The First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg (, ПСПбГМУ им. акад. И. П. Павлова) is a medical school located in St. Petersburg.
History
The Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University was founded in 1897 as the Medical Institute for Women. The University has changed names several times since then: It became known as The First Medical Institute of Leningrad in 1924. In 1936, the institute was renamed in honor of Nobel Prize winner Ivan Pavlov. In 1994, the institute was reorganized as a medical university.
In the 1930s, the Institute of Chemistry and Pharmacy and the Institute of Pediatrics were spun off as independent institutions.
