Grodno State Medical University

Grodno State Medical University
Гродзенскі дзяржаўны медыцынскі універсітэт
Type Public
Established 1958 (1958) (1775 as Medical Academy)
Rector Snezhitsky Victor Alexandrovich
Location Grodno, Republic of Belarus
Colours  Belarus
Website www.grsmu.by

Grodno State Medical University (educational establishment “Grodno State Medical University” – GrSMU; Belarusian: установа адукацыi Гродзенскі дзяржаўны медыцынскі універсітэт — ГрДМУ) is a university in Grodno, Belarus. It specialises in medicine and medical psychology. It is the oldest medical school in Belarus and is considered, according to some international sources, the best medical university in Belarus.[1][2]

History

Building of Grodno Medical Academy

GrSMU is as a successor of the first medical school in Belarus, the Grodno Medical Academy, established in 1775 by Antoni Tyzenhaus, former mayor of Grodno, for improving almost nonexistent healthcare system in the city. Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert, French botanist, Freemason and medical doctor, became its first rector. Under his rule were trained first doctors (former illiterate peasants), built botanical garden and a chemist's shop. The academy progressed quickly, so soon in 1781 it was reorganized into the Medicine Faculty of Vilna University.

The medical school was renovated only during Soviet-era time in 1958. Firstly, it was a small university, but with one of the best theoretical and practical base in BSSR. Officially got its university status only in 2000.

Structure

Nowadays, the university has 6 faculties:

  1. Faculty of General Medicine
  2. Faculty of Pediatrics
  3. Faculty of Medical Psychology
  4. Faculty of Diagnostic Studies
  5. Faculty of Advanced Training and Retraining
  6. Faculty of International Students
Main building

There are 45 departments of university spread across the city. Main building, completed in 1974, located at Gorkogo st. 80. Many of the departments are located at the state hospitals to provide for students practical experience. The university has 4 student hostels, 2 gyms, scientific library. Also, GrSMU contains some research laboratories, hepatological centre, computer centre.

Modern status

University does conduct research. It takes part in EU's Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies. Also, GrSMU publishes its own medical journal. Grodno State Medical University was recognised as one of the best of its kind in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according Expert RA.[3] And the best medical university in Belarus.[1] [2]

Notable people

  • Metropolitan Philaret (1935)
  • Alexander Nechiporenko (Александр Захарович Нечипоренко, 1916-1980) - well-known Soviet urologist and oncologist, author of urinalisis method
  • Nikolai Arinchin (Николай Иванович Аринчин, 1914-1999) - physiologist, discoverer of load hyperemia of skeletal muscles, or "peripheral hearts"

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.webometrics.info/en/Europe/Belarus
  2. 1 2 http://www.cicerobook.com/en/higher-education?country=BY
  3. ↑ Рейтинг высших учебных заведений стран СНГ
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