Several medical universities operate in St. Petersburg, including the Faculty of Medicine of St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Mechnikov and others. Most educational programs are implemented in Russian and full-time education. In addition, not only students are studying at the medical universities of St. Petersburg, but the current employees of the medical industry are also upgrading their qualifications. Students from other countries of Europe, America and Africa come to St. Petersburg to study as a medical officer, which proves the high quality of higher medical education in Russia.
SPbGMU named after Mechnikov
The university has 7 faculties, each of which also has graduate departments. For example, the following departments graduate from the medical faculty of students:
- general surgery;
- pathological anatomy;
- forensic medicine.
SPbGMU named after Mechnikov was formed in 2011 on the basis of two educational institutions. Annually, more than 4,000 students, future medical workers, study at the university . In addition, more than thirty thousand existing doctors are trained annually at the university for advanced training. His mission St. Petersburg State Medical University. Mechnikova calls the training of medical specialists who could provide highly effective assistance to citizens of the Russian Federation. As well as conducting innovative activities in medicine, introducing results into the practice of medical institutions.
USE passing score for admission
The passing score at St. Petersburg State Medical University for the direction of preparation “Dentistry” in 2017 was fixed at 246 points. To enter the field at their own expense, it was necessary to score more than 156 points in the amount of the exam. In total, 10 budget places were allocated in 2017, while the number of paid places was 8 times more, namely 80.
For admission to the direction of training specialists "Medical business", an applicant must overcome the threshold of more than 259 points. In order to become a student in the paid department, in 2017, 156 points were enough. In 2017, 350 budget and paid places were allocated. Tuition per year is 249,000 rubles.
Faculty of Medicine, St. Petersburg State University
The Faculty of Medicine is part of the oldest university in the country. In the direction of "General Medicine" of the State University of St. Petersburg, students listen to the following training courses:
- normal physiology;
- human anatomy;
- biochemistry and others.
Among the faculty teachers are academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences N.P. Veselkin, Honored Doctor of Russia P.K. Yablonsky and others. In addition, the university collaborates with the Medical University of Zagreb, the Medical University of Iceland and other foreign medical universities. The best students in academic performance have the opportunity to study at a foreign university, which is a partner of St. Petersburg State University, 1 or 2 semesters. At the same time, exams that a student takes in a foreign university are counted in academic performance.

The duration of training in the specialty of the "Dentistry" direction is 10 semesters or 5 years. The main training courses include pharmacology, pathological physiology, anatomy of the head and neck, and others. Education at the Faculty of Medicine of St. Petersburg State University is based on the principle of continuity. Education is based on bringing students to the practical side of medicine as much as possible and showing them the doctor’s activities from all sides. Students undergo practical training in the best hospitals and research centers of St. Petersburg. In addition, all students of the Faculty of Medicine study a foreign language and leave the university with a level of knowledge of English B2.
Passing points
For successful enrollment in the ranks of students of the Faculty of Medicine of St. Petersburg State University on a budgetary basis, an entrant in 2017 needed to score more than 255 points in the direction of preparation of “Medical business”. The average passing score at St. Petersburg State University for the exam was more than 85 points. The average passing score for a paid place varied within the value of 73. At the same time, 50 places were allocated for the budgetary basis of education, only 15 for the paid basis. The cost of training in the medical field of St. Petersburg University starts from 218,000 rubles a year.
SPbGMU named after Acad. Pavlova
The First Medical University of St. Petersburg is studying at 9 faculties. In addition, there are also faculties of pre-university and postgraduate education. Also, the university structure includes more than 39 graduate departments.
The faculty of pre-university education hosts preparatory courses for students planning to take the exam in biology and chemistry. Together with teachers, students again go through the school curriculum, but more consciously and more deeply. In addition, a large number of trial versions of the state exam are being solved. The faculty includes the Small Medical Academy, and many secondary schools and gymnasiums of the city cooperate with the faculty.
Passing points in the first medical
In order to be admitted to the medical field students in 2017, an applicant had to submit certificates of a unified state exam with a total of more than 225 points to the selection committee of St. Petersburg State Medical University. For passing to places with tuition fees, it was necessary to score more than 168 points. A total of 365 budget places were allocated, 175 contract places. The cost of training in the field of “Medical business” in 2018 is 251,000 rubles per year.
For admission to the Nursing Deal training area in 2017, applicants to the First Medical University of St. Petersburg needed to score more than 232 points for the sum of three state exams. The average passing score for passing to the paid branch was 132. In 2018, 10 budget places were allocated, 50 times more places with tuition fees — 50.
In order to be enrolled in students of the First Medical University in the direction of “Clinical Psychology”, an entrant in 2017 had to overcome the threshold of 240 points on the budgetary basis of training. To pass to a paid place, it was necessary to score more than 210 points. At the same time, in 2018, 15 budget places and 10 seats under the contract were allocated. The cost of training at a paid office is 170,000 rubles per year.