About PUMS

Welcome to PUMS

For over 100 years we have been educating medical professionals, conducting research and providing the local community with quality health services. Located in the city of Poznan and rooted in Polish tradition, the University has developed a network of international science and business partnerships throughout this time. In 1993, we were the first School in Poland to offer full-time studies in English.

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Since then over 2,500 international alumni of PUMS have started their professional careers on all continents. Many of them have come to serve on the boards of professional and scientific associations, have been invited to serve as advisors to WHO and IAEA organizations, and have become outstanding clinical specialists and heads of hospital departments in Europe, North America, Asia, and elsewhere.

History of PUMS

  • Foundation

    The history of PUMS dates back to the foundation of University of Poznan in 1919. This is where the Medical Faculty was established in 1920, followed shortly by the inauguration of Pharmacy and Dentistry Departments.
    The University of Poznan awarded its first Honorary Doctorate to ‘Madame Curie’ – Maria Sklodowska-Curie in 1922.

    1919-1920

  • Medical Academy in Poznan

    After a period of closure during the World War 2, the University of Poznan reopened in 1945.
    Five years later all medical programs migrated to form a stand-alone HEI under the name of     Medical Academy in Poznan.

    1950

  • Education in English

    PUMS launched its Medicine Program in English and enrolled its first 14 full-time international students. In the following years the University opened Dentistry, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy Programs in  English.

    1993

  • Modernization of infrastructure

    With substantial funding from EU structural budget the University completed several crucial investments like the Library-Congress Center, Medical Biology Center, a new dormitory and a renovation of all lecture rooms.

    2010-2014

  • Medical simulation

    Taking note of best practices from around the world PUMS pioneered medical simulation program in Poland, creating a working model which was subsequently adapted by other Polish schools. The initial small-scale simulation center was recently replaced with a 4-story building devoted completely to medical simulation training. Additionally, the University constructed a state-of-the-art dental simulation center.

    2010-2018