Founded in the year 1915 as a Medical faculty of Donskoi University and in 1930 it became an independent medical institute, and now a medical university by itself.

In the structure of the university are 5 faculties, General medicine, Peadiatrics Medico prophylactics, post-degree specialization, Preparatory faculty for foreigners, medical college for nurses.

In the 64 different departments the academic process is set rolling by more than 600 teaching staff, of which 70 are professors, doctors of science, 420 candidates of science. Annually 4000 students study in the institute and nearly 3000 doctors specialize to increase their qualification.

The University has its own clinic, which has 1000 beds, and apart from this has its bases in the largest city hospitals also, which enables the students to acquire sound practical knowledge and skills.

From the year 1963 the degree of medicine was conferred to more than 2,500 doctors from 87 countries of the world. And nearly 400 foreign doctors have received the degree of candidates of science.

The University has one of the largest and well-equipped preparatory faculty for medico-biological disciplines with a specially constructed building which has the unique capacity for imparting the knowledge of Russian language. Fully equipped with computer classes and lingaphone rooms. In 30 years the faculty has taught nearly 13,000 foreign nationals. The teachers of the faculty have the knowledge of 2-3 languages and have worked as Russian language teachers in many countries of the world.

In the last few years the number of students in the preparatory faculty annually is 500.

The University has well constructed student hostels to accommodate 2500 students where both Russian and foreign students live.

For the comfort of the students living in the hostels they are provided with double rooms, library, study rooms and sport complexes.

Taking into consideration the geographical location of the city of Rostov all students, during their period of study, are taken on excursions to visit all the centrally located resorts of Russia located on the Black sea like Sochi, Dagomis, Hostha, Novorasiisk and the Caucasian cities of Kislovqdsk, Piteegrrsk, Essentyki.