Pomeranian Medical University

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Pomeranian Medical University
Pomorska Akademia Medyczna

Latin: Academia Medica Pomeraniensis
Motto:	"Salus aegroti suprema lex"
Established:	1948
Type:	Medical University
Rector:	Professor Przemysław Nowacki
Students:	4,000 (2007)
Location:	Szczecin, Poland
Affiliations:	Socrates-Erasmus
Website:	http://www.ams.edu.pl/

Pomeranian Medical University, the hospital in Police, town in Pomerania, Poland

Pomeranian Medical University (PMU) was established in 1948 in Szczecin, Poland. It is referred to as Pomorska Akademia Medyczna in Polish. The University has 1,780 hospital beds, where 32,000 patients are treated annually.

Currently the University consists of three faculties:

Faculty of Medicine:

 * Medicine specialization
 * Medicine specialization - english programme
 * Medical technologist specialization (Clinical Laboratory Science)
 * Biotechnology specialization (Medical Biotechnology)
 * Physiotherapy specialization

Faculty of Dentistry:

 * Dentistry specialization
 * Dentistry specialization - english programme
 * Dental hygienist specialization

Faculty of Health Sciences:

 * Paramedic specialization
 * Midwifery specialization
 * Clinical Nurse specialization 
 * Public Health specialization
 * Cosmetology specialization

The University has also English programme for foreign students. They intend to establish a faculty of Pharmacy in the future.