Intensywnie rozwijamy działalność naukową, szczególnie w zakresie badań interdyscyplinarnych. Wiele projektów realizowanych jest we współpracy z renomowanymi ośrodkami zagranicznymi, co wzmacnia ich międzynarodowy charakter. Dotyczy to również inicjatyw finansowanych przez instytucje takie jak Narodowe Centrum Nauki czy Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej.
Jedna z czołowych uczelni medycznych w Polsce
Partnership with Industry and the Socio-Economic Environment
GUMed is dynamically developing cooperation with the socio-economic environment, including knowledge transfer to industry. As a result, the university is becoming an increasingly attractive partner for joint research initiatives. GUMed scientists stand out for their high level of innovation, especially in fields such as medicine, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical sciences, and their research has significant commercial potential.
Modern Scientific and Educational Infrastructure
As part of a consistently implemented university development strategy, many research and educational spaces have been modernized. Laboratories, research rooms, lecture halls, and workshops have been rebuilt and upgraded. Key investments include, among others, the Medical Simulation Center, the Sports Center, and the modern buildings of the Invasive and Non-Invasive Medicine Center, which together with the University Clinical Center form a unique medical and scientific complex on a European scale.
Education Based on Modern Technologies
The Medical Simulation Center is equipped with next-generation mannequins, an operating room, and a virtual reality lab. It is there that GUMed students acquire practical skills in realistic conditions before beginning work with patients.
Medical University of Gdańsk – a leader in innovation, collaboration, and responsibility
Innovative Medicine and Social Mission
GUMed institutions implement innovative therapies in areas such as rare diseases, strokes, oncology, cardiology, and transplantology. Thanks to the support of the Medical Research Agency, the university has secured over PLN 214 million for the development of clinical research and pioneering therapies.
A University Alliance for Joint Development
In 2020, GUMed, together with Gdańsk University of Technology and the University of Gdańsk, established the Daniel Fahrenheit University Alliance, which aims to combine the resources and potential of the three largest universities in the Tri-City area.
Social Responsibility and Internationalization
Through the University’s Social Responsibility Declaration, GUMed promotes sustainable development and openness. It educates over 6,300 people, including approximately 1,000 international students—the highest number among universities in Gdańsk.
FACULTIES
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Health Sciences with the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine
Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of UG and GUMed
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THE OLDEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN POMERANIA
1945 OCT 08
Akademia Lekarska (Physician’s Academy) was founded in Gdańsk on October 8th 1945
Its history relates to the centuries-long tradition of medicine in Gdańsk, practiced by surgeons associated in the Surgeon’s Guild since 1454 as well as the medical teaching and research conducted at the Academic Gymnasium (Atheneum Gedanense) founded in 1558.
1950
Soon after World War II ended, Akademia Lekarska was founded in Gdańsk and in 1950 it was renamed to Akademia Medyczna (Medical Academy)
Among the professors of the newly-established university, there were many exceptional Polish scholars from pre-war Polish academic centers such as the University of Stefan Batory in Vilnius, who resettled in Gdańsk after their cities were incorporated into the Soviet Union.
1950
The Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology was founded in 1993
The Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology was founded in 1993, a joint unit of the Medical University of Gdansk and the University of Gdańsk.
1999
The Nursing Programme began at the Faculty of Medicine
This was the first step towards forming the Faculty of Health Sciences.
2001
English Division of Faculty of Medicine was established
2006
The Faculty of Health Sciences with Subfaculty of Nursing was established
2008
The grand construction of the Clinical Hospital began
2009 MAY 19
The Medical Academy of Gdańsk was officially renamed to Medical University of Gdańsk
The new name confirmed ou University’s true rank and status.
2011
Completion of construction of the Invasive Medicine Centre
JUL 2012
The Faculty of Pharmacy with Subfaculty of Laboratory Medicine was formally recognized as a Leading National Research Centre (KNOW) for the years 2012-2017
2015
The cornerstone was set for construction of the Non-Invasive Medicine Centre (NIMC)
2018
Completion of construction of the Non-Invasive Medicine Centre
2019
The Medical University of Gdańsk received the status of a the Research University
2021
The first patients in the new part of the Non-Invasive Medicine Center
2023