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Medical education in Russia usually takes 6 years for an undergraduate MD or MBBS. The curriculum for the first two years is the same in all faculties. It includes pre-clinical and basic medical sciences, the essential basis for any medical specialty. Medical Specialization from the third year of studies, the curriculum includes propedeutics, biochemistry and pathology (pathological anatomy and pathological physiology) Clinical and special topics, depending on the orientation.

The most important feature of medical training in Russia for the Faculties of curative medicine and pediatrics is to introduce a new concept for the training of internists and pediatricians that a two-year primary specialization continues, one year at the facility and the other year after graduation . The nature of medical education in Russia and its curriculum at these faculties is for all general medical education within five years.

During the third, fourth and fifth years, students work as clinical nurses, clinical assistants and feldshers. In the sixth year medical students, their primary specialization in one of the following clinical disciplines: Faculty of curative medicine (surgery, obstetrics and gynecology) of the Department of Pediatrics (pediatrics, including child infectious diseases, pediatrics and surgery, including orthopedics). Sub-specialization in clinical areas is not an option in the undergraduate program as a sound knowledge of the major clinical subjects is regarded as essential for proper training of doctors.

After 6 years of medical training in Russia, a state school after the examination syllabus, receive a medical degree and a one year internship in the medical units under the supervision of specialists. The teaching of ophthalmology, ENT, dietology, climate therapy, endocrinology, clinical biochemistry, physiotherapy, and those aspects of the operation such as oncology and neurosurgery will be determined by the competent authorities.

The teaching methodology in the Russian medical schools include presentations from leading specialists and regular practical classes in the course of the study.

Training in medical faculties in Russia are to meet the needs of the population in line with health priorities. So if, in the 1950s, the non-communicable diseases have become a health problem, these issues have been strengthened and carried further into the curriculum. If the role of primary health care were evident in the 1970s, the medical education in Russia has been adjusted to this problem.

In the Russian medical schools after the annual examinations at the end of the fourth and fifth year, older students from all faculties usually spend the breaks between semesters in vocational training. The students learn their knowledge, their professional skills, master up-to-date methods of diagnosis and treatment, and with all the other work they do in the future. It should be emphasized that at least 25 percent of the time in the training of all specialties for practice in primary health care level.

Finally, after completing medical training in Russia, students must state exams in general and special medical topics (depending on the orientation of a particular faculty) will receive a diploma as a physician for general medicine at the Faculty of curative medicine (VRAC), a pediatrician at the Faculty of pediatrics, such as health officer at the Department of Hygiene, as a dentist at the Faculty of Dentistry, or as a pharmacist in the pharmaceutical organization or faculty.

Every year around 60,000 graduates from Russian medical schools. - Professor Felix Vartanian, MD Vice-Rector of the Russian Medical Academy for Advanced Studies in December 2008

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Medical Education in Russia