MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK- POLAND
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Please forward this information to students aspiring to study medicine.
WHY STUDY IN POLAND?
-Become an International Medical Doctor; Gain International exposure; - The high quality of Polish Education: Did you know that the first full face transplant in the USA was done by a team of surgeons lead by a Polish doctor, Maria Siemionow who graduated from Medical University in Poland?
- Career: Practice all over the world. Doctors in Poland can also run their own private practice/clinics.
- Financial: Affordable Cost, Low Tuition fee and living. - Study programme: is entirely instructed in English and designed to meet the European Union, United States (USMLE) & Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE) standards with their internationally accredited exams. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) is applied too.
- The University also provides free training classes of USMLE part1 & part2 for students wishing to take residency options in the US.
WHY STUDY IN POLAND? Contd…
WHY STUDY IN POLAND? S.No. PARAMETERS POLAND
CHINA/UKRAINE/RUSSIA/ARMENIA/OTHERS
1 Recognition Worldwide Recognition, IMED,
MCI, Saudi Medical, US, Canada, GMC-UK, and through out EU & other Countries.
Limited Recognition
2 Language Taught in English Taught in native language or mix
3 European Union Country YES NO
4 Schengen Country YES/Travel to 27 countries without visa NO
5 Academic Credit Transfer System YES (ECTS-European Union credit Transfer) NO such facility available
6 DURATION 5YRS + 1YR INTERNSHIP 6YRS + 1YR
7 USMLE Coaching Free classes for USMLE part 1 and part 2. NO, if there is any, additional fees is
charged.
8 Own Practice Option &
PG/Specialization
YES, Students can practice throughout EU & also take PG/specialization in various fields
such as Radiology, Orthopedics, etc. NOT Allowed
9 Work Permit WORK ALLOWED WITHOUT WORKPERMIT NO. Students have to come back after their course is completed.
10 Settlement/Economy/ Conditions Professionals can settle in Poland or any
other country in the European Union. nonoNO
WHY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK?
-LARGEST MEDICAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE NORTHERN POLAND
- EDUCATES MORE THAN 6000 UG AND PG STUDENTS IN 4 FACULTIES I.E. HELATH SCIENCES, MEDICINE, PHARMACY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
- HIGH FOCUS ON SCEINTIFIC RESEARCHES
- OVER 50 UNIVERSITIES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR STUDENTS EXCHANGE
- EUROPEAN UNION CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS)
- EQUAL TREATMENT TO ERASMUS AND HOME STUDENTS
- HIGHEST QUALITY IN ORGANISING STUDENTS PLACEMENTS
WHY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK?
-Long tradition of teaching since 1945 -Over 2500 medical students, almost 1/4 of whom are foreign students
- Ten years of experience of teaching medicine in English - Practical training in large and constantly modernized clinical hospital - Student exchange with partner universities within the European Union - Well located and green student campus - Possibility to join various research projects - Attractive metropolis Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia within Pomeranian region of Poland
UNIVERSITY number of courses 13 + 4 intercollegiate
number of accredited courses 13 + 4 intercollegiate
STUDENTS
total number of students 6257
number of students of particular faculties
Faculty of Medicine – 2605
Faculty of Pharmacy – 898
Faculty of Health Sciences – 1893
Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of Gdańsk – 289
number of English Division students 660
number of full time students 4187
number of part time students 1185
number of undergraduate students 1028
number of M.A. degree students 427
number of students participating in unified studies
2945
number of postgraduate students 279
number of PhD course students 293
total number of students starting 1st year
1444
number of dormitories 4
number of vacancies (beds) at dormitories
1138
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TEACHING AND REASERCH STAFF
number of scientific staff 967
number of full professors 70
nuber of habilitated doctors 102
number of PhDs 544
SCIENTIFIC-REASERCHWORKS AND
PUBLICATIONS
research projects held in 2011 in result of Grants awarded by
National and Foreign Institutions
115
number of publications in international magazines done
by University workers 900
UNITS AUTHORIZATIONS
number of powers to award the PhD degree
7
number of powers to award the Habilitated Doctor degree
5
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
number of partnership agreements with foreign
universities 74
number of international exchange only agreements
48
number of students who went abroad participating
in LLP / Erasmus 2010/2011 86
number of students who came to MUGparticipating
in LLP / Erasmus 2010/2011 38
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DIDACTIC INFRASTRUCTURE
building area 13.828 m2
owned area only 13.150 m2
rented area only 678 m2
LIBRARY
scientific books, including e-books
over 368 thousands
printed magazines’ volumes over 103 thousands
special collection units 11 581
data bases 40
e – magazines 7293
STUDENTS’ LIFE
students’ scientific groups 86
students’ organizations and interests circles
5
students or graduates associations at University
7
students’ culture centres 2
members of University Sports Association of Poland
197
EMPLOYMENT University 1.657 total number of University employees
INVESTMENTS
Centre of Invasive Medicine 479 mln zl
Scientific and Reaserch Centre of Lab Medicine
17,2 mln zl
Construction and equipment of PET-CT laboratory
11,4 mln zl
RECOGNITION US Medical Board - California
Medical Academy of Gdansk, which is Now called Medical University of Gdansk.
