A Brief Overview of the English Medical Faculty

The English Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy from the University of Oradea was established in 1991, after a long and profound analysis realized by a commission of famous specialists, commission composed from: Acad. Ph.D. univ. prof. Stefan Milcu, Acad. Ph.D. univ. prof. Nicolae Cajal, Acad. Ph.D. univ. prof. Gheorghe Niculescu, Acad. Ph.D. univ. prof. Pius Branzeu and Acad. Ph.D. univ. prof. Mircea Ifrim as founder and initiator of this university project to bring about Medical Education for English speaking foreigners.

The Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty functions as an institution with its own headquarters situated downtown in an impressive building in no. 10, 1 December Square, offering high quality English Medical Education . This building offers adequate spaces for study, providing 5 lecture halls, 18 laboratories, an own library with reference departments, 580 places for pre-clinical practice and all the facilities offered by modern endowment and furnishings. Oradea University prides itself in offering post graduate and specialization studies in various medical fields.

The Stomatology Specialization has its headquarters in a completely renewed and modern building in no. 2, Ion Creanga Square, where there are optimal conditions for students' study and practice, here existing specialized equipment: complete dental units, dental radiology laboratories, a sterilization station, demonstration rooms, halls for Periodontics, Ortodentistry, halls for Dental Techniques, a specialized library, a special place arranged for Implantology as well as a lecture hall with 90 seats endowed with ultra-modern audio-video equipment for english medical education.

Beginning with the academic year 2002 - 2003 a new department for General Medicine and Stomatology specialization will be organized in French as the teaching language making Oradea a truly international foreign medical university .

The Pharmacy Specialization was founded in the 1992 - 1993 academic year, having now its own headquarters on no. 2 Castanilor Street. The departments of Pharmacy, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Botany, Toxicology, Physical Chemistry of the Environment, all of them have the necessary endowments within the existing eight modern laboratories for english medical education. Nowadays the aim is the setting up of other laboratories and the establishing of a place for micro-production.

The Physiokinetotherapy was established in 1993, having as model the similar colleges from U.S.A, preparing, during a 5 years study period, specialist physiokinetotherapists. The reason for such a Specialization resides in the large number of thermal water treatment and recovery units existing in the Bihor county, units situated in Oradea and in the spas: Baile Felix, 1 Mai and Stana de Vale, where there is an exceptional material basis and specialized medical staff as well. The analytical program of this Specialization is in total accordance with the international requirements, assuring a professional training with international recognition.

Undergraduate Programs

• General Medicine - Long term english medical education , 6 years/full-time - Doctor Diploma
• Stomatology - Long term university education, 6 years / full-time - Doctor Diploma
• Pharmacy - Long term university education, 5 years / full-time - University Diploma
• Physiokinetotherapy - Long term university education, 5 years / full-time - University Diploma

Specializations Postgraduate Programs

• Anatomy - Doctorate - Doctorate Diploma
• Pathological Anatomy - Doctorate - Doctorate Diploma
• Pharmacology - Doctorate - Doctorate Diploma
• Physiology - Doctorate - Doctorate Diploma
• Internal Medicine - Doctorate - Doctorate Diploma
• Surgery - Doctorate - Doctorate Diploma

Research Activity

The research activity is oriented towards the most recent fields of the world medicine and into the fundamental disciplines of the english medical education. The research programs belong to the National Research Programs in a close cooperation with the Medical Sciences Academy. The research activity is developing within of each department, relying on the own scientific programs and within the Medical Researches Center, The "Crisana Filial" of the Medical Academy, of which president is Ph.D. Acad. Prof. Mircea Ifrim, the dean of the english medical education and Pharmacy Faculty.

Some research directions

• human physiology
• the influence of the electromagnetic field on the immune response of the living organism
• the influence of the thymus on the phagocytic reaction
• the unspecific immune response at the diabetes patients
• the cerebral vasomotor response at the altitude hypoxia
• theoretic and clinic studies regarding the osteoporosis phenomena that can appear at the astronauts in imponderability state conditions
• the study of the Mreticulum
• the morphology and the reactivity of the conjunctival tissue
• the reactivity and the cytohistochemical modifications of the nervous tissue
• clinical immunology and autoimmune diseases
• the study of the aspects linked to the actions of the geothermal agents both on the human body and in the therapy of some diseases (in cooperation with The National Center of Geothermal Researches)
• the bony reactivity in dental implants
• the pharmacology of different enzymes
• bones banks, tissues, kidney
• renal transplant
• medical statistical studies