First Moscow State Medical University Russia is the first and the oldest medical school in Russia, tracing its history from Moscow Imperial University’s medical faculty founded in 1758. The university was renamed after Russian physiologist Ivan Sechenov in 1955. It was known as I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Institute of Medicine until 1990. Sechenov University is one of the Top Medical colleges in Russia. There are students from around 90 countries all over the world at the First Moscow State Medical University Russia. First Moscow State Medical University target model drives its sustainable transformation into a world-class University with a balanced focus on multi-disciplinary education, research and industry partnerships.