Omsk State Medical Academy

The mission of the Omsk State Medical University is to train highly qualified, harmoniously developed specialists, imbued with the principles of humanism and compassion, who will be able to elaborate and implement the innovative technologies for diagnostics, treatment and prevention, and who will be in great demand for the Health Care Services.

Omsk State Medical University is one of the oldest universities of Siberia; it was founded in 1920 as the Medical Division of Siberian Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Zoology which enrolled 186 students. In 1921, West Siberian State Medical Institute was created, its first rector was N.K. Ivanov-Emin. In 1924, it was renamed as Omsk State Medical Institute.

 In autumn 1931, the Maternity and Child Protection Faculty was established which later was reorganized into the Pediatric Faculty. The Sanitary and Hygienic Faculty was founded in 1938 (now it is the Preventive Medicine Faculty). In 1957, there was the admission for the Dentistry Faculty. The fifth faculty established was the Faculty of Pharmacy which started to enrol students in 2002. In 1994, the Institute was granted with the status of State Medical Academy. On the 5th of December 2011, Omsk Medical College was affiliated with Omsk State Medical Academy.  In 2015, the Academy was assigned with the status of University.