About PUM in Szczecin

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin is a public (State-owned) university with full-time, intramural system of study. The level of qualification held: master’s degree program; diploma of higher education; long cycle programme.

There are two majors at the University which offer studies in English:

1. Medicine

2. Dentistry

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin offers studies in English language since 1996 on the Faculty of Medicine and on the Faculty of Dentistry since 2006. At present, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin has over 600 students of English Program at both majors. Over 800 students has already successfully graduated from their respective majors. Each year the University offers 125 seats at Medicine and 30 seats at Dentistry.

PMU history in graphic version

The Pomeranian Medical University Library offers free access for students to world-leading medical and multidisciplinary databases and services such as: MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Web of Science, ProQuest, Ebrary, Anatomy.TV, Dentistry & Oral Science Source, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley Online Library, Oxford University Press, BMJ Group, Nature Publishing Group, Access Medicine and Access Pediatrics from McGraw-Hill, EndNote Online and many more.

Furthermore, the University cooperates with many other medical schools, hospitals and clinics in Europe. Student with good grades may enter the ERASMUS program and study abroad for one or two semesters. PMU has signed the agreements with the Universities in Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

Students find that Szczecin is a lively city with the wide range of social, cultural and recreational facilities available in the region. By studying in Szczecin one gets the additional benefit of learning about a new culture. Naturally, medical studies take up much of the students’ everyday life, but Szczecin can provide a broad spectrum of activities to do in your spare time. Activities range from golf, football and sport gyms to bowling, pool and pub crawling. The city has a wide cultural life with its own philharmonic orchestra, opera, art galleries, clubs etc. Our students often search for a superior place to meet friends, relax or just sip of cup of hot coffee, and fortunately, Szczecin has plenty of such places.

Considering that English Program students are from various corners of the world, studies at PMU offer not only an excellent training for future doctors or dentists, but also a fantastic opportunity to live and work in a diverse environment where one can learn new language, understand another culture or even observe different scientific approaches and techniques.