St.-Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies is one of the leading educational institutions in the postgraduate system of education in Russia. The Academy trains experts in the postgraduate programs of professional education in:

• postgraduate courses;
• doctoral courses;
• residency.

A number of scientific schools have been formed at the Academy led by: the corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences V.A. Kozlov, S.A. Simbirtsev, O.K. Khmelnitskiy; the member of the Russian Academy of Engineering Science U.A. Fedorov, the member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences V.M. Retnev, academicians and corresponding members of the Academy of Sciences and Arts named after Peter the Great V.P. Alferov, V.A. Mikhailovitch, M.A. Repina, V.A. Kozlov, M.S. Kushakovsky, V.I. Mazurov, and many other professors and Heads of different departments.

Research and development activities in the Academy are carried out by 700 lecturers and scientific specialists of high qualification. Because of St.-Petersburg MAPS staff is participation in local and foreign exhibitions and conferences, carrying out Russian and international symposiums, regular visits of the experts to different countries, the Academy acquires broad popularity. Scientific development causes true interest of foreign experts. Having entered the second century of its history, the Academy is working on implementation of the new progressive organization forms of medical research, concentrating scientific potential on implementation of the large socially significant programs and areas of forming a healthy way of life, motherhood and childhood protection, body recovering after chronic illnesses, protection of human body from harmful effects produced by the environment, social and medical rehabilitation.

The Academy is starting to do the research in the new directions such as AIDS, bio-management for correction of infringed human body functions, study of surgery gears and effective methods of treatment, development of new ways of medical aid organization for population in changeable conditions. The Academy actively trains scientific - pedagogical staff. Since 1935 Academy's employees have defended about 400 post-doctoral and 1700 doctoral theses. 55 Heads of different institutes and 327 department managers have been trained. At the specialized councils the defending of doctoral and candidate theses on mycology, surgery, anaesthesiology, pathological physiology, cardiology, internal diseases, endocrinology, pathological anatomy, hygiene, genetic disorders, dentistry, neuropathology and other specialities is carried out.