Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi

address: Al. Kościuszki 4, 90-419,
Łódź
phone: +48 42 632-21-13
fax: +48 42 630 07 07
e-mail: rektor@rkt.umed.lodz.pl
internet: www.umed.lodz.pl

Medical University of Lodz

The Medical University is the biggest state medical university in Poland implementing the following basic tasks:

• educating students in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and medicine-allied disciplines;
• educating research staff and conducting research work;
• conducting postgraduate training of highly qualified health care system staff;
• participating in health care programs set by the social health care system.

The concept of up-to-date and comprehensive professional training of medical manpower is being improved all the time. The Process of education has been focused on preparing specialists for work in various communities and national health care systems. Our educational offer has been adjusted to requirement laid down in the resolutions validated by our Government within the European Union co-operation. Following the entry of Poland into the European Union on May 1, 2004 the University offers a chance of an automatic recognition of the Diploma of most of the faculties within all 25 countries of the European Union. High interest in studying at our University confirms attractiveness of our educational programs. Currently, over 8000 Polish Students are getting their education within medical and medicine-related areas at various faculties. Medical teaching in English was initiated in 2003/2004. Presently over 300 foreign students from various countries attend medical and dental courses. The quality of our teaching remains one of the highest among Polish universities, which is reflected by official inspections and rankings. Students of the Faculty of Medicine are the winners of the most prestigious scientific awards like "Medical Laurels" of Polish Academy of Science or "Primus Inter Pares" - Best Student of the Polish Republic in the Lodz Region.

Medical University of Lodz is one of the leading medical research centers in Poland. In one academic year over a hundred research grants are awarded, as well as numerous research contracts. At present substantial number of individual research projects are being conducted. Medical University of Lodz has been carrying extensive international scientific cooperation with such foreign academic and research centers as:

• The Catholic University in Nijmegen, Netherlands;
• Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
• University of Toronto Humboldt Universitat, Berlin, Germany
• Friedrich-Alexander Universitat, Erlangen
• King's College London
• Universite degli Studi di Milano
• The Human Craniofacial Institute in Dallas, USA
• The Howard Hughes Medical Center, USA
• The University in Bielefeld, Germany
• Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
• University of Kuopio, Finland
• Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen, Germany

At present, Medical University has over 1600 hospital beds in Teaching Hospitals that provide medical services for patients, being the essential base for research work and undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. University Teaching Hospitals and University-affiliated department constitute a basic source for highly specialized diagnostic and treatment services provided by professors, associate professors and specialists of various medical disciplines who take care of health needs of the Lodz region community and promote health-related programs.

Students of the Medical University take part in ERASMUS – European international academic Exchange program. Within last few years there were almost 25 incoming students and over 100 outgoing students in frame of this exchange program. Students' Scientific Society has been involved in active popularization of research work among students, organization of scientific conferences and co-ordination of Students' Scientific Groups.

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