Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University

About University

Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University (LNMU) is one of the oldest and biggest medical educational institutions in Ukraine. It is one of the leading medical universities with an IV level of accreditation. LNMU begins from the Medical Faculty of Lviv University, which was opened on November 16, 1784.

22 scientific schools actively function and develop in University: obstetrics and gynecology, biochemical, hygienic, infectious diseases, history of medicine and pharmacy, microbiological, morphological, neurology and neurosurgery, oncology, otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmological, of pathological anatomy and pathological physiology, pediatric, psychiatric, of dentistry, of internal diseases, pharmacological, physiological, of physiatry, of chemistry and pharmacy, of surgery.

At 78 departments of Lviv National Medical University named by Danylo Halytsky, at the Institute of Clinical Pathology, in the Central Research Laboratory (CRL) and Laboratory of industrial toxicology are working 1211 scientists.

Faculties and Specialties

Training of specialists in LNMU is provided at 6 Faculties:

Medical Faculty №1;
Medical Faculty №2;
Faculty of Dentistry;
Faculty of Pharmacy;
Faculty of Postgraduate training;
Faculty of Foreign Students.

Education for Foreign Citizens

LNMU provides admission for foreign citizens to undergraduate education at the Faculty of General Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, and Faculty of Pharmacy also provides admission for Preparatory Courses and Postgraduate Training. According to the License of Ministry of Education, Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine АГ №582786 from 07.02.2012 the number of foreign citizens for Undergraduate Education – 250 persons, for Preparatory Course – 100 persons, for Postgraduate training – 150 persons.

Beginning in 1961 Lviv National Medical University provides education for foreign citizens. Over 50 years over 2,5 thousand doctors and pharmacists – foreigners have got an education in LNMU and have been working successfully as doctors and pharmacists in many countries of the world. Education is provided in Ukrainian, and since 1997 the teaching of foreign students in English has been launched and is rapidly developing. Now 70% of University foreign students study in English Medium Programs.

Students of all Faculties in Lviv National Medical University study according to the credit-module system.

In 2011 the first graduation of students of Lviv State Medical University, who studied according to the demands of the “Bologna” process, took place.

Equipment

Lviv National Medical Academy library contains more than 530000 volumes of textbooks, manuals, and other relevant medical literature. The library has modern computer equipment. She has an Internet connection and is connected with other scientific city libraries.

Clinical departments of Lviv National Medical University have the fund for more than 10000 beds (41 affiliated hospitals), 9 polyclinic departments with 3510 attendances during shifts, University dental medical center for more than 2000 attendances during shifts.

Over 2,500 unique preparations are collected in Anatomical Museum, as well as in the Museum of Human Diseases (which is included in the register of national heritage) and in the Museum of Forensic Medicine. The rare collection of medicinal and other useful plants of the University botanical garden, the collection of samples of medicinal plants of different climatic zones, the herbarium of Podillya and Carpathian region flora (3500 samples) is a good base for the research of students and teaching staff.

Today Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University combines a botanical garden, CRL, and Laboratory of industrial toxicology, an Institute of clinical pathology, a research center for the investigation of anticancer drugs, a scientific library, 8 student hostels, a sanatorium, student cafes, and canteens, sports and health recovery camp “Medyk”.

International Cooperation

Lviv National Medical University is a Member of the International and European Associations of Universities, and also is a member of almost 70 other international organizations, academies, and federations. University is included in the Directory of the World Health Organization (WHO) and in the Directory of Universities of Central European countries. In terms of University activities, LNMU has the leading position in ratings of higher educational institutions and higher medical educational institutions of Ukraine (Scopus 2010 – the 2nd place among medical universities and academies of Ukraine).

University scientists closely cooperate with foreign colleagues in different spheres of medicine and pharmacy. Agreements of cooperation in the area of medical education and research were signed and are fulfilled between LNMU and Jagiellonian University Medical College (Krakow, Poland), Silesian Medical University (Katowice, Poland), Lublin Medical University (Poland), Poznan Medical University (Poland), Medical University in Warsaw (Poland), Wroclaw Medical University (Poland), Medical University in Gdansk (Poland), Medical University in Bialystok (Poland), Medical University in Sofia (Bulgaria).

University departments and laboratories participate in 12 scientific programs of the Ukrainian Ministry of Health and international organizations. More than 50 research projects are carried out together with Ukrainian and foreign partners.

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