[1] As of 2014[update] the rector was Shakhov Boris Yevgenevich (Russian Шахов Борис Евгеньевич), D.Sc..

It has approximately 3000 students in 7 faculties which include: Some of the foreign students study medicine completely in English medium, and some others study in Russian language.

However, students who study in English medium also have to study Russian language to be able to communicate with local Russian people who have very little knowledge of English, and thus being able to communicate with patients for basic clinical training.

equivalent because the graduates have been trained in the field of general surgery.

Postgraduate courses are also provided for both Russian and international students.