Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
| Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Iuliu Hațieganu" | |
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| Latin: Universitas Medicinae et Pharmaciae Napocensis | |
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Former name
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Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy of Cluj-Napoca |
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| Type | State university |
| Established | 1919 |
| Rector | Alexandru Irimie |
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Academic staff
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825 |
| Students | 6,129 (2012–13) |
| Undergraduates | 5,528 |
| Postgraduates | 601 |
| Location | Emil Isac Street 13, Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Language | Romanian, French, English |
| Nickname | UMF Cluj |
| Website | Official website |
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Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romanian: Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Iuliu Hațieganu", or UMF Cluj) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is the oldest medical education institution in Transylvania, a continuation of the Faculty of Medicine which was founded in 1919, as a part of the Superior Dacia University. The university has over 6,000 national and international students, 2,400 resident physicians, as well as over 1,100 teachers and researchers. It was named in honor of scientist Iuliu Hațieganu. The university is classified as an "advanced research and education university" by the Ministry of Education , and the most prestigious of its kind in Romania, as part of the most advanced University of Romania and northern Balkans Babeș-Bolyai .
Higher education in Cluj dates from 1581. University life gradually developed, outlining various fields and specialties of study. Among them, medicine has played an essential part. Thus, in 1775 was established the Medical-Surgical School in Cluj. Here was teacher the well-known oculist Ioan Piuariu-Molnar, also the first titrated Romanian doctor. In 1816, the medical-surgical school was transformed in the Medical-Surgical High School.
The Hungarian Faculty of Medicine was founded at the very beginning of existence of Franz Joseph University in Cluj, namely in 1872. Between 1888 and 1901 were built the clinics and institutes of the Faculty, located on Mikó Street (nowadays known as Clinics' Street).
Soon after the Great Union of Transylvania with Romania, medical and pharmaceutical education has witnessed a major transformation. In 1919 was established the Romanian Faculty of Medicine, as part of Superior Dacia University. The first dean and organizer of the Faculty was Iuliu Hațieganu, which was subsequently rector magnificus of this university. Due to his initiative, were created new disciplines, as: medical semiology, radiology, stomatology and history of medicine, which were premieres in Romanian medical education. By the same time, professor Gheorghe Bilașcu founded at Cluj the first discipline of stomatology in Romania. Between 1919 and 1934 the Faculty of Medicine included an important department of pharmacy, founded and chaired by professor Gheorghe Pamfil. Four years later, in 1938, was inaugurated the Palace of University Clinics.
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