Medical University of Lublin

Medical University of Lublin
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie

Type	Public
Established	1950
Rector	Prof. Dr. Andrzej Drop
Students	6 500
Location	Lublin , Poland
Affiliations	Erasmus Programme
Website	www.umlub.pl

The Medical University of Lublin dates back to 1944 in Lublin, Poland. The university gained its autonomy in 1950. Over the years, new departments were added such as the Department of Dentistry in 1973.

The university maintains lively international scientific contacts in cooperation with Hvidovre Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark; Ziekenhuis-Tilburg Hospital (Netherlands), and Lviv Medical University in Ukraine, among others.

Faculties

Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Pharmacy

Notable people

Professor Tadeusz Krwawicz developed the first cryoprobe for intracapsular cataract extraction in 1961.^[1]

English Language Division

In 2001, the English Language Division of the medical faculty was formed. The division offers four-year and six-year M.D. programs in which students have the option of pursuing clinical clerkships in Poland or the United States following completion of the basic sciences portion in Poland.

University rankings
Global – Overall
USNWR Global^[2]	not listed (2018)

External links

Medical University of Lublin (in Polish)
Medical University of Lublin (in English)
Sister school in Taiwan: Taipei Medical University

References

^ Kapusta, MM; Lenkiewicz, E (2008). "Professor Tadeusz Krwawicz". Klin Oczna. 110 (4–6): 227–9. PMID 18655467.
^ U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2018

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Universities in Poland

Classical