Perm State Medicine Academy named after E.A.Vagner (PSMA)

What Perm State Medicine Academy named after E.A.Vagner (PSMA) does

PSMA is a federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, founded in 1932 and headquartered at ul. Petropavlovskaya, 26 in Perm. The university delivers medical education across the full vertical—from secondary vocational training (СПО) through specialist (specialitet), residency (ordinatura), and postgraduate (aspirantura) programs—and serves over 5,300 students and residents annually. Approximately 530 international students from more than 14 countries participate in its programs, and clinical training is delivered through a network of 50+ partner hospitals and clinical bases across the Perm region.

The university's product portfolio is anchored by its Moodle-based Distance Learning System (СДО ПГМУ at do.psma.ru), which serves both enrolled students and the additional professional education (ДПО) portal for practicing physicians. Online examinations on the ДПО portal are secured by Examus, a proctoring system with biometric verification, video/audio recording, and browser lockdown. Research and learning are supported by a scientific library holding over 510,000 units (including textbooks, dissertations, and pre-revolutionary medical editions) and unlimited access to the Consultant Student electronic library (GEOTAR-Media), ClinicalKey, and Springer Nature / Nature Publishing Group databases. Since 2017, PSMA has been part of the Srednevolzhsky integrated information-library cluster linking six medical universities across the Volga Federal District.

PSMA's revenue model blends federal budget allocations from the Ministry of Health for government-funded (budget) student places, contract-based paid tuition for self-funded students, paid continuing professional education (ДПО), and transaction-based income from its Clinical Center and specialist accreditation fees. The university runs a Career Center and Professional Development Center that actively channels graduates into regional healthcare employers. As a state institution, PSMA does not publish revenue figures and operates without private equity or venture capital, with strategic direction set by the Ministry of Health.

Name

Perm State Medicine Academy named after E.A.Vagner (PSMA)

Legal name

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Perm State Medical University named after Academician E.A. Wagner" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (ФГБОУ ВО "ПГМУ им. академика Е.А. Вагнера" Минздрава России)

Website

https://psma.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Perm State Medical University (PSMA) is a Russian federal medical university under the Ministry of Health, training over 5,300 students annually across specialist, residency, postgraduate, and secondary vocational programs, supported by 50+ clinical training bases and a 510,000-unit scientific library.

Ownership category

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Product category

Medical Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Medical higher education
• Clinical residency training
• Continuing medical education
• Postgraduate medical research
• Healthcare workforce training

Headquarters

HQ city

Perm

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Federal Budget-Funded Education (Budget Places): Government-funded student places across undergraduate (specialitet), residency (ordinatura), postgraduate (aspirantura), and secondary vocational (СПО) programs, funded through the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
2. Contract-Based (Paid) Education: Fee-paying programs for students not admitted on budget places, across all levels: specialist, residency, postgraduate, and secondary vocational education.
3. Additional Professional Education (ДПО): Continuing professional development and professional retraining for physicians, funded through federal budget allocations and commercial contracts.
4. Clinical Center Services: The Clinical Center of PSMA provides paid medical services to patients, generating revenue while serving as a practical training base.
5. Specialist Accreditation and Examination Fees: Fees from specialist accreditation procedures, exam admissions for medical personnel, and related administrative services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PSMA delivers higher medical education across specialist, residency, postgraduate, and secondary vocational levels, alongside continuing professional development (ДПО) for practicing physicians and paid clinical services through its Clinical Center. Education is delivered on-campus in Perm, through 50+ regional clinical bases, and remotely via a Moodle-based distance learning platform with Examus proctoring.

Product overview

PSMA operates a multi-platform educational technology ecosystem centered on its institutional infrastructure and distance learning systems. The primary offerings include a main university website (psmu.ru) serving as the institutional portal, a Moodle-based Distance Learning System (СДО ПГМУ at do.psma.ru) for students and faculty, and a separate ДПО Portal (do.psma.ru/fdpo) for professional development and training of practicing physicians. Additional services include a Clinical Center (clinic.psma.ru), admission portals, and various electronic library resources including ЭБ «Консультант студента», ClinicalKey, Springer Journals, and Nature Journals databases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clinical Center of PSMU (Клинический центр ПГМУ): A modern multidisciplinary medical center combining science, education and practice.
• Medlinqua Linguistic Center
• Scientific School of PSMU
• Distance Learning System (СДО ПГМУ)

