Faculty of Health Sciences with Subfaculty of Nursing
| Dean: | Prof. Piotr Lass, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences | |
| Address: | ul. Tuwima 15, 80-210 Gdańsk |
| Tel.: | +48 58 349 1216 |
| Fax: | +48 58 349 1245 |
| E-mail: | dwnoz@gumed.edu.pl |
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the Medical University of Gdańsk was created in the year 2006. Students have the ability to major in the so-called paramedical sciences/associate sciences, such as: nursing, obstetrics, physiotherapy, medical rescue service, electro radiology, and since 2007, dietetics and public health as well. The following majors have acquired accreditation: obstetrics, nursing, and physiotherapy. The accreditation of public health major is in progress. Nursing, obstetrics, physiotherapy and public health majors are both 1st degree (BSc) and 2nd degree (MSc) studies. MSc studies in dietetics are planned to be conducted in the future. BSc majors in the medical rescue service and electro radiology can continue their studies in the public health major. BSc studies take 3 years and MSc 2 years to complete.
1719 people study at the Faculty of Health Sciences, which is 1/3 of the students of the Medical University of Gdańsk. 143 people are employed in the Faculty:
- 20 independent academic research workers: 3 full professors, 11 associate professors, 6 teachers with a post doctorate degree, including 9 titular professors.
- 123 other employees, including 52 with a PhD
In addition, classes are conducted by 18 PhD students.
28 Institutes and clinics alongside the units of the Interdepartmental Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, including educational facilities of the Department of Nursing seated at 38 Do Studzienki street, the Electro Radiology Major seated at 7 Dębinki street, the Physiotherapy Major seated at 7 Dębinki Street, Social Sciences seated at 15/19 Tuwima street, all make up the educational facilities of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
The research outline of the Faculty of Health Sciences includes research in the following fields: nursing studies, medical rescue service, public health, health-care economics, medical law, radiological and radioisotopic research, psychology, parasitology, molecular medicine, dietetics and many more.
The Faculty of Health Sciences cooperates with the Nursing Department of Florida University in Gainesville (USA), the University of Karlskrona (Sweden), the HENRE network for the education of electrocardiologists and a number of Swiss centers (physiotherapy).
The development plans for the Faculty of Health Sciences include building an educational centre in the development areas of the Medical University of Gdańsk, as well as the development of teaching and scientific research based in the Interdepartmental Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine and Redłowo Hospital in Gdynia.