The Medical University of Gdańsk (formerly Gdańsk Medical Academy) is the largest medical academic institution in northern Poland. It educates more than 5000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in four faculties.

Overview 

The Medical University of Gdańsk (MUG) is a modern academic center, recognizable in the country and in the world. The university is characterized by a high research and development potential, which includes in particular: experienced and reputable research teams, a growing number of prestigious international publications and grants, as well as a wide range and quality of research confirmed by high categorization of units. 

The MUG is also the only medical university selected to the elite group of 10 best Polish universities awarded in the prestigious Initiative of Excellence - Research University competition . The MUG is gradually promoted in the rankings of leading universities. It is the best medical university in Poland according to the latest Ranking of Academic Universities by the Educational Foundation Perspectives . 

History 

The Akademia Lekarska in Gdańsk was founded on 8 October 1945. Its history is related to the tradition of medical practice of surgeons associated in the Surgeons Guild (active since 1454), as well as teaching and medical and scientific research, particularly in Gdańskie Gimnazjum Akademickie (Atheneum Gedanese) established in 1558. This institution set up the Department of Science and Medicine (physices et medicinae), which was managed and supervised by eminent scholars. 

Among the most famous lecturers were: Joachim Oelhafius, a native of Gdańsk, who in 1613 was the first to perform a public autopsy of a newborn child in northern Europe, and Dr Jan Adam Kulmus, the author of the anatomical atlas Tabulae anatomicae, published in 1932. The work went into several editions and was translated into many languages. The Gimnazjum Akademickie represented a high standard of achievement and its graduates were accepted in the third year of medical studies at universities. After the closing of the Gimnazjum Akademickie at the beginning of the 19th century, it was not until the first years of the 20th century that another academic school was established. 

University Mission Statement 

The mission is a general declaration of the sense of action, the rationale for the existence and development of the organization. It indicates for what purpose the organization was established and what value it brings to its environment. 

University Vision Statement 

The vision is the image of the organization in the future; shows employees and external stakeholders the direction in which the organization is heading. Fulfilling the assumptions of the vision will be possible by achieving the goals and implementing the strategic initiatives described in the next chapter. However, the method of their implementation is also important, i.e. what values we will follow on a daily basis. Naturally, the MUG's culture draws primarily from timeless academic values, such as: searching for truth, tolerance, justice and love of freedom.