Bashkir State Medical University was established in 1932. It started with just one faculty, General Medicine and later added more faculties like Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Microbiology, Dentistry and Pharmacy. In 1995 it became a university and in 2010, it merged with Ufa Medical University. In 2014 the university helped train about 700 volunteers for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. It has been training specialists in healthcare, scientific research and pedagogical work for over 80 years within the field of professional medical and pharmaceutical education in the Russian Federation.