Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Grigore T. Popa"
Latin: Universitas Medicinae et Pharmaciae Iassyorum
Former names
 Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy
Type Public
Established 1879/1948
Rector prof. Dragoş Pieptu
Academic staff
 956[1]
Students 11,922 (2015-2016)[2]
Undergraduates 9,110
Postgraduates 2,812
Location Iaşi, Romania
47°10′06″N 27°35′05″E / 47.16833°N 27.58472°E / 47.16833; 27.58472Coordinates: 47°10′06″N 27°35′05″E / 47.16833°N 27.58472°E / 47.16833; 27.58472
Campus Urban
Website www.umfiasi.ro

Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romanian: Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Grigore T. Popa", or UMF Iași) is a public university-level medical school located in Iași, Romania. It was named in honor of the scientist Grigore T. Popa.

Grigore T. Popa University is classified by the Ministry of Education as an advanced research and education university.[2]

History

Romania has a long-standing tradition in the medical field. The Romanian health care system has been in existence since the 18th century, St. Spiridon Hospital (1757), in Iași, being the oldest in the historical region of Moldavia, and one of the largest in Romania.[3]

On 30 November 1859, Surgery School of Iași was inaugurated in the Academia Mihăileană building.[4] Founded by Nicolae Negură, it was the first Romanian language higher learning medical school in Romania.[5]

Iași University of Medicine and Pharmacy, as one of the oldest educational places in Romania, was established in 1879, as the Faculty of Medicine, incorporated in the University of Iași.

In 1948, the Medical School was associated with the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dentistry to form together the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy (renamed, in 1991, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy).[6]

Structure

The University is a complex higher education institution, comprising four divisions: Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Biomedical Engineering. In addition, it is home to eight colleges (General Nursing, Dental Technique, Dental Nursing, Audiology, Balneotherapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Cosmetics, Hygiene and Public Health, Pharmaceutical Technique). Colleges hold three-year-courses. Students are required to pass a license examination upon completion of their studies. The Medicine and Dentistry courses both last six years.

Conferences

Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy is organizing various conferences throughout the Academic Year.

Congressis

Congressis is a medical students and young doctors conference (organised in April), focusing on Fundamental Sciences, Surgery, Internal Medicine and Bioethics. It is one of the most popular congresses in Romania, as it has one of the largest participations of all the medical students conferences organized throughout the country. The official language of the Congress, is English.

Affiliations

Grigore T. Popa, University of Medicine and Pharmacy has adopted the E.C.T.S. since the Academic Year 1998–1999. It is affiliated with the following educational institutions :

Hospitals Affiliations

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Metropolitan Area Iasi (Romanian)
  2. 1 2 UMF Iasi press release(Romanian)
  3. ↑ History of St. Spiridon Hospital at ziarullumina.ro
  4. ↑ The First Romanian Medical School
  5. ↑ About Nicolae Negură (Romanian)
  6. ↑ History of the Faculty of Medicine (Romanian)

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