The mission of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemiţanu” is to provide quality undergraduate doctoral and specialty training as well as post doctoral continuing education and also conduct world class scientific research.
The Institute was established on October 20, 1945 serving as a foundation for the development of higher medical education and enhancement of the health system of the Moldovan Republic. The university has seen a significant expansion over the last seventy years with major program and facility developments.
The University now includes several schools; A hospital based medical school for local students with a specialty in Public Health. A second medical school for international students; Dentistry, Pharmacy and a Fifth Unit which is a combination of several training modules: Pre-University Remedial Training, Post Graduate Specialty Training, Department of Advanced Doctorate and Master’s Degrees and Continuing Education in Medicine and Pharmacy.
The University teach it’s students using modern international training methods and educational concepts with an emphasis on the didactic process and advanced concepts of analysis and synthesis. The Medical Scientific Library plays an important role in the training-research process of the University, adding up to more than one million of publications of books and other modern sources of information. To allow for more extensive study and research the University Center of Information “Infomedica” was established in 2002.
Since 1990, the Institute bears the name of Nicolae Testimitanu (1927 – 1986)- Scientist Emeritus, talented educator, statesman, experienced organizer in public health domain, who contributed substantially to the organization and development of health care in our country. He was a determined promoter of national rebirth, sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova.
The university is proud of it’s international alliances integrating with the European and world educational systems; participating in student and teacher exchanges, implementing new methods of training, research, diagnosis and treatment, obtaining of research grants and sharing training and institutional development.