STUDY MBBS IN BELARUSSIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Belarusian State Medical University as a leading higher medical educational institution in
the Republic of Belarus has deserved international prestige and recognition for the quality
of its teaching and research. Its history dates back to 1921, when a Medical Faculty was
created on the basis of Belarusian State University. In 1930 the Faculty was reorganized
into Minsk Medical Institute.
In 1960 the Dental Faculty was opened. The Pediatric Faculty and the Faculty of Preventive
Medicine were set up in 1964. The Medical Faculty for International Students started its
activity in 1967. The Faculty of Military Medicine was organized in 1995. In 2010 the
Pharmaceutical Faculty welcomed its first students. The Faculty of Career Guidance and
Prevocational Training was founded in 2012.
In 1971 for the achievements in training highly qualified medical specialists and for its
contribution to the development of healthcare and medical science Minsk State Medical
Institute received one of the highest national awards - the Order of Red Banner of Labor.
In 2001 Minsk State Medical Institute was renamed into the state higher educational
institution 'Belarusian State Medical University' (BSMU). Since 2001 BSMU has a status of a
leading higher medical education provider in the Republic of Belarus.
The University is committed to the advancement of knowledge, ensuring high quality teaching
and learning experience, developing creative thinking and skills of analysis to meet the
challenges of a changing society and produce better informed and more intellectually
flexible graduates well equipped for employment in the 21st century. To be taken to the
frontiers of knowledge and to consider the very latest developments and findings is an
excellent experience for students. The University is always taking significant steps for
improving existing facilities and creating new ones.
Our academic staff made up of first-class specialists with new perspectives and expertise
will be keen to share their knowledge and insights and to explore their subject with you. It
includes more than 880 educators, of whom more than 64% have a scientific degree including 3
Corresponding Members of the National Academy of Science, 12 laureates of the State Awards,
16 honored scientists, physicians and other health care professionals of the Republic of
Belarus. More than 350 employees of the clinical departments have a higher medical category.
Our emphasis is on a research-informed curriculum and we use a variety of methods to support
student-centered learning.
International cooperation in science and education is one of the priorities of the
University. BSMU is an Associate Member of the International Association of University
Alumni, the International Association of Higher Medical Education Graduates, the Association
of Medical Schools of Europe (AMSE); it works in collaboration with WHO, the World Society
for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), participates in numerous international research
programs and projects (TEMPUS, TASIS and others).
- 7046 students
- 68 PhD students and 286 clinical residents (including 808 international students and 74 overseas medical residents)
- 72 departments of the University