Departments and Faculties
Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine traces its history to the establishment of the medical faculty of the Imperial Kazan University in 1814, making it the institution’s oldest and most prestigious division. In the 1930s, the faculty began functioning as an independent educational institution and eventually became the foundation of Kazan State Medical University. Today, the faculty offers a comprehensive six-year medical program combining practical and theoretical education across 18 specialized departments. The faculty educates more than 1,500 students from numerous countries worldwide, providing training in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, neurology, and other medical specialties.
Faculty of Pediatrics
Established in 1932, the Faculty of Pediatrics specializes in training physicians focused on child health and development. The six-year curriculum provides intensive and specialized training in diagnosing, treating, and preventing childhood diseases. Students receive training in pediatric disciplines alongside clinical courses including general surgery, pathological anatomy, pathological physiology, and comprehensive study of natural sciences, humanities, and social biomedical disciplines.
Faculty of Preventive Medicine
The Faculty of Preventive Medicine trains hygienists and epidemiologists specializing in assessment of human health and environmental conditions, and implementation of comprehensive preventive health measures. The program provides a six-year curriculum focusing on disease prevention, public health assessment, and epidemiological methods.
Faculty of Dentistry
Dentistry education at the university began in 1921 with the opening of the dentistry department. The Kazan Dental Institute was formally established in 1936, with the Faculty of Dentistry opening within the university structure in 1954. The five-year program comprises natural sciences, social and human biomedical disciplines in the first two years, followed by specialization with clinical training from the third year onward, providing comprehensive preparation in dental practice, oral surgery, and restorative dentistry.
Faculty of Medical Biology
The Faculty of Medical Biology offers a six-year program training specialists in biomedical sciences and medical research. Graduates develop competencies in diagnosing therapeutic, surgical, and neurological conditions, providing emergency medical care, conducting diagnostic studies in biochemistry, biophysics, immunology, and medical genetics, determining treatment methods, developing new diagnostic research approaches, introducing restorative medicine practices, and studying cellular pathology mechanisms.
Institute of Pharmacy
Established in 1975, the Institute of Pharmacy trains specialists in pharmaceutical sciences, manufacture, and application of medications to provide quality medical care. The five-year program prepares graduates for diverse pharmacy careers in community pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprises, pharmaceutical company offices, government health agencies, forensic examination, toxicology laboratories, pharmaceutical quality control, and specialized analytical laboratories.
Faculty of Social Work and Higher Nursing Education
The Faculty of Social Work offers a four-year program training professionals in social support for vulnerable populations. Curriculum covers social work theory and history, legal foundations, economic aspects, and contemporary welfare theories. Graduates provide social and psychological support in government institutions, hospitals, clinics, schools, and rehabilitation centers.
The Higher Nursing Education program provides comprehensive preparation in mathematics and natural sciences including medical genetics, anatomy, physiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and pharmacology. Professional disciplines emphasize hygiene, epidemiology, professional psychology, nursing management, healthcare marketing, and medical science. Practical clinical training occurs in the university’s principal teaching hospitals.
Theoretical Departments
Core discipline departments covering fundamental medical sciences:
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Biomedicine, Medical Law and History of Medicine
- Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
- Department of Hygiene and Occupational Medicine
- Department of Histology and Embryology
- Foreign Languages Department
- Department of History, Philosophy and Sociology
- Department of Latin and Medical Terminology
- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics
- Department of Medical and Biological Physics with Informatics
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of General Hygiene
- Department of General and Organic Chemistry
- Department of Public Health and Health Organization
- Department of Surgery and Topographic Anatomy
- Department of General Pathology
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Human Ecology
- Russian and Tatar Languages Department
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Normal Physiology
- Department of Physical Education and Health
- Department of Economic Theory and Social Work
- Department of Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine
- UNESCO Department of Bioethics
Clinical Departments
Specialized clinical departments providing hands-on medical training:
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Disaster Medicine, Anesthesiology and Resuscitation
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Hospital Therapy Department
- Hospital Pediatrics Department
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology
- Department of Pediatric Surgery
- Department of Pediatric Infections
- Department of Infectious Diseases
- Department of Cardiology
- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- Department of Medical and General Psychology and Pedagogy
- Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics
- Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation
- Department of Outpatient Treatment and General Practice
- Department of Basic Family Medicine
Graduate Programs (Master’s Degrees)
The university offers specialized Master’s degree programs across multiple medical disciplines:
Biological Sciences Specializations:
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Cell Biology, Cytology and Histology
- Basic Medicine
- Human Anatomy
- Pathological Physiology
- Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology
- Clinical Immunology and Allergy
- Regenerative Medicine, Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy and Balneology
Clinical Medicine Specializations:
- Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Endocrinology
- Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases
- Internal Diseases
- Cardiology
- Psychiatry
- Eye Diseases
- Pediatrics
- Infectious Diseases
- Skin and Venereal Diseases
- Nervous Diseases
- Oncology
- Radiology and Radiation Therapy
- Dentistry
- Traumatology and Orthopedics
- Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Anesthesiology and Resuscitation
- Urology
- Lung Medicine
Preventive Medicine Specializations:
- Hygiene
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
Pharmacy Specializations:
- Pharmaceutical Technology
- Organization of the Pharmaceutical Trade
- Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology
Psychological Science Specialization:
