Yerevan State Medical University

Yerevan State Medical University is listed amongst the top medical universities in the world. Located in Yerevan in the Republic of Armenia, this university has earned repute for providing unsurpassable quality education and training to medical aspirants across the world. The research activities carried out here are touted as the best. It has churned out more than 31,000 graduates till now. The university organizes teaching, as well as research activities, in over a hundred chairs, research centres, and clinical bases. It has a highly qualified staff that is second to none. There are 1,100 lecturers including 171 Doctors of Science, 7 Academicians of the RANAS, and 504 Candidates of Science. These members of various faculties perform scientific research at the university. Over 50 visiting/adjunct professors from many top universities deliver lectures at the university. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that Yerevan State Medical University has made a big contribution to the development of Armenia in the field of medical science. The faculties at the university include- School of General Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Pharmacy, School of Military Medicine, School of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, and Faculty of Public Health. 

The infrastructure of the university is indisputably the best. There are five main buildings including the university building, laboratory building, administrative building, dental clinic building, anatomical building, and hospitals. There are three hospitals including Muratsan Hospital, Heratsi Hospital, and Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery. All three hospitals are supervised by the Yerevan State Medical University. There are over 30 affiliated hospitals that work in association with Yerevan State Medical University. Apart from the local hospitals, the university works closely with many national and international medical universities and health organizations including the universities of the USA, Greece, Italy, Germany, Belgium, France, Sweden, Egypt, etc. GROUP European Network of Universities, World Federation of Medical Education as Member of Medical Education Association in Europe, The International Association of Universities, Association for Dental Education in Europe, etc. It is authorized and approved by WHO and MCI. The university imparts medical education to the aspirants with the perspective of giving highly skilled and qualified doctors to serve the world. The country rank of YSMU is 5 th, while the world rank is 6976.