About University

TSMU was founded on 12 April 1957 as a Ternopil Medical Institute. On July 1, 1992, the institute was named after Ivan Horbachevsky. On December 30, 1997, it received the status of State Medical Academy, and on 17 November 2004, after reorganization, the institution became Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University.
I.Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University ranks third in Ukraine among the higher medical schools of the IVth accreditation level according to the latest rating list of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.In the latest rating list of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine I.Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University.Almost 1200 international students from 62 countries of the world study at the University.
Languages of instruction: Ukrainian, English, Russian.
Agreements on cooperation have been signed with universities from 17 countries of the world.15 years’ experience of teaching medicine in English.The principal objective of our University is training the high professional medical specialists. In order to achieve our goals we have all necessary prerequisites: modern facilities, state-of-the-art medical equipment and computers with the access to the Internet, modern library International agreements have been signed enabling our teachers and students to participate in exchange and traineeship programs at higher educational institutions of Europe and America, to participate in international and national scientific conferences.You are cordially invited to apply to our University. I believe that having graduated from the University you will be able to realize all your plans and potential. We are sure that a doctor of the future is the graduate of I. Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University.
The Campus of I.Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University is the structural unit of the medical university that includes the complex of the hostels â„–1, 2, 3, 4 with adjacent territories. The Campus serves as the accommodation for Ukrainian and Foreign Students as well as interns, masters, resident doctor, postgraduate students, students of the preparatory department and the postgraduate training

Faculties

The university contains the following faculties: 

• Medicine (6 years – MD program),
• Dentistry (5 years), Pharmacy 
• (5 years), and Nursing (2–4 years). 
• Postgraduate programs are also offered in different fields.

Library

The library of the Ternopil State Medical University started its functioning in June 1957. The first head of the library P. S. Herasymenko was one of its organizers.The main task of the library is to provide our students with appropriate textbooks, to help the teaching-staff with their scientific research work, to educate students.With the development of University the quantity of students and library workers increased. The funds have been completed with the new literature in medicine, social studies, as well as fiction and foreign literature.Nowadays, the University may be proud of its library. There are 379543 literary copies including: 161716 scientific books, 202331 educational textbooks and manuals, 15496 belles – lettres.