Belarusian State Medical University is a leading institution of higher medical education in the Republic of Belarus with a well-deserved international prestige and recognition. The beginning of its history dates back to 1921 when the opening of Belarusian State University was announced, which at that time included Medical Faculty.

Currently the educational process at the university is organized at 7 faculties: Faculty of General Medicine; Dental Faculty; Pediatric Faculty; Faculty of Preventive Medicine; Pharmaceutical Faculty; Medical Faculty for International Students; Faculty of Career Guidance and pre-University Training and 2 institutes: Institute of Military Medicine and Institute of Advanced Training and Retraining of Healthcare Personnel. More than 7 000 students, PhD students, clinical residents, including over 2 000 foreign citizens from about 50 countries, study in Russian and English at the University.