Donetsk national medical university

Donetsk National Medical University (abbreviated as DNMU) is one of the largest medical university of the former USSR. The University is considered as one of the best medical schools in Ukraine. Originally located in Donetsk, it was relocated to Kropyvnytskyi, Kramatorsk and Mariupol in 2014 due to the war in Donbass.

Donetsk National Medical University was established in 1930 as the M. Gorky Donetsk Medical Institute. In 1994 it was given the status of University and in 2007 it gained the status of National Medical University (DNMU).

Donetsk National Medical University has recognized as the best medical university in Ukraine in 2011. DNMU was first among Ukrainian medical universities constantly since 2001 till 2016 according to the rating of Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education of Ukraine. However, in the latest national university rankings (Top 200 in Ukraine, years 2013 and 2014), DNMU was ranked as the first best medical university and was the 23rd best university overall in Ukraine. When also other rankings (i.e. Scopus citations and Webometrics) were included, DNMU kept its status as the best medical university in Ukraine also in 2014.

Approximately 15200 students study at the eight faculties of Donetsk National Medical University. They come from Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, USA, UK, Germany, Poland, Greece, Israel, Turkey, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Peru, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Tunisia, Kenya, Namibia, Zambia, Somalia, Lebanon and other countries.

The students of DNMU get their professional training at 26 specialized bases (including Donetsk multi-field medical and preventive organizations and research institutes) and 28 highly equipped clinical bases (including main hospitals of Donetsk) under the supervision of highly qualified specialists.

At present, the total teaching staff at Donetsk National Medical University is 1147. Among them are 150 professors and 243 Associate Professors, academic title of doctors and candidate of medical sciences are respectively 117 and 449 people.