Samara State University with a medical department was founded in January 1st, 1919. In 1930 Samara Medical Institute was opened (known as Kuibyshev Medical Institute later). In July 1993 the Institute was reorganized into Samara State Medical University.
Today Samara State Medical University is one of the largest and well-known medical universities in Russia.
University logo shows a doctor lifting a bowl of fire above his head in the background of the open book. Black and white in the doctor’s scrub symbolizes a struggle between good and evil, health and illness. The fire in the bowl reminds of the saying «Aliis inserviendo consumor» (consumed in the service of). The open book symbolizes knowledge and study. Blue color in the logo is the color of the Volga River, the sky, the color of clean thoughts and aspirations.
SamSMU includes 4 institutes, more than 15 specialized diagnostic and therapeutic centers, 14 departments and 90 chairs. The teaching staff consists of 622 members, 14 of which are academicians and corresponding member of different academies, 100 professors and PhDs, 386 assistant professors.
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