On August 17, 1935, the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR issued Resolution No. 1818 on the opening of the Stalingrad Medical Institute
Akim Kuzmich Martynov was appointed the director
The medical faculty was opened
Sergei Nikolaevich Kasatkin was appointed an acting director
Arnold Iosifovich Bernstein was appointed director
The first graduation of doctors took place
The Medical Institute trains more than 670 doctors who graduate ahead of schedule
Students and teachers of SSMI take an active part in the work of Stalingrad evacuation hospitals
More than a thousand junior students of SSMI build defensive lines on the southern approaches to the city
The Defense Committee of Stalingrad decides to transfer the institute to Cheboksary
Inhumane bombing of Stalingrad begins, as a result of which the buildings of the institute are completely destroyed
Ezriy Izrailevich Ioffe is appointed acting director
The Soviet People’s Committee of the USSR issues an order to resume the work of the Stalingrad Medical Institute starting from September 1
By the beginning of the academic year, over 1400 applications from students were registered. 660 students begin their classes
Vasily Fedorovich Shiroky is appointed director
The graduation of doctors took place under the motto "The Response of Stalingrad"
In the post-war years, 24 professors join the institute, of which 22 are doctors of sciences, along with a large number of young specialists
The number of clinical bases reaches the pre-war level
Vladimir Sergeyevich Yurov was appointed as the director
The first trip of 600 medical students to the virgin lands of Kazakhstan for harvesting took place
The first issue of the mass circulation newspaper "For Medical Personnel" was published
The evening department of the Faculty of Medicine was opened
Stalingrad State Medical Institute changed several addresses until it received a building on the Fallen Fighters Square. The material base of the university was significantly strengthened, the scope of its activities expanded
Stalingrad State Medical Institute was renamed Volgograd State Medical Institute
The Faculty of Dentistry was opened
VSMI was one of the first in the USSR to accept foreign students
Foreign students from the GDR, the Arab East and Africa began to study at the institute
Nikolai Pavlovich Grigorenko was appointed Chancellor
The Dean's office for the work with foreign students was created. A.I. Balandina became the first Dean
The first operation to transplant a dog's head was performed by Professor A.G. Konevsky
VSMI was transferred to the jurisdiction of the USSR Ministry of Healthcare
The sports and health camp of the Volgograd State Medical Institute was organised
The Problem Research Rheumatology Laboratory of the USSR Ministry of Health was created at the Department of Hospital Therapy of VSMI
The preparatory department was created
Professor A.M. Vodovozov created a fundamentally new method of examining the fundus of the eye "Ophthalmochromoscopy"
The Pediatric Faculty was opened
Professor A.G. Konevsky created the telemetric system "Kovyl"
Yuri Aleksandrovich Perov was appointed as Chancellor
Faculty of Advanced Medical Studies created. The first dean was Yu.I. Kolesov
VSMI History Museum opened
VSMI awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Vladimir Ivanovich Petrov appointed as Chancellor
VSMI Student Council organised
VSMI Pharmacology Research Institute founded
VSMI was transformed into the Volgograd State Medical Academy
The Faculty of Postgraduate Professional Education was opened
The Pharmaceutical Faculty was opened
The Scientific Society of Young Scientists and Students (NOMUS) was founded
A medical college was created on the basis of the Volgograd State Medical Academy
The Dental Clinic of the Volgograd State Medical Academy was opened
The Medical and Biological Faculty was created
Volgograd State Medical Academy was transformed into Volgograd State Medical University
VolgSMU Publishing House was founded
The Faculty of Social Work and Clinical Psychology was opened
Multidisciplinary Clinic No. 1 of Volgograd State Medical University was opened
Family Medicine Clinic was created as a result of cooperation with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
The Centre for Pre-University Education "Pre-University VolgSMU" was founded
Pyatigorsk Pharmaceutical Academy was merged with VolgSMU
The Volgomed Sports and Recreation Complex was opened for visitors
The Scientific Centre of Innovative Medicines with Pilot Industrial Production was opened
Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Shkarin was elected as the Chancellor
The Institute of Continuous Medical and Pharmaceutical Education of VolgSMU was founded
The first coworking space "LOFT" was opened
VolgSMU professors and students provide assistance in healthcare institutions of the Volgograd region during the spread of the new coronavirus infection
The Centre of Electronic Medical Education of VolgSMU was founded
The Institute of Public Health of VolgSMU was established
The Dental Clinical and Diagnostic Centre of VolgSMU was founded
The Simulation Centre in the Traktorozavodsky District of Volgograd was opened
The Veterinary Centre of VolgSMU was created
The Training Centre "Knowledge Factory" of VolgSMU was opened
A simulation pharmacy was opened
A division of the Dental Clinical and Diagnostic Centre of VolgSMU was opened in the Kirovsky district of Volgograd
A separate division of the Dental Clinical and Diagnostic Centre was opened on Tulaka Street in Volgograd
The Institute of Public Health was named after Professor N.P. Grigorenko
A new coworking space was opened in the VolgSMU library
Employees of the Institute of CMPE and IT specialists of VolgSMU created a program using VR technologies "Administrative Bypass"
A phygital sports centre and a new student space were opened on Kim street
Scientists from the Pyatigorsk branch of VolgSMU have created the world's first bio-assimilable gel for regeneration
Scientists from the VolgSMU Scientific Centre of Innovative Medicines have created a medicine that will help slow down age-related changes
VolgSMU for the first time in its history entered the global Times Higher Education (THE) university ranking, as well as the premier league of the national aggregated ranking in two areas at once
Large-scale overhaul of the historical building on Pugachevskaya Street has been completed
The Centre for Continuing Education has been created
A storage facility for rare and valuable books in the VolgSMU library has been created
Large-scale overhaul of the academic building No. 5 on KIM Street has been completed
The VolgSMU History Museum has been modernized
The VolgSMU Media Centre "MEDiYA" has been opened