Երեվանի Մխիթար Հերացու անվան Պետական Բժշկական Համալսարան | |
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Other name | YSMU |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1920 |
| Rector | Armen A. Muradyan |
| Students | 8,000 |
| Location | , Armenia 40°11′16.02″N 44°31′31.15″E / 40.1877833°N 44.5253194°E |
The Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU, Armenian: Երեվանի Մխիթար Հերացու անվան Պետական Բժշկական Համալսարան), is an Armenian medical university located in Yerevan, Armenia.
On 31 January 1920, during the First Republic of Armenia, the People's University of Armenia opened in Alexandropol, with the presence of prime minister Alexander Khatisian and minister of culture and public education Nikol Aghbalian. In October of the same year, a decision was passed by then-minister of education Gevorg Ghazarian to establish the faculty of medicine in the university. However, due to political circumstances, the plan was never fulfilled. Armenia became a republic in December 1920.
In 1920, the medical faculty of Yerevan was founded by the government of Armenia.
On 25 May 1989 Yerevan State Medical University was named after the 12th-century Armenian physician Mkhitar Heratsi.[1]
The Medical University's campus is located in the center of the city on Koryun street. It is home to the following buildings:[2]
Two hospitals operate under the jurisdiction of the Yerevan Medical University, where students complete practical experience. The Heratsi Hospital Complex No.1 is located near the university complex,[3] while the Muratsan Hospital Complex is located in the Erebuni District of Yerevan.[4]
The management of the Yerevan State Medical University is carried out according to legislation of the Republic of Armenia and the Charter of the university, on the basis of self-governance, in conjunction with the principles of sole management and collegiality.
The university's governing bodies are the council, the rector, the scientific council, and the rectorate. The council is composed of 32 members and is drawn from the university professoriate, students, representatives of the Armenian government, the Ministry of Education and Science. The primary objectives of the University Council are the selection of the university rector, the university's development as well as the major directions of international cooperation, with the rector's presentation. The Board also debates and approves the university budget.[5]
Currently, YSMU has seven faculties:
The chair of each faculty is the dean; the faculty committees manage each of them. The dean reports to the vice-Rector, who in turn reports to the rector. The current rector is Armen Muradyan, and the chair of the board is Armen Ashotyan.[6]
The duration of the continuous and integrated educational program for bachelor's degree is six years in general medicine and military medical faculties and five years in the dental faculty. The duration of the Bachelor's Qualification Education Program is four years in the Faculty of Pharmacy.
Master's degree is offered in the following specializations:
Foundation's faculty has 689 employees with a scientific degree, including 165 doctors of sciences, 524 candidates. As of December 2016, 28 post-graduate students and 96 applicants implement research activities in the fund.[7]
Yerevan State Medical University has international membership in:
It is also included in international educational and scientific program such as Tacis-Tempus and World Bank.[8]
YSMU University Library has a collection of research and academic materials.
There is also an online library comprising study materials, tests, and questionnaire, which are available to both students and interested people.[9]
The Yerevan State Basic Medical College is an intermediate technical college opened in 1996, operating under the administration of the Yerevan State Medical University. The college provides 2-year study programs in 5 fields:[10]
The university has more than 8000 students. 24% of these students are international students from 26 countries.[11]
The university has more than 1100 professors.[7]
YSMU's University Honorary Doctor Award was conferred to many remarkable and distinguished people.
Alumni of the university include:
