SUM - Medical University of Silesia in Katowice

Medical University of Silesia is one for the largest medical universities in the country and the largest in the Silesian voivodeship. In the walls of our University many generations of students obtained knowledge and education, including some Polish medicine icons. It was our Alma Mater that has been providing opportunities for scientific research, which significantly improved quality and effectiveness of treating thousands of patients.

UniverSUM of opportunities – that is why we stand out.

We are at the forefront of universities using virtual teaching and medical simulation. Our students can choose between three Centres of Medical Simulation, which were created thanks to financial support provided by the European Union. The students have at their disposal numerous simulation rooms of high fidelity, including: intensive care rooms, operating rooms or labour rooms.

Manikins used in the centres, stand out as highly realistic (they speak, breath, cry and even bleed).Our students can practice in a virtual operating theatre and a virtual dentist’s room and also use the application „Virtual patient”.

Our educational offer.

The educational offer, that has been constantly improving for 75 years, is realized at five Faculties localised in Katowice – Ligota, Zabrze, Bytom, Sosnowiec and in six clinical hospitals. At the same time we develop continuously, introducing innovations and new technologies, which ensures that our students have a chance to evolve and follow their passions. By intensive development of the teaching process, we have introduced e-learning and thanks to that some classes can be realised online through the web platform.

Since 1948, we have been ensuring high quality education process for specialists of all medical programmes – offering intramural and extramural studies for Ist and IInd degrees. Future students of our University are able to choose between 18 programmes of study at 5 Faculties, among others: medical analytics, neurobiology, medicine, nursing, electroradiology or public health.

Since 2021/2022 students can expand their knowledge within two new programmes - Occupational Safety and Health or Medical Coordinator. More than 200 scientific societies, student organisations, doctoral student organisations, associations and sport clubs (within AZS SUM) operate at the University.

Everyone wanting to upgrade their professional skills, invest into their personal development and increase their competitiveness in the labour market, we offer wide range of postgraduate studies, MBA along with trainings and specialisation courses.

Following the idea of acquiring knowledge during ones whole lifetime, we are in charge of projects addressed to kids, teens and seniors. First Age University can generate curiosity of every child and students of the High School University know the taste of studying process and may find out that it is worth joining SUM in the future! Third Age University awaits for seniors with our lecturers sharing their medical knowledge and experience in regards to health protection. They can advise how to feel young despite years passing.

Didactic-scientific base.

We have over 270 departments, units, clinics and branches localised mainly in the cities forming headquarters of our Faculties. High quality of classes conducted at the Medical University of Silesia is guaranteed by academic teaching staff involving more than 1500 people. Knowledge and qualifications of our didactic employees are highly recognised both in Poland and in the world. Numerous SUM lecturers received prestigious titles of Honoris Causa and serve in the boards of European of Polish scientific societies. Our University has been authorized to confer the degree of PhD (doctorate) and the degree of DSc (habilitation) of the medical and health sciences in the following disciplines:

pharmaceutical sciences,
medical sciences,
health sciences.

We have partnership with numerous international universities, among others from United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden and United States. We have been working for exchanging students and information and for teaching staff trainings.

Join us and see yourself how it’s like to be a part of SUM!