“We believe at PUMS that practice makes perfect, hence we encourage our students to apply their knowledge in the clinical setting while they study here.”
Why PUMS?
Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS) is a leading medical school in Poland and was the first one to introduce English teaching programs.
Access to Admissions Online System
Clinical training for students
Best medical school in Poland
International accreditation
Reasonable cost
Nearly 1,000 international students
The Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS) is one of the best and largest medical universities in Poland, with over 92 years of sound academic experience and a great growth momentum. Our University is a leading medical school in Poland and is currently recognized as the largest educational, research, and clinical center in Poland (according to the rankings of “Perspektywy”,”Rzeczpospolita”, and “Wprost”).
PUMS offers the highest number of specialties for students to choose from, and the research and clinical teaching is conducted here in close partnership with six clinical hospitals. In the academic year 2013-2014, there are over 8,000 enrolled students in the University, including nearly 1,000 international students. Its academic personnel is comprised of over 1,000 faculty members and teaching staff employed in Medical Faculty I, Medical Faculty II, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Faculty of Health Sciences, all of which are affiliated with the five programs at the Center for Medical Education in English. Most of the teaching staff are medical practitioners and doctors of medicine; around a hundred represent different scientific disciplines; and nearly a hundred are doctors of dentistry.
One of the top priorities for the continued growth of the University is the expansion of the various forms of collaboration in the areas of teaching and research. The Poznan University of Medical Sciences maintains and develops various forms of cooperation with foreign research centers and universities worldwide through: joint research, participation in international programs and research projects; joint publications and participation in scientific conferences; as well as through numerous student and faculty exchanges. To this date, the University has entered into more than 30 long-term partnership agreements with medical universities and research centers worldwide.
Over the years, members of the PUMS faculty and research staff have been receiving prestigious awards and wide recognition for the excellent quality of their work, research, and teaching, and some have been sought after by the world’s advanced medical centers. For example, in 2008 Dr. Maria Siemionow, a PUMS graduate and professor of surgery, has been responsible for leading the landmark face transplantation surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in the U.S.A.
The University continually develops and upgrades its teaching methods investing in highly specialized equipment and facilities in order to reflect the current advances in medical technology. For example, in 2010 it opened the first-in-Poland Center for Medical Simulation, followed by a state-of-the-art Conference and Teaching Center and a modernized Main Medical Library, and it is currently building a Center for Scientific Medical Information. PUMS is also one of the co-founders of the Interdisciplinary Center for NanoBioMedical Research.
Students enrolled at PUMS may choose from the following five fields of study in English:
4-year M.D. program (since 1993)
6-year M.D. program (since 1995)
5-year D.D.S. program (since 2001)
6-year Pharm. D. program (since 2004 as a 5-year program, in 2009 replaced by a 6-year program)
3-year B.Sc. in Physiotherapy program (since 2009)
These activities demonstrate the dynamic growth of the Poznan University of Medical Sciences into the strong and lively academic center that it is today. We invite you to come and see for yourself!