The IPO includes 16 departments and 2 educational courses at the departments of endocrinology and internal medicine. In addition, the IPO coordinates the work at 46 departments of various faculties (medical, pediatric, medical and preventive, etc.) on the implementation of educational residency programs, as well as additional professional education programs (professional retraining and advanced training). 62 Doctors of Science and 104 Candidates of Science participate in the educational activities of the IPO. Among the teachers of the IPO are 3 laureates of the RF Government Prize, 11 Honored Doctors of Russia.

More than 8.5 thousand people study at IPO annually, including 7.5 thousand students of professional retraining and advanced training cycles, more than 300 residents (first and second years of study).

IPO Samara State Medical University is guided in its work by the legislation of the Russian Federation and the Samara region, the regulations on IPO, the charter of Samara State Medical University, regulatory legal documentation in the field of higher and additional professional education, decisions of the academic councils of Samara State Medical University and IPO Samara State Medical University, orders of the rector of Samara State Medical University and orders of the director of IPO Samara State Medical University, relevant agreements. IPO SamSMU carries out its activities in accordance with the model regulations on educational institutions of higher and additional professional education.

In the IPO SamSMU, higher professional education (residency) and additional professional education (professional retraining and advanced training) are carried out.