Gomel State Medical University

Gomel State Medical University
Гомельский государственный медицинский университет
	Gomel State Medical University
Former names	Gomel State Medical Institute
Type	public
Established	1990
Rector	IGOR STOMA
Academic staff	276
Students	3500
Location	Gomel, Belarus; 52°26′43″N 30°59′32″E / 52.44528°N 30.99222°E
Campus	Urban
Website	gsmu.by

Gomel State Medical University (Homiel State Medical University, Гомельский государственный медицинский университет; former name: Gomel State Medical Institute) is public teaching university based in Gomel, Belarus.

History

In 1990 Gomel State Medical University was founded as per resolution of the Council of Ministers and Order of the Minister of Health of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Education

The main campus of Gomel State Medical University is located in downtown Gomel, with 18 adjacent clinical sites spread across the city. Education at Gomel State Medical University includes five to six-year programs in basic and clinical medical science. Graduates of the University obtain M.D. degree and are required to complete a minimum of a one-year internship in order to practice clinical medicine. Education of foreign students at Gomel State Medical University started in 2003.

Rectors

Yury Bandazhevsky (1990-1999)
Sergei Vladimirovich Zavoronok (1999-2007)
Anatoly Nikolayevich Lyzikov (2007-current)

References

External links

University website Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
Belarus State Department of Health website Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine