Training at Ternopil National medical Institute was inaugurated on September 1, 1957 by the resolution of the Ukrainian government of April 12, 1957. In the city that had been almost completely destroyed during the World War II and just began raising from the ruins, it was the first higher educational establishment.
TNMU is a leading medical school which utilizes a traditional multi-disciplinary approach to higher education. The academic process adopts European and World qualification requirements for the specialists in the fields of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing.
In 2017 TNMU was awarded international certificate of ISO 9001:2015 standard of Quality management systems. Today, the University employs more than 600 highly accomplished professors and enrolls more than 6,000 full-time and distance students (over 4,000 domestic and about 2,000 international). TNMU carries out training for 55 licensed and accredited specialties. 15 of these specialties are taught at the undergraduate level and 40 at the graduate level. TNMU clinical Departments are located in 18 affiliated regional and municipal medical institutions.
TNMU works with 76 foreign partners from 31 countries of the world: USA, Canada, Argentina, Sweden, Syria, Malaysia, Kingdom of Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, France, Poland, Germany and others. These partnerships create a network of joint academic, professional and research projects.
TNMU is a participant in a number of international programs. The University is a member of the European University Association, Baltic University Program, and has become a signatory to Magna Charta Universitatum.
TNMU successfully collaborates with international organizations,such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), The Foundation for the Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (Distance Learning (FAIMER), Association for the International Exchange of Students in Economics and Commerce (AIESEC), Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), and European Resuscitation Council.