State Institution of graduate and Postgraduate Professional Education «Voronezh N. Burdenko State Medical Academy» is known as on of the country’s leading research and teaching institutions with the total student enrollment of 5 500 people. Its history goes back to 1802 — the date of Derpt University foundation, which in 1918 moved to Voronezh. In 1930 its Medical Faculty became an independent ins
titute, acquiring an Academy status in 1994. The Academy has a well-established reputation for providing high quality medical teaching, learning and research. The quality of its performance is reflected in the rating system, where the Academy was placed in the top ten higher medical schools of Russia. Since the foundation year it has prepared above 40 thousand medical specialists, including foreign specialists from 28 countries of Europe, Asia and Africa. Medical degrees received at VSMA are recognized worldwide. The Academy is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, 9th Edition, published by the World Health Organization. To practice medicine graduates just have to confirm their qualification with the appropriate licensing body in their home country.
