Wrocław Medical University
Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu | |
Latin: Universitas Medicus Vratislaviensis | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1950 |
Rector | Prof. Dr. Hab. Piotr Ponikowski |
Students | 5915 |
Location | , , 51°06′32″N 17°04′08″E / 51.10889°N 17.06889°E |
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
THE World[1] | 351-400 (2023) |
Wrocław Medical University (
It consists of five faculties:
Wrocław Medical University has 22 international agreements of cooperation signed with other universities abroad. There is a wide exchange of students and teaching staff within the framework of the Socrates and Erasmus programmes of the European Union, especially with France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands and England.
History
Wrocław is a city with a rich medical tradition. The first hospital was founded in the 13th century. Medicine was first taught in 1745 by the establishment of the Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum. It was the first medical school in the city. Many famous doctors lived and worked in Wrocław such as
At present Wrocław is an active centre of medical education. The process of teaching is realised by a team of highly qualified specialists. The Medical University also performs a wide range of scientific activities and provides the whole region of Lower Silesia with highly specialised medical care.
Historically, the city's strategic location between branches of the slow running
The Faculty of Medicine is the oldest and largest faculty of Wrocław Medical University. It was established on November 14, 1945, as one of the six faculties of Wrocław's University and Technical University. The opening lecture was given by
Two new faculties, the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Training in 1992 and Faculty of Dentistry in 2000, were created based on the organisational structure and lecturing staff of the Faculty of Medicine. After these changes, the Faculty of Medicine assumed more of the educational duties of the University. In 2002 the faculty received the PE-EN ISO 9001 certificate for its educational and research programs in accordance with the standards defined by the Polish Centre for Testing and Certification.
Rectors
- Zygmunt Albert (1950–1954)
- Antoni Falkiewicz (1954–1957)
- Bogusław Bobrański (1957–1962)
- Aleksander Kleczeński (1962–1965)
- Tadeusz Baranowski (1965–1968)
- Leonard Kuczyński (1968–1972)
- Stanisław Iwankiewicz (1972–1978)
- Eugeniusz Rogalski (1978–1981)
- Marian Wilimowski (1981–1987)
- Bogdan Łazarkiewicz (1987–1990)
- Zbigniew Kapnik (1990–1993)
- Jerzy Czernik (1993–1999)
- Leszek Paradowski (1999–2005)
- Ryszard Andrzejak (2005-2011)
- Marek Ziętek (2011–present)
Faculties
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Training
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Health Science
References
- ^ "World University Rankings 2023". timeshighereducation.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.