Vice rector on educational activity Doctor of medical sciences, professor Alexander P.Chterbo

The first in the world educational institution for doctor's qualification improvement was created according to the will of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna and famous clinician E.E. Eihwald initiative. E.E. Eihwald became the first director after the opening of the Iinstitute in 1885. In 1924 the Institute was renamed to Leningrad State Institute of Postgraduate Education, and in 1993 was transformed to St.-Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies (MAPS) by the government decision. The Academy was glorified by such people who worked there at different periods of time, as N.V. Sklifosovsky, D.O. Ott, A.L. Polenov, G.V. Hlopin, Z.G. Fraenkel, V.N. Shevkunenko, N.N. Petrov, S.N. Davidenkov, V.G. Baranov and many other well-known Russian scientists.

Now the Academy is one of the leading educational institutions of the country in the system of postgraduate education, clinical and scientific studies. The structure of the Academy consists of 6 Colleges: Internal Medicine, Surgical, Pediatric, Public Health, Biomedical and Dental; 78 Departments, 8 Scientific Departments and Laboratories and Hospital for 450 beds.

The departments are located on the territories of the Academy main building, its branches, and in the scientific-research institutions and clinical preventive establishments of the city.

Welcome to St.-Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies.