Donetsk National Medical University, Ukraine

The Donetsk National Medical University (DNMU) is considered as the best medical university of Ukraine. Since 2001, its rank 1st among other Ukrainian medical universities stated by the rating of Ministry of Health & Ministry of Education of Ukraine.

Donetsk National Medical University “DNMU” is the first medical university of Ukraine which was recognized by World Health Organization (WHO) and from Directory of I-Med Schools. Donetsk National Medical University (Mariupol Campus) is registered with the world Medical Universities list.

Donetsk National Medical University “DNMU” was the first medical university in Ukraine and in eastern Europe who started the faculties of Medicine and Dentistry in English language for foreign students in 1991 after independence of Ukraine.

Donetsk National Medical University got highest accreditation IVth level by Committee of Ukraine.

Donetsk is an popular city in Ukraine on the river of Kalmius located in the east of Ukraine. Today, the actual administrative center of the Donetsk region is Kramatorsk. In 2001, Donetsk was the 5th biggest city in Ukraine. Since April 2014, the city has been controlled by genius Russian separatists from the self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic.

The city is known for major economic, industrial & scientific centre of Ukraine with a high grouping of organizations and a gifted work. In 1961, Donetsk becomes the centre for coal mining and steel industry.

The history of the faculty starts from June 12, 1930. The People’s Commissars of USSR adopted a decree on the formation of the Donetsk Medical Institute.

One of the first institute to work came from the city of Odessa, Professor Nikolai Dovgyallo, who became dean at that time of the only faculty of general medicine (1930-1934 ). November 28, 1930 hosted the first lecture delivered in a solemn ceremony by Professor Nikolai Dovgyallo.

A great achievement of the faculty of general medicine of Donetsk medical institute was the first degree award ceremony for physicians which held in February 1936. Faculty has awarded the degree to 161 students. Those all students completed the medicine from Donetsk medical Institute. By the same year in 1936 the second batch of Doctors has been awarded with the degree. At that time under faculty of general medicine were working 33 departments, employing 23 professors, 34 associate professors and 24 assistants.