KSMU - represents the leading scientific schools of Russia and the most relevant research studies. According to an independent rating agency "RateOR" in the field of education among all Russian universities' scientific achievements rating only 3 of Universities of Kazan are in the top fifty and Kazan Medical University holds the second result after Kazan State University. Only five of the best medical universities of the country have been included in the rating, among them Kazan Medical University firmly holds the third place, after the Moscow Medical Academy in the name of I.M. Sechenov and after Russian State Medical University!
Training of highly qualified specialists is conducted in 40 specialities in PhD-studentship and in 5 specialities of doctoral studies. The University has two doctoral Academic Councils in 7 specialities and is planning to establish a third Council in 2 more specialities.
In the University the bases of an innovative higher educational institution have been created: established was the Research and Education Center "Molecular and Cellular Medicine" the innovative program of which received a Federal grant; KSMU - is the only University in Russia which has a "Stem Cell Bank". Every year employees of the University apply for and receive research grants from the Russian Foundation of Fundamental Research and from the Russian Humanitarian Scientific Foundation, from various National and International organizations, conduct innitiative scientific research. KSMU annually organizes and hosts dozens of International, Russian and regional conferences, summer schools for young research fellows on the most relevant issues of modern science.
KSMU is the founder of two journals in which the Higher Attestation Commission recommends to publish the scientific research results. The vast majority of professors of KSMU are in the editorial boards of scientific and practical Russian and International journals.