Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Carol Davila” | |
Latin: Universitas Medicinae et Pharmaciae Carolus Davila Bucurestis | |
Other names | UMFCD, UMPCD, CDUMP |
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Former names | Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy of Bucharest (1948–1991) |
Motto | Virtute et sapientia (Latin: "By virtue and wisdom") |
Type | Public |
Established | 12 November 1869 1857 - National School of Medicine and Pharmacy | - Faculty of Medicine of Bucharest
Academic affiliation | International Association of Universities, European University Association |
Rector | Viorel Jinga[1] |
President of the Senate | Dragoș Vinereanu[2] |
Academic staff | 1,654 |
Students | 10,400 (2019–2020)[3] |
Location | 8, Eroii Sanitari Blvd, Bucharest , Romania |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Gold, white, & navy blue |
Website | umfcd |
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romanian: Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Carol Davila”) or University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, commonly known by the abbreviation UMFCD, is a public health sciences university in Bucharest, Romania. It is one of the largest and oldest institutions of its kind in Romania. The university uses the facilities of over 20 clinical hospitals all over Bucharest.
The Carol Davila University is classified as an "advanced research and education university" by the Ministry of Education. Created as part of the University of Bucharest in 1869, the institution is considered one of the most prestigious of its kind in Romania and in Eastern Europe.[4]