Zaporozhye State Medical University , one of the oldest medical higher institutions of Ukraine , is a self-governing (autonomous) state higher educational establishment of the IV-th (the top) level of accreditation. he University comprises 52 chairs, lyceums, a college, preparatory courses for applicants, the Preparatory (International) department for foreigners, which is one of the oldest in the countries of CIS, science-research divisions, laboratories, a post-diploma department.

At the preparatory department for foreign citizens, medical department, pharmaceutical department and also at the stage of post-diploma training more than 5000 thousand students, interns, holders of a master'sdegree, members of a course, members of clinical studies, post-graduate students, persons working for a Doctor's degree, among them 500 foreign citizens, are being trained. The training is carried on the specialties: General medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacy.

The new specialties Laboratory diagnostics and Technology of perfumery and cosmetic preparations will be opened in the nearest future.The University became an international higher institution long ago. In 1973 the preparatory faculty for foreign citizens was opened.More than 3,5 thousand students have been trained for their further studies on the medicalbiologicalspecialties in the other higher educational establishments of Ukraine since then