Forum: Lodz Medical School Forum Location: Poland Tuition: $8,450 per annum Time required for MD: 4 and 6 Year Programs Student Loans: Stafford Loans and others Year Founded: 1945 Email: Email Lodz Medical School Survey: Lodz Medical School Review

A Brief History of Poland by The World Factbook 2006

Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland amongst themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force and by 1990 had swept parliamentary elections and the presidency. Read More

The Medical University of Łódź was established on 1st October 2002, as a merger of two Medical Schools; the Medical Academy of Łódź (as Medical College) and the Military Medical Academy of Łódź by the Act of the Polish Parliament of 27 th July 2002. The Medical University of Łódź maintained the excellent academic tradition from previous medical schools and faculties which had operated in Łódź since the end of 19th century. The Medical University of Łódź is composed of 7 Faculties: Medicine, Dentistry, Military Medicine with the Division of the Medical Studies in English, Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Nursing and Obsetrics, and Pharmacy. It consists of 76 Chairs. Clinical teaching is conducted in seven fully equipped University Teaching Hospitals with the total bed of 2900 and specialist outpatient clinics where about 438,000 specialist consultations take place annually. This makes it the largest Teaching Medical Centre in Poland.

Since 1945 the Faculty of Medicine has continuously graduated physicians. In the academic year 1945/46, 340 students were enrolled for the first course of studies, and the total number of students was 864. In the succeeding years, to meet the increasing demand for physicians, the number of students was significantly increased to reach a total of two thousands students attending six one-year courses. In 1989/90, as a result of integrating the Hygiene Division with the Medical Faculty, the number of students reached 2400. At present, there is a strict limit of maximum 180 students in the first course.

Nevertheless, the intensity of training has not diminished. The training procedures are continuously improved and the teaching methods updated to bring them in line with those of the West European Universities. New subjects have been added, including Molecular Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Sexology and Reproductive Physiology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Rehabilitation, Biostatistics and Computer Science, Imaging Diagnosis and Nuclear Medicine, and the programmes in Oncology, Endocrinology and Preventive Medicine have been extended.

The significant role of our University in education of Polish medical staff is best illustrated by the number of 15,000 graduates. In the academic year 2002/2003, the total number of students at the Faculty of Medicine was 1618.

ACCOMODATION Our University possesses several dormitories. Students of English Language Medical Division are accommodated in Dormitory-III DS - modern and comfortably equipped. Studio -type apartments with large loggia, fully furnished including own refrigerator and bathroom comply with European standard. Free internet access is available in each room. A kitchen and washing machines are situated on each floor. Kitchen utensils are not provided. INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE Students are advised to buy an insurance policy prior to the planned arrival in Łódź for a period of 12 months. In Poland they can be insured in frame of the National Health Fund at the monthly cost approx. 40 PLN. In case of illness they will have access to medical facilities on a level provided for each Polish citizen. Otherwise they have to cover all cost of medical treatment in full amount. LOCAL TRANSPORTATION The local means of transportations in Łódź are trams and buses. Day trams and buses run from 6 a.m. till 11 p.m. Night run between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. rather rarely. Single tickets can be bought in kiosk(newsstand). It is always cheaper to buy monthly ticket for one chosen line or for all of them. Actual costs of public transportation tickets for people below 26 years or with student ID card are as follows: - Single 10 minutes ticket costs 0.75 PLN - Single 30 minutes ticket cost 1,10 PLN - Monthly ticket for one line costs 25 PLN and all line ticket costs 44 PLN   TRAVEL CONNECTIONS Łódź possesses train, bus and domestic plane connections. Łódź Fabryczna - one of the two the principal railway and bus stations is situated in the city centre. Direct train connection with Warsaw (every two hours) and bus connection called " Polski Express " with all major cities in Poland, as well as the central Warsaw airport, are available from this station. For example to get by train to Warsaw it takes 1.50 hour For example to get by train to Kraków " 3.50 hours For example to get by train to Wrocław " 3.50 hour For example to get by train to Poznań " 4.00 hours For example to get by train to Gdańsk " 5.00 hours There are also international direct train connection from railway station Łódź Kaliska to Prague, and with one change in Warsaw to Berlin or Vienna. Domestic airport "Lublinek" offers every day connection with Warsaw, with further connect flights from Warsaw to all places according to LOT -Polish Airlines - timetable, or through the services of other airlines available at Warsaw central airport.