Orenburg State Medical University is located in Orenburg City which is 1,478 kilometers (918 mi) southeast from Moscow and was first established in the year 1955. OSMU is very close to the border with Kazakhstan. Orenburg State Medical University is an officially accredited and recognized by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation There are over 550 scientific and staff members working with this University. Russian degrees have gained global recognition, and topped UNESCO and WHO ratings.