Founded in 1931, it became a University in 1998 with the 4th level (or highest level) of accreditation. The University is a center for academic and vocational education in medicine and pharmacy.

Crimea State Medical University offers courses in Nursing, Prosthetic Dentistry, Pharmacy; doctors, in the specialities: General Medicine, Pediatrics, Clinical Pharmacy and Dentistry. Internship is available in 22 specialities. Post-diploma education includes residency, Master’s program and postgraduate study or Ph.D program. Refresher courses in 48 specialities are available at the faculty of post-diploma education.

CSU is a leader in the rating among the Ukrainian higher medical schools according to the results of the state licensed exams. The University is particularly proud of its highly qualified academic staff, which totals 850 Teachers: 99 Doctors of Science, Professors, and 356 Candidates of Science (Ph.D. holders), Associate Professors. 40 University professors are academicians and corresponding members of domestic and foreign Academies of Sciences; 14 are State Prize laureates, 60 have honorary titles. About 4.7 thousand students study at the Crimea State Medical University named after S. I. Georgievsky, including 1500 foreign citizens from 40 countries of the world.

General Medicine in English has been taught since 1999 which makes CSMU attractive for foreign citizens coming here to study. For the constant development of cooperation with foreign countries and high quality of education the University was awarded the title of laureate in the rating of Ukrainian higher schools “Sofia Kievskaya – 2004”. For over 90 years the University has been training professional specialists in the Medical Field.