1. www.ssmu.ru
Siberian State Medical University
traditions and modern times
Olga Kobyakova
Rector, MD, Professor
Siberian State Medical University

2. Siberian State Medical University: History
Emperor Alexander II
The Emperor of Russia, Tsar of Poland,
and Grand Duke of Finland
The decree on establishing a medical
faculty of the Emperor’s Tomsk State
University
1888
2013
125
Years of medical
education in the
Asian part of Russia

3. For more than 100 years we
trained:
over 60 000 doctors and
pharmacists; over 40 000
specialists certified
1888 2013
125
Years of medical
education in the
Asian part of Russia
SSMU graduates: over 700 MDs,
42 academicians,
25 associate members of the
Russian Academy of Medical
Sciences,
2 presidents of the Russian
Academy of Medical Sciences
SSMU graduates: 15 State Prize
winners,
Health Care Minister,
Deputy Minister of Education
and Science of the Russian
Federation
Siberian State Medical University: History

4. Siberian State Medical University: Education
Departments:
General Medicine
 General Medicine
 Dentistry
Pediatrics
Pharmacy
Biomedicine
 Biochemistry
 Biophysics
 Medical Cybernetics
Behavioral Medicine and Management
Department
 Clinical Psychology
 Social Work (Bachelor’s)
 Health Care Management
(Bachelor’s)
Advanced Training and Postgraduate
Education
Over 80% Faculty with Academic Degrees (375 M.Ds)
FAST FACTS:
 Over 4000 students
 47 regions of the
Russian Federation
 13 foreign countries
 Over 70% students from
all over Russia
 12% - foreign students
 15% - employer-
sponsored education, incl.
30% for Tomsk health care
system

5. MEDICAL CARE:
SSMU clinics provide high-tech
medical care (abdominal surgery,
obstetrics and gynecology, thoracic
surgery, ophthalmology, urology)
• General hospitals (max capacity
810 beds)
• Outpatient diagnostics center
(capacity 200 admissions per shift)
• SSMU is the 1st federal institution
beyond the Urals receiving the
state order for IVF
FAST FACTS:
 Over 19000 hospital
admissions a year
 Over 1500 emergency
cases a year
 Over 44 000 visits to
diagnostics center
 Over 88 000
consultations a year for
Tomsk MPIs
Over 70% clinicians with academic degrees, headed by MDs
Siberian State Medical University: Clinics

6. Innovations and Research at
SSMU
Central R&D Lab
Tech Transfer Center
R&D Centers (6)
 Experimental and clinical
immunology
 Molecular medicine
 Biocompatible materials and
bioengineering
 Pharmaceuticals
 Innovative technologies in
morphology
 Laser technologies in medical
diagnostics
System of research labs (bio models
lab, pharm-chemistry, etc.)
FAST FACTS:
 Over 10 years:
72 MDs at the age of 40
 Over 400 M
outside investment
in 2 years
 32 federal grants
 31 fundamental research
grants
 12 Presidential grants
 11 other grants
SSMU is the coordinator of Tech Platform «Medicine of the Future»
(MD., prof., SSMU Pediatrics Department Chair, Deputy Minister of Education and Science – Lyudmila Ogorodova)
Siberian State Medical University: Research

7. www.ssmu.ru
Siberian State Medical University
traditions and modern times
Olga Kobyakova
Rector, MD, Professor
Siberian State Medical University