Research and methodological council of FSBI “NMRC RB” of the Ministry of Health of Russia on the issues of restorative medicine, sports medicine, exercise therapy, balneology and physiotherapy is a permanent collective body set up to organize, coordinate and monitor the research, training and methodological work of the Centre.

Members of the Research and methodological council, its chairperson and secretary are appointed by the order of the director of the Center and are made up of the leading specialists of the Centre in the relevant fields of its scientific and practical activities.

The main tasks of the Research and methodological council are to review plans and conduct approbations of dissertation research carried out at the Centre, to examine the scientific products of the Centre, the Centre's feedback as the leading institution on materials of dissertations and research and practice works of the relevant institutions on the problems of these institutions.

In order to fulfil its tasks the Research and methodological council organizes and carries out the review and examination of submitted materials and documents, reviews the submitted abstracts of plans and conducts approbations of dissertations at its meetings.

Upon positive results of the review of the submitted materials and dissertations, the Research and methodological council recommends them for approval by the Academic council or Dissertation council of the Centre.

The activities of the Research and methodological council are based on the orders and instructions of the Centre and the provision on the Council.