The top medical university in Ukraine, according to the UNESCO rating, is the Bohomolets National Medical University in Kyiv. It is named in honour of physiologist Oleksandr Bohomolets (1881-1946) who was born and died in that country's capital city.
Bohomolets U. has faculties for General Medicine, Pediatrics (Child Medicine) and Preventive Care. Bohomolets NMU offers specializations in military medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and medical psychology. Some ten thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students are enrolled, including nearly a thousand international students from 50 countries. The university offers instruction in English.
O. O. Bohomolets National Medical University
Shevchenko Blvd. 13/7
Kyiv, 01601
Ukraine
Tel: +38 (044) 234-40-62
Fax: + 38 (044) 234-40-62
nmu.edu.ua
Established in 1930, the Maxim Gorky Donetsk National Medical University has trained more than 40,000 graduates, including 2,000 students from 89 foreign countries. Students major in the following specialties: General Medicine, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Nursing. Instruction is provided in Ukrainian, Russian and English. DSMU has a separate International Relations Department.
M. Gorky Donetsk National Medical University
Ilyicha Prospect, 16
Donetsk, 83003
Ukraine
Tel: +38 (062) 295-5512
Fax: +38 (062) 295-9629
dsmu.edu.ua
Founded in 1805, the National University of Pharmacy (NUPh) claims to be the oldest educational institution of Ukraine. Undergraduate and postgraduate programs cover six fields and 16 specializations in pharmaceutical studies. More than 17,500 students attend NUPh, including a thousand from a dozen foreign countries. The Dean of the Department for Foreign Students is Vladimir Goryachiy Dmitrievich.
National University of Pharmacy
Pushkinska Street, 53
Kharkiv, 61002
Ukraine
+38-057-758-82-05
ukrfa.kharkov.ua
Founded in 1921, the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Vinnytsya is named in honour of the eminent scientist and founder of field surgery Mykola Pirogov (1810-1881). Pirogov U's faculties include Medicine, Dentistry, Medical Psychology and Pharmacy. It has a special department for foreign citizens and offers post-graduate studies in 53 specializations.
Some 5,500 students are enrolled at Pirogov U, including more than 600 foreigners. The University has graduated over six thousand foreign citizens from nearly one hundred countries. "International students are given free of charge the place at the hostel, medical aid. Educational rooms, hostels and places of rest are reliably guarded by police at the University's expense," according to Pirogov U's website.
National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya
Pirogova Street, 56
Vinnytsya, 21018
Ukraine
Tel: +38 (0432) 57-05-61
Fax: +38 (0432) 57-02-07
vnmu.vn.ua
Located in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in Western Ukraine, IFNMU offers courses in General Medicine (six-year program), Dentistry (five years), Pediatrics (six years), Pharmacy (five years), Nursing (three years) and Prosthetic Dentistry (two years). Founded in 1945, IFNMU has trained 16,000 doctors. IFNMU is licensed to train foreign students and has a separate department for them.
Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Halytska Street, 2
Ivano-Frankivsk 76018, Ukraine
+38 (0342) 22-48-44
ifdmu.edu.ua
Founded in 1916 as a women's college, the Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy has trained nearly 50,000 doctors and nurses. Its faculties include General Medicine, Pediatrics, Preventative Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Clinical Pharmacy. Located in south-central Ukraine along the banks of the Dnipro River, DSMA also offers post-graduate programs and has a Faculty for Foreign Students that has trained hundreds of students from Asia and Africa, including Jordan, Libya, Palestine, Iran, Syria, Sudan, China, Pakistan, India and Morocco.
Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy
Dzerzhinski Street, 9
Dnipropetrovsk, 49044
Ukraine
Tel: +38 (056) 713-52-57
Fax: +38 (056) 370-96-38
dsma.dp.ua
Founded in 1805, Kharkiv National Medical University claims to be Ukraine's oldest medical university. KNMU's programs cover General Medicine and Dentistry. KNMU has trained more than 55,000 physicians, ten percent of whom are foreign students from 57 countries. KNMU offers Ukrainian, Russian and English-language instruction and has a Faculty for Foreign Students headed by Dean Dmytro Marakushin. Study groups are limited to ten people and KNMU has facilities for 2,422 foreign students.
Kharkiv National Medical University
Prospect Lenina, 4
Kharkiv, 61022
Ukraine
+38 (057) 707-73-28
knmu.kharkov.ua
Stomatology is the field of medicine that deals with the mouth, covering both oral and dental health. Located in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, the Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy trains physicians and dentists. More than 3,600 students are enrolled at UMSA, including a thousand from 42 different countries. UMSA offers programs in Stomatology (five years), General Medicine (six years) Pediatrics (six years), Medical Nursing (two years), Orthopaedic Stomatology (two years) and Pharmacy.
Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy
Shevchenko Street, 23
Poltava 36024, Ukraine
+38 (0532) 60-20-51
umsa.edu.ua