National Pirogov Memorial Medical University
ДЗВО "Вінницький національний медичний університет імені М.І.Пирогова" | |
National Pirogov Medical University of Vinnytsya - Main Building | |
Other name | VNMU |
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| Type | IV accreditation, National |
| Established | 1921 |
| Rector | Petrushenko Viktoriia Viktorivna |
| Address | Pyrohova St, 56, Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, 21018 , , 49°13′40″N 28°26′46″E / 49.2279°N 28.446°E |
| Language | English, Ukrainian |
| Website | https://www.vnmu.edu.ua |
The National Pirogov Memorial Medical University is a medical state-sponsored university in Vinnytsia, Ukraine founded in 1921. Its predecessors were the Vinnytsia Pharmaceutical Institute (1921), the Vinnytsia Branch of the All-Ukrainian Institute of Correspondence Medical Education (1930), the Vinnytsia Evening Industrial Medical Institute (1932), the Vinnytsia Medical Institute (1934).
In 1960 the institute was named after Nikolai Pirogov, in 1984 it was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour. Since 1994, Vinnytsia Medical Institute has been certified and accredited by IV level of accreditation as a university. In 2002, the university acquired national status. Petrushenko Viktoriia Viktorivna, Doctor of Science, Professor, and famous surgeon is rector of the university.