Bukovinian State Medical University

Bukovinian State Medical University www.bukovinamedicaluniversity.com.ua (abbreviated as BSMU) is one of the largest higher educational establishment in Chernivtsi. It has recently celebrated the 65th anniversary of its foundation. It is a modern multiprofile educational institution of the IV accreditation level, included into the general register of the WHO, Magna Charta Universitatum (Bologna, Italy), the Association of the Carpathian Region Universities that provides qualified training according to the grade system of education. The University includes a medical lyceum, Chernivtsi, Vashkivtsi, Novoselytsia and Kovel’ (Volyn’) Medical Colleges, 4 medical faculties, stomatological and pharmaceutical faculties, the department of post-graduate education, preparatory department for foreign students.

The development of BSMU is associated with the names of famous scientists and founders. BSMU graduates work successfully in medical, pharmaceutical, economic, educational, scientific, social and cultural fields.

Post-graduate education of doctors is realized at the Internship and Mastership, and the Doctoring Departments, in Clinical Residency, at the post-residence courses, as well as via pre-attestation course, the course of improvement of medical knowledge, specialization and professional courses.

In 2014 BSMU celebrated the 70th anniversary of its activities, and in 2011 – the 80th anniversary of its foundation as a higher school. Kyiv Productive Medical Institute (1931-1936) – 2nd Kyiv State Medical Institute (1936 -1944) – Chernivtsi Medical Institute (1944-1997) – Bukovinian State Medical Academy (1997-2005) – since 2005 - Bukovinian State Medical University – such is a brief history of the foundation and development of a newly formed higher school in 1931 and its transformation into the present BSMU. Under the influence of circumstances since the time of its foundation till nowadays the educational institution has changed both its name and location. But it has never changed the status of a higher school or interrupted its activities in training highly qualified specialists.

Administrative building of BSMU (Chernivtsi, Teatralna square)