Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rijeka
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rijeka was founded in 1955 and has grown in the past six decades into one of the most significant educational and scientific institutions recognized in Croatia and abroad.
Our Faculty was established by notable people who were ahead of their time. The establishment was initiated by Andrija Štampar. He brought together former teachers and students from Zagreb, Vienna, Pest and Prague, which brought a light of diversity, tolerance and free thought to our region. The Faculty is located in one of the oldest parts of Rijeka, in the impressive palace of the Branchetta brothers dated from the beginning of the twentieth century. The project of the young architect from Rijeka who won the competition was called Aria e luce. Today, this building surrounded by an attractive park is one of the most beautiful faculties of the University of Rijeka, and certainly beyond.
In synergy with our teaching bases and the University of Rijeka, we educate experts in the field of medicine and sanitary engineering. We collaborate closely with the Faculty of Health Studies and the Faculty of Dental Medicine, and we jointly educate future doctors of dental medicine and non-medical healthcare professionals.
We are the oldest and largest constituent of the University of Rijeka.
The greatest value of the Faculty are our students, teachers and alumni.
Students of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka have an active social life, they organise numerous student events (Humanijada, Bal medicinara, Kapi života…) and do not lag in scientific and professional work, which is evident through the organization of numerous international scientific and professional conferences. The Student Union, FOSS, CroMSIC, EMSA give that special, much-needed breath of student life that is almost as valuable as the educational part that our teachers provide.
Finally, our teachers… To be a part of the Faculty that is big enough to be significant, and yet small enough to remain independent – that is the advantage of studying and working at our Faculty. Our teachers recognize their students in the hallways, on the street and in the city, which gives a sense of a direct, personal and individualized approach to students.
We are also proud of our alumni! Former students of our Faculty are healthcare providers at the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, most of southwestern Croatia, but also beyond. Many of them are recognized experts abroad who work in prestigious hospitals and research centres throughout Europe and the USA. We are pleased to still be in contact with them through the Faculty’s Alumni Association.
I invite you to our Faculty to study, work and indulge in "More ideja – More ideas"!
Dean
Associate Professor Goran Hauser, MD, PhD
VISION
The vision of the Faculty of Medicine is to position itself in a national and international area as a leading, recognizable, and competitive higher education, scientific, and professional institution that is closely connected with and adjusted to the needs of the local and wider community. In terms of education, the Faculty is continuously developing as a higher education institution recognizable primarily by the education of its cadre that posses a high level of moral values and a set of skills and knowledge based on learning outcomes. On the scientific and research plan, the Faculty is continuously positioned as a recognizable scientific center for biomedical and interdisciplinary research, which are coordinated with the European concept of “smart specialization”, with a more powerful orientation towards applied and applicable science, especially in the field of translational research with the aim of introducing modern scientific findings into everyday practice.
MISSION
The mission of the Faculty of Medicine as a public teaching and scientific institution is to educate students of medicine, dental medicine, sanitary engineering, as well as other cadre profiles in the field of biomedicine and healthcare and other interdisciplinary areas for the purpose of acquiring knowledge and skills necessary for the prevention of diseases, preservation and improvement of health, treatment and rehabilitation of patients, and sustainable development of the society as a whole. The basis for further development is the Faculty’s permanent commitment to invest in the quality of the education process, scientific and research and professional work in the scientific field of biomedicine and healthcare, but also in interdisciplinary scientific areas. The close connection of core activities will contribute to the integration of scientific and professional results and findings into the education process with the aim of a better, faster, complete and sustainable development of the society which we live in.
In order to ensure the objectives set, the Faculty will actively work on enhancing the cooperation with the leading national and international healthcare, higher education, and scientific institutions to provide its students, teachers, and other staff with conditions for professional prosperity, which will contribute to the development of the Faculty, University, and the society which we live in.