Specialty– “Pediatrics”

Qualification – Doctor of Medicine

Duration of the course – 6 years

The faculty of Pediatrics was opened on September, 2000. In 2006 the first specialists graduated form the University.

Training is provided at 46 departments of the University. The faculty teaching staff of 400 teachers, comprises 70 D.Sc., 275 Ph.D., 2 honored scientists of the Russian Federation, 1 honored worker of higher school, more than 30 academicians and corresponding –members of different Russian and international academies. 10 honored physicians of the Russian Federation work at the departments of the clinical profile, actually all the teachers have the higher or the first medical category.

In teaching clinical disciplines, special attention is paid to the subjects of the pediatric profile. For three years students study children diseases, pediatric surgery, polyclinic pediatrics, children infectious diseases.

Post-diploma specialization is provided in three specialties:
children diseases, pediatric surgery, neonatology. Graduates of the faculty have an opportunity to be engaged in all medico-preventive institutions of the pediatric profile (polyclinics, hospitals, sanatoriums, preventoriums), they are also offered to continue training in internship or undergo clinical specialization.