Kaunas University of Medicine

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas
Motto	Salus Pro Patria
Motto in English	Health for the Fatherland
Type	Public
Established	2010
Rector	Remigijus Žaliūnas
Administrative staff	1,107
Students	6,283
Location	Kaunas, Lithuania Coordinates: 54°53′39″N 23°54′59″E / 54.89417°N 23.91639°E / 54.89417; 23.91639
Campus	Urban
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Affiliations	EUA
Website	www.lsmuni.lt

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuanian: Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, LSMU) is a medical school in Kaunas, Lithuania. The present-day Lithuanian University of Health Sciences is a consolidation of two institutions of higher education, Kaunas University of Medicine and the Lithuanian Veterinary Academy. It uses the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics and the Kaunas Red Cross Hospital as a teaching hospitals.

It was founded in 2010 by merging Kaunas University of Medicine and the Lithuanian Veterinary Academy. In 2013, Secondary school of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences was established in Vilijampolė district of Kaunas.

Medical Academy of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences was founded in 1919 and from 1922 it was a Faculty of Medicine of University of Lithuania. It is located in the center of Kaunas.

In 1950, after the closure of Kaunas University, it was reformed into a separate institution and was known as Kaunas Medical Institute until 1998. From 1998 to 2010 its name was Kaunas University of Medicine. In 2010 university was merged with Lithuanian Veterinary Academy forming Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Medical faculties were concentrated to Medical Academy.

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Medical Academy has 5 faculties:

The academy began its history in 1922 as the Veterinary department under the Faculty of Medicine in Kaunas University. In 1929 the department closed due to lack of funds, but was able to re-open in 1936. In spring of 1943, the LVA, along with other institutions of higher education in Lithuania, was closed. During the postwar period teaching and administrative staff experienced difficulties stemming from a lack of experienced teachers, text books and electricity. In the spring of 1946, a flood destroyed part of existing laboratories, buildings, and all laboratory animals. The academy recovered; in 1974 a scientific sector was established, and the number of students as well as teaching and scientific staff increased. In 2001 the Lithuanian Veterinary Institute and the Lithuanian Institute of Animal Science were incorporated into the Academy's structure. In 2010 the academy was merged with the Kaunas University of Medicine to form the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. The academy is located in Vilijampolė district, Kaunas.