Grodno State Medical University (educational establishment “Grodno State Medical University” – GrSMU; be, установа адукацыi Гродзенскі дзяржаўны медыцынскі універсітэт — ГрДМУ) is a

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Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

. It specialises in medicine and medical psychology. It is the oldest medical school in Belarus and is considered, according to some international sources, the best medical university in Belarus.

History

GrSMU is as a successor of the first medical school in Belarus, the Grodno Medical Academy, established in 1775 by

Antoni Tyzenhaus Antoni Tyzenhauz (1733 – March 31, 1785) was a noble from the Tyzenhaus family, son of Benedykt Tyzenhauz. As a personal friend of Stanisław August Poniatowski, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Tyzenhaus became Treasurer of the ...

, former mayor of Grodno, for improving almost nonexistent healthcare system in the city.

Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert (21 June 1741, in Lyon – 2 September 1814, in Lyon) was a French politician, botanist, freemason, medical doctor and member of the Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts of Lyon __NOTOC__ The Academy of Sciences, Human ...

, French botanist, Freemason and medical doctor, became its first rector. Under his rule were trained first doctors (former illiterate peasants) built botanical garden and a chemist's shop. The academy in 1781 was reorganized into the Medicine Faculty of Vilna University. The medical school was renovated only during Soviet-era time in 1958. Firstly, it was a small university. Officially got its university status only in 2000.

Structure

Nowadays, the university has 6 faculties: #Faculty of General Medicine #Faculty of Pediatrics #Faculty of Medical Psychology #Faculty of Diagnostic Studies #Faculty of Advanced Training and Retraining #Faculty of International Students Grodno State Medical University

There are 45 departments of university spread across the city. Main building, completed in 1974, located at Gorkogo st. 80.

Modern status

University does conduct research. It takes part in EU's Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies. Also, GrSMU publishes its own medical journal. Grodno State Medical University was recognised as one of the best of its kind in the

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(CIS), according Expert RA. Рейтинг высших учебных заведений стран СНГ And the best medical university in Belarus.

Notable people

* Metropolitan Philaret (1935–2021)

References

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