Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy
| Нижегородская государственная медицинская академия | |
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Former names
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Gorky Medical Institute named after S. M. Kirov |
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| Type | Public academy |
| Established | 1920 |
| Rector | Shakhov Boris Yevgenevich |
| Location |
 Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://nizhgma.ru |
Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, NNSMA (Russian: Нижегоро́дская госуда́рственная медици́нская акаде́мия) is one of the medical schools in the Russian Federation which is located in the city of Nizhny Novgorod.
As of 2014[update] the rector was Shakhov Boris Yevgenevich (Russian Шахов Борис Евгеньевич), D.Sc., Honored Worker of Science RF.
This medical school is currently ranked number 7 out of 46 higher medical institutions in Russia, acknowledged by World Health Organization and is recognised by the governments of some other countries which send their students to this academy for medical education and training.
This academy also is associated with many teaching hospitals distributed throughout the city, where the students learn many basic clinical skills. There are 70 specialised departments with over 600 teaching staff. It has approximately 3000 students in 7 faculties which include:
The administrative office of the academy is situated in the Minin and Pozharsky Square (located alongside the Volga River and the medical students live in dormitories on Meditsinskaya Street in Prioksky City District.
Besides Russian students, there are also students from foreign countries such as Morocco, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, Jordan, Pakistan, Namibia and many others who study in this academy. Some of the foreign students study medicine completely in English medium, and some others study in Russian language. The current Dean of the Foreign Students Department is Professor Elena Ivanovna Yerlikina, D.Sc., who is also the Head of the Department for Biochemistry.
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