Products and services

• Specialist (Undergraduate Medical Degree) Programs State-recognized specialist-level medical degree programs (specialitet) covering therapeutic, pediatric, medical-preventive, and dental medicine, delivered on-campus across PSMA's four faculties with clinical training at 50+ partner hospitals. Designed for high school graduates and college entrants seeking a federal Ministry of Health-accredited medical degree.
• Residency (Ordinatura) Programs Advanced clinical residency training for medical school graduates, providing subspecialty clinical immersion in Russian healthcare settings and serving as a pathway to specialist accreditation.
• Postgraduate (Aspirantura) Research Programs PhD-level research programs (aspirantura) with dissertation supervision and integration into PSMA's nine scientific schools covering key areas of medicine. Designed for candidates pursuing academic careers in medicine.
• Secondary Vocational (СПО) Programs Secondary vocational training programs covering mid-level healthcare roles including laboratory diagnostics, pharmacy, and nursing, with clinical practice components. Delivered through the affiliated Perm Medical-Pharmaceutical College.
• Continuing Professional Development (ДПО) Courses Continuing professional development and professional retraining programs for practicing physicians, delivered via the ДПО distance learning portal with online exams proctored through Examus. Includes preparation for primary specialized accreditation (ПСА).
• PSMA Clinical Center Medical Services Multi-profile paid medical services delivered through the university's Clinical Center, serving patients from across the Perm region while functioning as a practical training base for students and residents.
• International Medical Education Programs Medical education programs taught in Russian and English for international students, with dedicated international admissions support, visa assistance, preparatory courses, and integration into Russian academic culture.
• Specialist Accreditation and Examination Services Procedures for medical specialist accreditation and examination administration for medical personnel, including supporting the Commission on Admission to Medical Practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,300 students and residents trained annually across all education levels
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Integrated Information-Bibliographic System of the Scientific-Educational Medical Cluster 'Srednevolzhsky' (Srednevolzhsky Medical University Cluster)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Information-library network connecting 6 medical universities in Kazan, Izhevsk, Kirov, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, and Ulyanovsk. Provides mutual access to full-text works of faculty and researchers across the Volga Federal District.
• Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Minzdrav Rossii)coreOthersPSMA is a federal state budgetary educational institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. The Ministry provides regulatory oversight, accreditation, and federal budget funding for education programs.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian FederationcoreOthersCo-regulatory body overseeing higher education standards, scientific research activities, and academic degree awarding at the university.
• 50+ Clinical Bases and Partner HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 50 hospitals and clinical institutions across the Perm region serve as practical training bases for medical students, residents, and postgraduate researchers, providing real-patient clinical experience.
• ООО 'Консультант студента' (Consultant Student)majorTechnology or IntegrationProvides 24/7 protected full-text access to the 'Consultant Student' electronic library of the GEOTAR-Media publishing group, covering all major medical specialties. Unlimited access provided since 2024. License contract No. 4-EP dated 27.03.2025.
• Examus (Remote Proctoring)majorTechnology or IntegrationExamus provides online exam proctoring with biometric verification, video/audio recording, and browser lockdown for distance professional education and residency examinations.
• Publishing Houses (Springer Nature, Nature Publishing Group, Eco-Vector)majorTechnology or IntegrationNational subscription-based access to scientific journals from Springer Nature (including Nature, Adis), provided under national subscription schemes with unlimited access.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kazan State Medical University: A fellow Ministry of Health medical university in the Volga Federal District and a partner in the Srednevolzhsky library cluster. Highly comparable given shared geography, regulatory status, scale, and overlapping student segments.
• Volgograd State Medical University: Regional Ministry of Health medical university offering similar specialist, residency, and continuing professional education programs. Comparable as a regional peer in scale and target student segments.
• Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy: Volga-region medical university and partner in the Srednevolzhsky library cluster, offering full-scope medical training. Direct peer in geography, federal status, and library consortium membership.
• Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University: Major state medical university under the Ministry of Health in St. Petersburg offering full-scope medical training. Direct peer in mission, program structure, and regulatory framework, competing for the same national and international student pools.
• Sechenov University (First Moscow State Medical University): Russia's flagship state medical university under the Ministry of Health, offering specialist, residency, and postgraduate medical education, plus a major clinical center. Direct peer given identical regulatory status, scope of programs, and Ministry of Health oversight.
• Siberian State Medical University (SibGMU): Ministry of Health medical university in Tomsk with comparable specialist, residency, and postgraduate programs. Direct peer in size, regulatory context, and regional medical university positioning.
• Bashkir State Medical University: Regional Ministry of Health medical university in Ufa with substantial international student recruitment from CIS and overseas. Highly comparable given similar size, federal status, and international student mix.
• Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNIMU): National research medical university offering specialist, residency, and postgraduate medical training, with significant international student recruitment. Closely comparable as a top-tier Ministry of Health institution with a similar education-research-clinical model.
• Northern State Medical University (Arkhangelsk): Regional state medical university under the Ministry of Health offering specialist, residency, and vocational medical training. Direct peer as a similarly sized Russian regional medical school with clinical center operations.

Others

• GEOTAR-Media Publishing Group: Russia's leading medical publisher and supplier of the Consultant Student electronic library platform used by PSMA. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but materially relevant given the publishing and content infrastructure that powers PSMA's teaching and research.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@permsma
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