About

The Wroclaw Medical University is one of the most renowned public medical schools in Poland. The Wroclaw Medical University consists of 5 faculties: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Postgraduate Education. The total number of chairs and clinics amounts to 164. Altogether, 1093 academic professors and teachers work at the Medical University and about 6 000 students continue their studies.

Wroclaw Medical University has 200 international agreements of co-operation signed with other universities abroad. There is a wide exchange of students and teaching staff within the framework of the Socrates/Erasmus program of the European Union, especially with France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, and England.

Wrocław is a city with a rich medical tradition. The first hospital was founded in the 13th century. Medicine was first taught in 1745 by the establishment of the Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum. It was the first medical school in the city. Many famous doctors lived and worked in Wrocław, such as Alois Alzheimer - neurologist and psychiatrist, who presented his findings regarding degeneration of the brain cortex (Alzheimer's Disease), Robert Koch - creator of modern bacteriology (Nobel Prize in 1905), Paul Erlich - pioneer of present chemotherapy (Nobel Prize in 1908).

History

The history of Wroclaw Medical University dates back to 1811 when the Prussian king Frederik Wilhelm II ordered to relocate the Viadrina University in Frankfurt to Wroclaw. Its new rector, professor, and doctor Karl August Wilhelm Bereds was also named the first Dean of the Medical Faculty at the University of Wroclaw. The faculty had five cathedrals: anatomy, physiology, internal medicine, obstetrics, and surgery. Thanks to the quality of didactics and its renowned professors, the Medical Faculty of The University Of Wroclaw quickly established itself as a renowned European medical school.

During World War II Wroclaw suffered severe damages  - 75% of the city was destroyed. Amongst the remaining buildings were the university clinical buildings near the Odra river, which later became the Wroclaw Medical Universities campus. The new Medical Faculty of the joint University of Wroclaw and Wroclaw Technical University was brought to life in 1945 and professor Ludwik Hirszfeld became its first dean. In 1949 the Medical Faculty gained independence from other Universities and became the Wroclaw Medical Academy, which at first offered studies at the Faculty of Medicine with the Stomatology and Pharmacy divisions (in 1950 the Pharmacy Division became the Faculty of Pharmacy) and the Physical Education Study. The first rector of the Academy was prof. Sigmund Albert and prof. Tadeusz Marciniak became the first dean of the Medical Faculty.

Wroclaw Medical Universities contemporary Mile Stones

1961 – the first honorary doctorate after WWII was given

1963/1964 - the duration of the study on the Medical Faculty was extended from 5 to 6 years

1978 – the Faculty of Nursing was constituted

1989 – Wroclaw Medical Academy was given the name of Silesian Piasts

1992 – the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical training was constituted

2000 – the Stomatology Division of the Medical Faculty became the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

2001 – the Faculty of Nursing became the Public Health Faculty

2003 - the English Division studies were brought to life, enabling students from all over the world to study medicine and dentistry in English at the Wroclaw Medical Academy

2012 – the name of Wroclaw Medical Academy was officially changed to Wroclaw Medical University

2015 (September) – opening of the supra-regional Centre for Pediatric Oncology “Cape of Hope”

2015 (October) – opening of the Scientific Medical Information Centre

Education

Wroclaw Medical University is one of the best medical universities in Poland. For many years it has been very popular with the candidates for studies. Currently, We are educating nearly 6000 students in 10 fields: Medicine, Medicine and Dentistry, Pharmacy, Medical Analysis, Dietetics, Emergency Medicine, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Obstetrics, and Public Health. We also conduct interdisciplinary Chemistry and Forensic Toxicology studies in cooperation with the University of Wroclaw. Besides studying in Polish, we also offer English studies in the Medical and Dentistry faculties. Thanks to the English Division, many foreign students study medicine in Wroclaw.

Research

Scientists from Wroclaw Medical University are conducting three prestigious grants financed by the European Commission, including two under the Horizon 2020 Programme, SECURE, and BETA-3. Among them, nationally unique non-commercial clinical studies by a team led by Prof. Piotr Ponikowski. Prof. Donata Kurpas, Ph.D., and Maria Magdalena Bujanowska-Fedak, Ph.D., along with experts from Spain, Italy, Holland, and Portugal analyze the problem of elderly weakness within the FOCUS project. A team of Prof. Piotr Dzięgiel, in association with Singapore, has developed a patent that gives new hope to breast cancer patients. A high level of the analyzed protein in cancer cells means that patients will respond to chemotherapy. 

Career

Our graduates might continue their careers all over the world. The advantage of the university is the diploma which is recognized in most countries. Our graduates are appreciated for their professional preparation for the profession.