Founded in 1944 in Chelyabinsk, Russia, the South Ural State Medical University is one of the most prestigious medical universities in Russia. Originally established as the “Chelyabinsk Medical Institute”, renamed the “Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy” in 1995, and finally received its current name in 2012. Southern Ural State Medical University is a government medical university and has a strong structure for providing quality medicine. Education, research and medical training.

With its quality structure, the University maintains consistently updated rankings in the list of the best medical universities in the Russian Federation. Southern Ural State Medical University is one of the top ten medical universities in Russia and one of the top 30 Russian universities.

To engage students in research work, the University maintains various medical laboratories, including the Central Research Laboratory, and also runs a research institute and consulting centre. The University's Science Library has a collection of more than 700,000 published books and journals and provides students with access to all the educational resources needed to expand the scope of their medical education and implement their research programs. The findings, which are the result of research by the university and its students, continue to be used by medical centres to develop new medical devices that contribute to better health care.

The university maintains an appropriate student-teacher ratio for a personalized learning experience and to ensure that students develop the right relationship with their professors. Currently, the university has a strong faculty of 600 professors.

To train students with the help of modern techniques and sharpen their practical skills, the university offers training at the Practical Skills Training Center with the help of medical simulation. Students of South Ural State Medical University are actively involved in scientific activities coordinated by the local health care and student science association. For the medical training of students, the Southern Ural State Medical University operates a number of medical sites in the Ural region with high-tech and specialized medical care services.

The University also publishes a monthly newspaper to keep students updated on the latest medical research and university progress. South Ural State Medical University participates internationally in medical affairs and offers cross-border opportunities for its students and members in conjunction with medical universities and institutions in other countries.

Currently, more than 4,000 students are studying at the Southern Ural State Medical University, and its graduates are working abroad in Russia and around the world.

South Ural State Medical University is listed in the Directory of World Schools of Medicine (WDOMS) and certified by the United States Council for the Study of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). South Ural State Medical University is accredited by the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) and the Medical Council of India (MCI). The University offers a 6-year program for MBBS in Russia for local and international medical enthusiasts. Students in India who have passed the NEET exam can apply for direct admission to the MBBS program at Southern Ural State Medical University.