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Mastering the specialty program General Medicine is the first step on the way to becoming a doctor. This is one of the most popular training programs, where students receive fundamental knowledge in the medicinefield. It trains highly qualified district therapists and emergency physicians.
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The General Medicine program of Sechenov University is the benchmark of medical education in Russia.
The first three years of study are devoted to humanities, natural sciences and biomedical disciplines. Some humanities and socio-economic disciplines are studied in direct connection with medicine and are aimed at developing flexible skills of future doctors.
From the fourth year the emphasis is on professional disciplines. Students of General Medicine study different fields of medicine in parallel. The most deeply studied disciplines include obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, internal/infectious/surgical diseases, general surgery and anesthesiology, extreme and military medicine.
Please, take a look at the Curriculum to know exactly what awaits you
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The following specializations are available to graduates after finishing the General Medicine program:
- obstetrician,
- anesthesiologist,
- therapist,
- gastroenterologist,
- cardiologist,
- neurologist and many others.
A graduate becomes a sought-after specialist in public and private medical institutions – in polyclinics, hospitals, emergency medicine and disaster medicine units.
After graduation a young specialist can continue training in Residency, Master's Degree or continue to do science in PhD programs at Sechenov University.
The Preparatory Training course is aimed at any international applicant of any level of previous education. It is easily adjuct taking into account the level of the applicant. Basically, it is designated to improve applicants' skills in the Russian language and other disciplines required for admission to the chosen programme.
The tuition fees for program General Medicine for the academic year 2024/25 are 1,100,000₽.
Information on tuition fees is updated annually. The current cost you can find in the section ‘Applicant’ - ‘Tuition fees’: https://www.sechenov.ru/admissions/stoimost-obucheniya/.
1) Notarized translation of your passport into Russian.
2) Your education certificate with consular legalization or bearing the Apostille stamp. More information on documents legalization: http://nic.gov.ru/en/proc/nic/legalize. Please note, education certificates obtained in the Russian Federation do not require legalization, Apostille stamps or Certificates of Recognition.
3) Notarized translation of the education certificate into Russian.
4) Certificate of recognition of foreign education. It is provided by the Main State Center for Education Evaluation (Glavekspertcentr). Here you will find information on how to get the Certificate of Recognition: http://nic.gov.ru/en/proc/nic.
5) Certificate of absence of HIV-1 infection translated into the Russian language.
6) Medical form of eligibility for studying in Russia. All documents issued outside Russia must be legalized prior to submission in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation: undergo consular legalization (in the Consulate of the Russian Federation in the country where the document was issued) or bear an Apostille stamp (for documents issued in the countries that are parties to The Hague Convention). Original documents rather than copies should be legalized! Please note that every country has its own requirements of legalization and recognition of education certificates.
Detailed information can be found on the official website of the “Rosakkredagentstvo”: https://nic.gov.ru/ru/proc/lega.
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