N. N. Karyakin

Rector of PRMU

Dear first-year students!
Now your dreams have come true – you have become a medical student. From now on, your life will be related to Medicine, the most humane and noble science and profession.

Privolzhsky Research Medical University trains medical, science and academic staff to meet up-to-date requirements in the areas of public health practice and medical science. To become a real doctor, you must be prepared to work hard at the university departments and clinical sites where experienced and gifted teachers – experts in the field! – will teach you. The university has good training facilities and operational research equipment available. It also arranges for the students to have internships at the largest hospitals of the city and leading clinical centers abroad.

It is a challenge to study at this university, since a doctor always sets the bar high in terms of profession, morals and ethics. Being a medical student, you cannot do badly at university or fail to improve your skills. You are familiar with the Code of Conduct for PRMU students which outlines core ethical values for a future doctor. Please honour them and be worthy of the university – well-reputed in the country and globally, – share and cherish its traditions and glory.

Through hardships to the stars! Per aspera ad astra!

Why choosing us?

While teaching begins in the classroom, PRMU is also associated with many teaching hospitals throughout the city, such as the Regional Pediatric Hospital and the Institute for Pediatric Research. Thus, students have the opportunity to learn many basic clinical skills in practice.

PRMU has 6 modern accommodations. Students get spacious rooms (on a sharing basis) along with all furniture and bed linen. Although rooms are equipped with kitchens for students who like to prepare their own food, there are cafes and canteens within the building.

There are also great facilities for sports enthusiasts, including a sports complex, which houses a gymnasium, athletic stadium and an indoor space for football, badminton, tennis and volleyball.

University provides its students with the opportunity to participate in international exchange programmers. PRMU has more than 7479 students on its campus, and more than 25 per cent of the students are international hailing from more than 42 countries. Nowadays PRMU cooperates with a large number of international Universities from Iran, Syria, Turkey, Malaysia, Egypt, India, Armenia, Uzbekistan and many others.

PRMU is included in a number of international rankings:

It is happy to continue in

• SCImago Institutions Rankings;

• the Times Higher Education global portfolio of university rankings – THE WUR, Impact Rankings and World University Rankings by subject.

As for Round University Rankings, RUR, Privolzhsky Research Medical University tops the ranking among medical universities in Russia for 2025!

• 673 in the world (among 1,169)

• 20 in Russia (among 131)

Teaching quality is the university’s key strength:

• 140 in the world – Golden League

• 8 in Russia