The Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy (USMF; ) is a medical university located in
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...
,
Moldova
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. The institution began its activity in 1945. It is named after
Nicolae Testemițanu.
History
The Chişinău State University of Pharmacy and Medicine was established as part of the Medicine Institute No. 2 from
Leningrad
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, which was evacuated during the
Second World War
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in
Kislovodsk, which was later transferred to Chişinău together with the students and the teaching staff under the name of the State Institute of Medicine.
The Institute began its activity on October 20, 1945 with only one active faculty, that being General Medicine which had 32 departments and 1000 students. The didactic process was performed by 130 professors, including 20 habilitated doctors and 23 doctors in medical science. Through time other faculties were established, such as:
* Pediatric Faculty (1954)
* Stomatology Faculty (1959)
* Faculty of Preventive Medicine (1964)
* Pharmacy Faculty (1964)
Since 1990 the Institute has the name of
Nicolae Testemiţanu. On July 25, 1991 the Nicolae Testemițanu State Institute of Medicine was reorganised as a university. In 1995, it was renamed to its current name.
Faculties
* Medicine No. 1
* Medicine No. 2 (for foreign students)
* Pharmacy
* Stomatology
* Residence
* Department of Continuing Medical Education
* School of Public Health Management
* Doctoral School in the field of Medical Sciences
Awards
*
Order of Work Glory (2005)
Указ Президента Республики Молдова от 6 октября 2005 года № 238 «О награждении Государственного университета медицины и фармации имени Николае Тестемицану орденом «Gloria Muncii»
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* Order of the Republic (2015)
See also
* List of universities in Moldova
* Education in Moldova
References
External links
Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova Website
Universities in Moldova
Education in Chișinău
1945 establishments in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Universities and colleges established in 1945
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