RECOGNITION CANADA –should be on IMED
RECOGNITION IMED Listing
RECOGNITION WHO Listing
Medical Academy of Gdansk, which is Now called Medical University of Gdansk.
RECOGNITION GMC, UK
GMC website states that the students passed out from those institutes who are listed with AVICENNA DIRECTORY are eligible to apply for practice in UK.
RECOGNITION MCI, India Listing
Medical Academy of Gdansk, now called Medical University of Gdansk. (The course was earlier called Diploma in Physician).
AFTER GRADUATION/COMPLETION OF
STUDIES POLAND 1. You can further study PG or PhD in Poland. 2. You can register as a Doctor in Poland & Practice whilst studying specialization (Radiology, Internal
Medicine, Dermatology, Pediatrics, etc.) * EUROPE 1. You can register anywhere in the EU countries as a doctor and Practice. 2. UK: You can register in the UK & Practice. Education Poland will help you to register with the GMC
(General Medical Council) & also provide you with a job in the NHS. Presently, we have jobs available as Doctors are in high demand. *
USA 1. You can complete your USMLE, and apply for Residency in the US. Education Poland will assist you with
the process. The Medical University of Gdansk provides free USMLE training and can assist you will the whole process.
INDIA 1. Should you wish to Practice as a Doctor in India; You can clear the MCI screening and start the Practice. MIDDLE EAST 1. You can also Practice as a Doctor in any country in the Middle East as the University Degree is
recognized. The Medical University of Gdansk is registered in Health Ministry of Saudi Arabia.
FACULTY - MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK?
1. FACULTY OF MEDICINE WITH SUBFACULTY OF DENTISTRY
2. FACULTY OF PHARMACY WITH SUBFACULTY OF LABORATORY MEDICINE
3. FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES WITH SUBFACULTY OF NURSING
4. INTERCOLLEGIATE FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY UG-MUG.
Programs offered:
MBBS/MD: 5yrs (includes clinical electives) + 1 yr internship
Pharmacy: 5 yrs
BSc Nursing: 3 yrs
Pre-Medical foundation: 8 months
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CEREMONY
CAMPUS BUILDINGS & 02 HOSPITALS WITH HELIPAD
ADMISSION COST
Tuition fees for 5 year M.D. Course +1 year Internship MD programme – •admission fee PLN 2,000 •orientation week fee PLN 1,000 •tuition fee for the first year of study PLN 43,000 •tuition fee for the second to the sixth year of study PLN 40,000 per year
(Can be paid in two installments every year)
Student Dormitories- Every student of MUG can live in one of the dormitories of the MUG. The dormitories are situated very close to the buildings where classes take place. 475PLN per month (100 Euro/month)
COST OF LIVING IN POLAND
Depending on your life-style and habits you have different needs. Below you will find a list of sample prices of goods and services available in Poland. Please note that most of the prices are minimum prices. 1 Euro ~ 4,25 Polish zloty (zł) (January 2012).
milk (1l) PLN 3.0 pasta (0,5 kg) PLN 4-10 yoghurt PLN 1.5-2 apples (1 kg) PLN 3-4 mineral water (1,5 l) PLN 2.5 Chocolate PLN 3-10 tea PLN 3-10 beer (0,5 l) PLN 3-8 coffee PLN 5-15 chips PLN 3-5 bread PLN 3 cinema ticket PLN 15-25 butter PLN 3-5 theatre ticket PLN 25-200 ham (1 kg) PLN 15-25 haircut PLN 15-100 cheese (1 kg) PLN 15-40 Taxi (1km) PLN 2.5-3.0
More……..Did you know? Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822-1882), a Polish pharmacist, is the father of petroleum industry & the inventor of paraffin lamp. First in the world to distil pure paraffin and the one who established a crude oil mine near the town of Krosno (still in operation). Andrzej Tarkowski (born in 1933), a Polish embryologist, is the pioneer of research in the embryology of mammals. His research created theoretical and practical foundations for the achievements of biology and medicine in the 20th century: in vitro fertilisation, cloning and the discovery of stem cells. The international designations of blood types 0, A, B and AB were introduced by a Polish microbiologist, serologist and immunologist Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884-1954) who also discovered the inheritance mechanism of blood types and the Rhesus (Rh) factor. Vitamin studies as an area of science as well as the term “vitamin” itself were established by Kazimierz Funk (1884-1967), a biochemist of Polish origin, who also discovered the B1 vitamin (thiamine). Chandigarh (India) was designed by Le Corbusier, in the 1950s. He was in fact the second architect of the city, after the initial plan was prepared by Albert Mayer and the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki. Marie Curie who won the noble prize in two different sciences was Polish. Oct 23, 2014: Surgeons in Poland led by Dr Pawel Tabakow performed a ground-breaking cell transplant that allowed a paralyzed man to walk again. This is the first ever
break-through in medical history.
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