Altai State Medical University | Fees 5100 $ | Omkar Medicom

Altai State Medical University (ASMU), located in Barnaul city of Altai province in Russia, is:

• One of the Top medical universities in the country.
• ASMU, established in 1954, is the oldest medical universities in this region. 
• At present, almost 6,000 students study at this university.
• Total faculty members are 500, most of them holding Post Graduate degrees.
• Altai State Medical University is directly controlled by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Government.

World Rank of Altai State Medical University is:

• 5122 as of March 2020.
• It comes among the best universities in Russia according to the global rating ARES.
• ASMU is included in the list of the Forbes publication,
• It takes 65th place and sixth among 13 medical universities in Russia that are in the Forbes.

In the Russian National Rating of Demand for Universities, ASMU is one of the leaders among Medical universities of the country, located behind a few Universities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Altai State Medical University has:

• Seven Teaching buildings,
• Three affiliated hospitals,
• 152 internship base hospitals,
• four student hostels totaling 2,000 beds.

The university has its own simulation center of the highest category with three branches in obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, dentistry. On high-tech simulators, students gain practical skills, learn to provide medical care, work with the patient.

Altai State Medical University Hospitals have the following services to provide thorough knowledge to the students:

• Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mammology Therapy, Cardiology, Neurology,
• Gastroenterology, Immunology Allergology, Rheumatology, Dermenoverology, Psychiatry, Psychology,
• Surgery, Endocrinology, Hepatology, Epidemiology, Oncology, Traumatology, Orthopedics,
• Hematology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology, Day Stationary, Dietology,
• Ultrasound and Functional Diagnostics, Laboratory Diagnostics, and Physiotherapy.

Among all the Affiliated and Internship hospitals, the most important are:

• Regional Clinical Hospital with 1210 in-patient beds and an OPD clinic for 1000 visits per shift,
• City Hospital No. 5 with 660 in-patient beds and an OPD clinic for 600 visits per shift,
• Altai Regional Oncology Hospital with 300 in-patient beds and a clinic for 450 visits per shift,
• Diagnostic center of the Altai Territory.

The other important clinical hospital bases are:

• City Hospital No. 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 12.
• Ambulance Hospital medical care,
• Altai Regional Cardiological Dispensary,
• Yu. K. Erdman Adtay Regional Psychiatric Hospital,
• Regional Narcological Dispensary,
• Altai Regional Skin and Venereal Dispensary,
• Altai Regional Hospital for Veterans,
• Altai Regional Clinical Children's Hospital,
• Altai perinatal center,
• Altai Regional Eye Hospital,
• City Children's Hospital No-1, No-5, No-7,
• Barnaul Children's City Infectious Diseases Hospital No-2,
• Altai Regional Tuberculosis Dispensary,
• Altai Regional Psychoneurological Children's Sanatorium,
• Regional Dental Clinic No-1, Dental Clinic No-3 of Barnaul and Regional Children's Dental Clinic,
• Altai State Medical University Dispensary,
• Maternity Hospital No. 1 of Barnaul,
• Maternity Hospital No. 2 of Barnaul,
• Children's and Parent Hospital No. 9,
• Mobile Ambulance Station.

Strength of International Students in Altai:

At present, nearly 700 students from 19 countries study MBBS at ASMU. Out of them, 600 are from India only. Rest are from Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and other countries.

Language of Instructions:

All the medical subjects are taught in the English medium at Altai State Medical University. However, some clinical lectures from 3rd year will be in the Russian medium too. This is common all over Russia as per the instructions given by the Government of Russia. That is why the Russian language is also taught in the Universities right from 1st year till 3rd year. It helps the students to communicate with the patients in their hospital classes. Mostly all exams are taken in the English language only at ASMU.

There are four hostels for Altai State Medical University students, which are located in the center of the city. Out of those four, one is for the International students only.
Apart from the University-owned hostel, we have arranged a separate hostel for Omkar Medicom students of Altai State Medical University, especially for the 1st and 2nd-year students.
All the hostels are close to the main public transport routes, which makes the essential destinations accessible. There are playing and sports grounds, reading halls which help use our student's time most efficiently and in an enjoyable way.

Altai State Medical University or ASMU is located in the center of Barnaul city. Barnaul is the capital of the Altai province. It is a beautiful city located at the confluence of Ob River and River Barnaul. It is a major transport, industrial, cultural, and educational center of the Siberian region of Russia.

• Total Area: 322 square kilometers.
• Total Population: 6,32,000 as on 2018.
• Airport Domestic: Barnaul (14 km from ASMU)
• Airport International: Novosibirsk (198 km from ASMU)
• Distance from India: Novosibirsk is only 7 hours by flight from New Delhi with one stopover in Astana. 
• Weather: In Barnaul, the summers are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy, and the winters are frigid, snowy, windy, and overcast.
• The Lowest average temperature is: -15°C in January
• The Highest average temperature is: 20°C in July