventive Medicine

- Faculty of Bioengineering Systems and Technologies

- Faculty of Post-Diploma Probation

- Faculty of Refresher Training

- Foundation Course for International Students

The medical university infrastructure comprises a number of research centres: the Centre for clinical and experimental rheumatology, the Centre for clinical and experimental pharmacology, the Federal centre for acupuncture, the Centre for licensing health care professionals, the Central research laboratory. There is also a medical college training dental technicians, pharmacists, nurses. Postgraduate training includes an internship, a clinical residency and a postgraduate course.

Four educational buildings and many multi-profile hospitals for 7000 patients are also at the disposal of the university.

At present about 5000 Russian and 1000 international students do courses at the university. The university is included into the WHO's List of the World medical schools. The Diploma granted by VolgSMU is recognized in over 80 countries and by the World Health Organization.

Today the staff of the university includes 3 academicians of the National Academy for Medical Sciences, about 100 professors, more than 100 assistant professors, and about 1000 faculty members.

The medical university has established numerous links with scientific research institutes of the Russian Academy for Medical Sciences, medical and pharmaceutical higher educational institutions of Russia, as well as strong international links. One of the partner universities of VolSMU is Leeds University (Great Britain) implementing exchange programmes.

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