In some countries, e.g. Germany, they are accepted with no further confirmation requirements. They are routinely accepted in Sweden, Britain, the United States and Canada. At present more than 1200 graduates of the university practice or research abroad. Many of them are clinical specialists and heads of hospital departments in Europe, North America, South Africa and elsewhere. Scientific research constitutes a significant part of Medical University activity. The scope of scientific research conducted by the university ranges in solving problems of basic medical and clinical studies. There are also research studies to find and discover new pharmaceutical agents. The university develops scientific and educational collaboration within agreements and official contracts with the following Universities (updated on December 1, 2006): Freie Universität, Berlin (Germany) Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel (Germany) Johannes-Gutenberg Universität, Mainz (Germany) Universität Regensburg (Germany) Université de Rennes 1, Rennes (France) Université Henri-Poincaré, Nancy (France) Universita degli Studi di Perugia (Italy) University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) Høgskolen i Agder (University of Agder) (Norway) Høgskolen i Oslo (Oslo College) (Norway) Linköpings Universitet (Sweden) Université de Genève (Switzerland) Grodno State Medical University, Grodno (Belarus) Medical University, Vitebsk (Belarus) National University of Pharmacy, Charkow (Ukraine) Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University (Ukraine) State Medical and Pharmaceutical University Nicolae Testemitanu, Chisinau (Moldova) Zhong Shang Da Xue (Sun Yat-sen University) (China) Nara Joshi Daigaku (Nara Women's University) (Japan) Divine Word University, Madang (Papua New Guinea) Kaohsiung Medical University (Taiwan) Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (United States) Indiana University Bloomington (USA) University of Illinois at Chicago, (USA) Widener University, Chester Pennsylvania (USA) University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (USA) Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago (USA) School Authorities President: Prof. Jacek Wysocki Vice-President for Science and International Relations: Prof. Zenon Kokot Vice-President for Clinical Affairs and Postgraduate Studies: Prof. Grzegorz Oszkinis Vice-President for Student Affairs: Assoc. Prof. Mariusz Puszczewicz Faculties Faculty of Medicine I Faculty of Medicine II (English Language Programs) Faculty of Medicine II North American Admissions and Financial Aid Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Health Sciences Clinical Hospitals University teaching and research mainly based on co-operation with five Clinical Hospitals and also on the other city and voivodship hospitals Official site of Clinical Hospital No. 1 Official site of Clinical Hospital No. 2 Official site of Clinical Hospital No. 3 Official site of Clinical Hospital No. 4 Official site of Clinical Hospital No. 5 Alumni Andrzej Grzybowski, ophthalmologist, academic,