title: Medical education in the Russian Federation.
abstract: The process of becoming a medical doctor in the Russian Federation is detailed in this paper. There has been a decline in the number of students entering the medical profession, as well as a marked decrease in the faculty members at the medical institutes since perestroika. This is secondary to a marked decrease in financial support as well as falling morale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D012426:Russia; D012577:Schools, Medical