Lugansk state medical university

Luhansk State Medical University (?????????? ????????? ???????? ???????????) was founded in 1956 in Luhansk, Ukraine. Initially known as Voroshilovgrad State Medical Institute (????????????????? ??????????????? ??????????? ????????), it received university status in 1994.

 In 1979 the then institute began offering postgraduate training, and from 1983 it began training foreign students in paediatrics, recruiting students from Middle Eastern countries (Iran, Iraq); Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco); and Asia (India, Malaysia, Singapore). In 1998 the university also opened schools of pharmacy and dentistry. The university has three academic buildings with scientific laboratories, a pharmacy, a dental clinic, a library and a fitness centre, and it has operated a number of clinics in Luhansk's various medical institutions.

There are 22 clinical and 18 theoretical professorships, and over 400 instructors, including 76 doctors of science; over 87 per cent of its instructors hold higher scientific degrees. Most programs are taught in either English or Russian as the medium of instruction. The university's research focus is on the medical aspects of ecological problems in the heavily industrialized Donbass region and on the development and application of medical life support for casualties in man-made disasters. The university publishes several scientific journals and anthologies.

By 2012, the university had more than 3,000 students from over 60 countries. Graduates are eligible for the United States ECFMG certification and are also eligible for certification in Canada and many other countries after passing a medical licensing examination in one of these countries.

Due to the War in Donbass, the university's faculty and students evacuated the area in September 2014, and classes resumed in Rubizhne, another city in Luhansk Oblast.

Luhansk State Medical University (?????????? ????????? ???????? ???????????) was founded in 1956 in Luhansk, Ukraine. Initially known as Voroshilovgrad State Medical Institute (????????????????? ??????????????? ??????????? ????????), it received university status in 1994.[1] In 1979 the then institute began offering postgraduate training, and from 1983 it began training foreign students in paediatrics, recruiting students from Middle Eastern countries (Iran, Iraq); Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco); and Asia (India, Malaysia, Singapore). In 1998 the university also opened schools of pharmacy and dentistry. The university has three academic buildings with scientific laboratories, a pharmacy, a dental clinic, a library and a fitness centre, and it has operated a number of clinics in Luhansk's various medical institutions.

There are 22 clinical and 18 theoretical professorships, and over 400 instructors, including 76 doctors of science; over 87 per cent of its instructors hold higher scientific degrees. Most programs are taught in either English or Russian as the medium of instruction.

The university's research focus is on the medical aspects of ecological problems in the heavily industrialized Donbass region and on the development and application of medical life support for casualties in man-made disasters. The university publishes several scientific journals and anthologies.

By 2012, the university had more than 3,000 students from over 60 countries. Graduates are eligible for the United States ECFMG certification and are also eligible for certification in Canada and many other countries after passing a medical licensing examination in one of these countries.

Due to the War in Donbass, the university's faculty and students evacuated the area in September 2014, and classes resumed in Rubizhne, another city in Luhansk Oblast.

The University campus is located in a forested area of Luhansk. The university's three academic buildings include laboratories for scientific research and a vivarium for maintaining laboratory animals, a facility for pharmacy instruction, a modern, fully equipped dental clinic and a centre for family medicine. The campus has a modern library, a sports complex with fitness centre, tennis courts and cricket pitch, and three multi-storey student residences with Internet access.