The Faculty of Medicine at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice closely co-operates with
many significant universities and institutions in: Prague, Paris, Nantes, Bordeaux, Padova,
Essen, Giessen, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Zürich, Turku, Oulu, Salamanca, Krakow and
others.
The Faculty of Medicine trains physicians and surgeons with broader general medical
education, capable of providing professional medical aid and care aimed at preventive aspects
of medicine. Vocational training is based on the latest knowledge in medical science and
students are given the possibility to achieve the background for scientific activity as well.
Students acquire specialized knowledge in theoretical, pre-clinical and clinical subjects through
lectures, seminars clerkships, specialized practice and consultations. The Faculty of Medicine
has several significant partners – the Faculty Hospital of L. Pasteur in Košice and six other
medical facilities, where the faculty provides students with practice.



The university is located in the second largest town in
Slovakia. Košice with its rich history offers many cultural and
sport evens and activities for multicultural student
community. The University in its modern form was
established in 1959 as the second university in Slovakia. It
has made an important contribution to the development of
educational and research activities in Slovakia.
The University is named after an outstanding character in
Slovak history, Pavol Jozef Safarik (1795 – 1861), a
scientist, poet, linguist, ethnographer, archaeologist and
educator. At present the UPJS consists of four faculties:
Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Law and
Faculty of Public Administration.

The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1948 as a branch of the
Faculty of Medicine of the Slovak University, later called Comenius
University in Bratislava. Then in 1959, the Faculty of Medicine and
the Faculty of Philosophy merged, which led to the foundation of a
new university in Eastern Slovakia, called Pavol Jozef Šafárik
University in Košice.
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