"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of
Bucharest (abbreviated to CDUMP) is the core of medical and pharmaceutical
higher education in Romania. In 1857, the Romanian-French doctor Carol Davila,
in collaboration with Nicolae Kretzulescu, founded The National School of
Medicine and Pharmacy, known as the first Romanian university of its kind.
CDUMP
consists of 4 faculties: General Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Midwifery
and Nursing. Characterised as an advanced research university by the Ministry
of Education, it has access to the facilities of over 20 clinical hospitals all
over Bucharest and it implements a wide range of national and international
research projects in partnership with Scientific Research Centers and other
medical universities.
According
to US News, CDUMP ranks the first place in the Top of Romanian Universities for
Clinical Medicine and it is within the range 100-150 in the global Shanghai
Ranking (2021). Annually, around 10-20% of the students come from different
countries and choose to study here. The outstanding reputation of the
university led to the possibility of organising an annual International Medical
Congress for Students and Young Doctors.
The
historical perspective stands out through its prestige. One way to see the
legacy of a great university consists of its alumni. The founding father of
modern cell biology, George Emil Palade, who started his academic career as an
anatomist in the "Carol Davila" School of Medicine, is the first
Romanian scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize (1974). Nicolae Paulescu
(the controversial discoverer of insulin), Ana Aslan (the founder of the First
Institute of Geriatrics), Mina Minovici and C.I. Parhon are other remarkable
figures for our university.
Apart
from the rigour and excellence rooted in this institution, there are multiple
social and volunteer opportunities that the CDUMP can offer to a student. For
example, a great way to meet new people and explore the university life is the
involvement in student associations and extracurricular activities.
- Their methods of
teaching push you to learn in a way where you will remember things.
- I’ve experienced a
lot of hands on clinical situations at Carol Davila, I’ve seen patients and
diseases some people only read about in text books
- The faculty will
push you to become one of the best versions of yourself.
- I’ve met some of
the most amazing and driven people here, I’ll be forever grateful for the
lifelong friendships I’ve created here.
- Some of the
professors and assistants here really took an interest in helping my colleagues
and I learn and understand, they also took an interest in us as people not just
students, they really cared about us and did their best to give us the best
environment to learn in.
- I won’t sugarcoat
it medschool isn’t easy, there were ups and downs but it was 100% worth it and
if I had to I would choose to do it all over again.
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