Unlike medical studies at most European institutions of higher education, studies at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Faculty of Medicine are more integrated with clinical practice. Students learn the basics of the profession at RSU clinical hospitals and the main medical treatment and scientific institutions in Latvia: P. Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Children’s Clinical University Hospital, Riga East University Hospital, Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopaedics.
RSU Faculty of Medicine is becoming increasingly popular among foreign students due to its competitive education and tuition fees in Europe, offering a full professional education programme so that graduates can successfully continue their education in the residency programmes of the chosen speciality or master’s study programmes in the field of medicine in Latvia or other member states of the European Union.
RSU Faculty of Medicine is working on a development plan for medical studies for the next five years, with the aim to become the leading medical education centre in the Baltic region. Modern study technologies used by leading medical institutions of higher education in the world will be introduced, as well as an exemplary study process and quality standards for examinations.
Studies
The departments within the Faculty of Medicine coordinate the training of students in all clinical and theoretical medical disciplines. In cooperation with the institutions of higher education and scientific institutes in other countries the faculty departments have become scientific schools and research centres, ensuring the professional quality of the RSU academic teaching staff.
Starting with the second year of studies the students of the Faculty of Medicine have the option of acquiring in-depth knowledge in paediatrics. Placements in clinical patient care, internal diseases, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology are also included in the study process to supplement theoretical knowledge with practical skills.
Graduates and teaching staff of RSU Faculty of Medicine are working successfully in Latvian and foreign clinics, research institutes and international health protection organisations.
