Yerevan State Medical University

The history of Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi begins in 1920, when the law on the establishment of a medical faculty at the university was adopted. In 1921, a school for the training of medical personnel was opened in Yerevan, and in 1922, a medical faculty was established on its basis as an integral part of Yerevan State University.

Later, the medical faculty was transformed into an independent medical institute, and then into a university. In 1989, the university was named after the prominent medieval Armenian physician Mkhitar Heratsi.

• About 8,000 students receive medical education at YSMU.
• About 2,000 clinical residents receive postgraduate education at the medical university in more than 80 specialties.
• About 2,000 foreign future doctors from 33 countries of the world receive education at the medical university.
• About 9,000 foreign graduates of YSMU carry out successful professional activities in 40 countries of the world.
• The university has more than 45 thousand graduates.
• YSMU has 6 Faculties: General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Military Medicine, Public Health, Postgraduate and Continuing Education.
• About 3,300 employees carry out professional activities at YSMU.

• The continuous and integrated trilingual educational program "MD Physician" of Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi received program accreditation in accordance with WFME international standards for a period of 7 years in early 2024, which is a serious success in the international educational field.
• The fastest growing medical university in the post-Soviet region is Yerevan State Medical University.
• The University was awarded the Human Resources Management Excellence Award in Research (HRS4R), and strengthened its position in the EU scientific and educational space, which is another of the registered successes.
• Accreditation is planned for the surgical, therapeutic, and pediatric clusters according to the WFME international standards for postgraduate education, as well as accreditation for the Faculties of Dentistry and Pharmacy.