Poznań University of Medical Sciences

The first Poznan academic school, known as the Lubransky Academy was created in 1519. Four hundred years later, a university in Poznan, called the Piast University, was founded. Its name derived from the first Polish royal dynasty.
The Pharmaceutical Department was formed in 1919 and a year later the Faculty of Medicine was founded within it. The Chair of Dentistry was created in 1929.

The University is a leading Polish medical centre with over 80 years of academic experience and with great potential for development. The University is well equipped for research in basic medical sciences, clinical investigations, diagnosis and treatment. Teaching and research are mainly based on co-operation with 5 Clinical Hospitals as well as on the other city hospitals. In 1992 the Faculty of Medicine was divided, with Faculty I being responsible for the 6-year Polish M.D. Program and Faculty II comprising the Divisions of Dentistry, Post Graduate Medical Education and Medicine and Dentistry with English as the teaching language.

The University of Medical Sciences offers the following courses

• 6-year MD Program
• 4-year MD Program
• 5-year DDS Program

6-year MD Program

This program is based on the Polish curriculum and is designed for European and other candidates who have graduated from high school and obtained good grades in physics, chemistry, biology and English Language.The course is divided into two parts.

Part I : occupying the two preclinical years, is devoted mainly to the following subjects: anatomy, medical biology, chemistry, biochemistry, histology and embryology, physiology, medical Latin and medical Polish. During this period clinical aspects of these topics are gradually introduced.

 Part II :starts in the third year and occupies the remaining four years of the course. After completing all the theoretical and clinical subjects and passing all the necessary examinations the student is awarded the M.D. medical diploma.

4-year MD Program

The 4-year M.D. Program of Poznan University of Medical Sciences is designed for U.S. Canadian and international college graduates who have completed their pre-medical education and have obtained satisfactory grades in chemistry, physics and biology.

Education at the University is based on the American M.D. program and conforms to american education standards.