General information
Samarkand State Medical University was founded by the decision of the Government of the Republic 90 years ago, in the distant 1930 year. During its glorious history, our university has passed a long way toward becoming one of the leading medical universities not only in Uzbekistan but also in the entire Central Asian region. In 1930, by the Decree of the Council of People’s Commissars of Uzbekistan No. 80 dated May 7, 1930, the State Uzbek Medical Institute (SUMI) was founded in the city of Samarkand. This was a big event for the population of the Central Asian region, as there was no independent medical higher education institution in this region. The Samarkand State Medical Institute (since April 2022 – the University) received a special development after the republic achieved independence. In 1997, the country adopted the “National Training Program”, and in 1998, the state program for health care reform, which resulted in the creation of the Faculty of Higher Nursing in 1999. In 2001, the department was opened, and since 2005, the Faculty of Medical Pedagogy, and in subsequent years the faculties of dentistry, medical prophylactics, medical biology, pharmacy, and since 2020, students are studying in the new direction of “Traditional Medicine”. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19 radically affected all spheres of life in almost all countries of the world. There are even suggestions that the changes are so profound that we will have to adapt to them, in the sense of constantly meeting sanitary and epidemiological requirements.
Student Life
Currently, the institute has 4 student dormitories. Dormitory No. 1 is located at 37 Dahbet Street, dormitory No. 2 is located at 41 Dahbed Street, and dormitory No. 3 and No. 4 are located at 31 Giyosiddin Jamshid Street. The institute has 4 dormitories for 1300 students. All conditions are created in these dormitories for students of the institute, students from India and Pakistan. Branches of the library of the institute were established in the dormitories and enriched with more than 3,000 relevant books. All students living in dormitories are members of these libraries.
