University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa Faculty of Medicine, Romania

Iași University of Medicine and Pharmacy, as one of the oldest educational places in Romania, was established in 1879, as the Faculty of Medicine, incorporated in the University of Iași.

In 1948, the Medical School was associated with the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dentistry to form together the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy (renamed, in 1991, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy). It was named in honor of the scientist Grigore T. Popa. Grigore T. Popa University is classified by the Ministry of Education as an advanced research and education university.

“Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi is a student- centered university that provides opportunities for lifelong learning to a diverse range of students within a culture of scholarship and development of knowledge.“Gr. T. Popa” University of medicine and Pharmacy Iasi is recognized as a leading modern regional university, with an international reputation committed to serving the needs of its students and its regional communities.

Presently it trains 500 students in each year of study meaning 3000 students among which approximately 580 are foreign students. The teaching staff comprises 600 highly trained faculty members, in 72 preclinical and clinical disciplines.

The faculty trains almost 1000 resident physicians in all specialties, 800 doctoral students in 36 specialties and offers methodological guidance and information updates to specialist doctors from all countries in the Moldavia region.

UMF Iasi has fundamental roles in training and development graduates and professionals in medicine, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, bioengineering and health assistance, creation, treasuring and disseminating the values ​​sciences bio – medical and their affirmation in the European and global continuous improvement activities and national public health system performance,

The University is a complex higher education institution, comprising four divisions: Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Biomedical Engineering. The Academic Medical Centre comprises 28 laboratories, several auditoriums and a state-of-the-art library, which is home to over 470,000 volumes.