Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Grigore T. Popa” | |
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Former names | Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași (1948–1991) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 30 September 1879; 146 years ago (1879-09-30) - Faculty of Medicine of Iași |
| Rector | Viorel Scripcariu |
Academic staff | 956[1] |
| Students | 11,922(2015–2016)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 9,110 |
| Postgraduates | 2,812 |
| Location | , 47°10′06″N27°35′05″E / 47.16833°N 27.58472°E /47.16833; 27.58472 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romanian:Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Grigore T. Popa”, orUMF Iași) is a publicuniversity-levelmedical school located inIași,Romania. Named in honor of the scientistGrigore T. Popa, it is classified by theMinistry of Education as anadvanced research and education university.[2]
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Romania has a long-standing tradition in the medical field. The Romanian health care system has been in existence since the 18th century, St. Spiridon Hospital (1757), in Iași, being the oldest in the historical region ofMoldavia, and one of the largest in Romania.[3]
On 30 November 1859, Surgery School of Iași was inaugurated in theAcademia Mihăileană building.[4] Founded byNicolae Negură, it was the first Romanian language higher learning medical school in Romania.[5]
Iași University of Medicine and Pharmacy, as one of the oldest educational places in Romania, was established on 30 September 1879, as the Faculty of Medicine, incorporated in theUniversity of Iași.[6][7]
In 1948, the Medical School was associated with the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dentistry to form together the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy (renamed, in 1991, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy).[8]
The University is a complex higher education institution, comprising fourdivisions:Medicine,Pharmacy,Dentistry andBiomedical Engineering. In addition, it is home to eightcolleges (GeneralNursing,Dental Technique, Dental Nursing,Audiology,Balneotherapy and Rehabilitation, MedicalCosmetics,Hygiene andPublic Health, Pharmaceutical Technique). Colleges hold three-year-courses. Students are required to pass a license examination upon completion of their studies.The Medicine and Dentistry courses both last six years.
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Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy organizes various conferences throughout the academic year.
Congressis is a medical students and young doctors conference (organised in April), focusing on Fundamental Sciences, Surgery, Internal Medicine and Bioethics.It is one of the most popular congresses in Romania, as it has one of the largest participations of all the medical students conferences organized throughout the country.The official language of the Congress, is English.
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy has adopted theECTS grading scale since the academic year 1998–1999. It is affiliated with the following educational institutions:
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