Yerevan State Medical University Named for Mkhitar Heratsi

About College

• Yerevan State Medical University (named after Mkhitar Heratsi) is an Armenian medical university. It is situated on Koryun Street, in the center of the city of Yerevan in Armenia. Mr. Armen A. Muradyan is its current rector. 

• The university was founded by the Government of Armenia in January 1920. In October 1920, Prime Minister H.Ohanjanyan and the Minister of Public Education G.Ghazaryan passed the decision to establish medical faculty at the university. On November 3rd, 1922, a school was established for training the medical faculty under the Yerevan City Hospital. The institute began with just 6 staff members. 

• Today, the university teaches around 6360 students out of which 1184 are foreign students. There are more than 1100 professors in the university who perform scientific and pedagogical work. It operates two hospitals as well. The university organizes various research-oriented and educational activities in leading research centers and clinical bases in Yerevan.

Highlights

Infrastructure and Facilities

Let's take a look at the infrastructure and facilities available at Yerevan State Medical University.

• Campuses

The campus of the university is located on Koryun Street in Yerevan. It has five buildings-

1. Main building

2. Administrative building

3. Laboratory building

4. Anatomical building

5. Dental clinics building

• Libraries

The on-campus library has over 6,50,000 textbooks and other books. The library has two halls, one of which has computers for providing free access to online medical literature.

• Hostels

The campus has a hostel equipped with all adequate facilities for foreign students. It consists of two buildings on campus.

• Food

The campus has 4 cafeterias, 1 of which is in the hostel. The prices are one-third of the regular prices charged for catering in the city.

• Faculties

The university has 5 faculties and 102 departments that conduct various theoretical and practical studies.

1. Faculty of General Medicine

2. Faculty of Stomatology (Dentistry)

3. Faculty of Pharmacy

4. Faculty of Military Medicine

5. Faculty of Public Health

Scholarships 

• The university offers various nominal scholarships for deserving students. The nominees are chosen on the basis of academic excellence, knowledge of foreign languages, participation in international competitions or student scientific sessions, and participation in social activities.
• The nominal scholarships have their own eligibility criteria and are named after various doctors, scientists, professors, etc. Some of the most notable scholarships are named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Ruben Sevak, Hakob Hovhannisian, Grigor Areshyan, Vahan Artsruni, etc.
• Several fund scholarships are also available for the students. They are offered by the Youth  Foundation of Armenia, The Aegean Family Foundation, the Turpanjian Family Foundation, and many others.

Students are allowed to participate in the scholarships based on the courses taken up by them. 

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