years. The most important one is to improve the curriculum by modernizing and making more attractive the forms of teaching so that students graduating from our University be well prepared to meet the needs of their profession, but also call the period of studies as one of the best in their lives. Students wanting more of their studies may deepen their knowledge and become acquainted with the methodology of scientific research by joining one of some 20 Student Scientific Groups, now with almost 100 members. On December 6-7th, 2000, All-Polish Conference of the Student Scientific Groups was held. Furthermore, members of the Student Scientific Society participate in national and foreign conferences. Following their graduation and an internship of 12 months some of these students join the staff of their Alma Mater each year. Facilities Important centres for information and documentation, indispensable for research activities, are the Main Library and the Publishing Division of PMU. The Main Library continues to grow since 1949, albeit with varying pace over the years. It has two sections in the Clinical Hospitals, stores more than 260,000 books and offers 584 periodicals. Scientific, experimental, clinical, historical and bibliographic papers appear in the Annals of the university since 1950. Initially, the Annals were published irregularly in the form of separate collections of papers, but since 1962 they constitute a regular, reviewed scientific publication under the title of Annales Academiae Medicae Stetinensis indexed i.a. in Index Medicus. In principle, the Annals contain condensed versions of doctoral theses, while supplements usually contain habilitated doctor theses. The Publishing Division is the editor of other publications such as handbooks for students, post-graduate education aids, medical and administrative guide-books, growing steadily since 1969. Faculties The university consists of four faculties: Faculty of Medicine: Medicine specialization Medicine specialization - English programme Faculty of Dentistry: Dentistry specialization Dentistry specialization - English programme Dental hygienist specialization Faculty of Biotechnology: Medical technologist specialization (Clinical Laboratory Science) Biotechnology specialization (Medical Biotechnology) Faculty of Health Sciences: Paramedic specialization Midwifery specialization Physiotherapy specialization Clinical Nurse specialization Public Health specialization Cosmetology specialization The university has also English programme for foreign students. They intend to establish a faculty of Pharmacy in the future. Clinical Hospitals Official website of Clinical Hospital No. 1 Official website of Clinical Hospital No. 2 Official website of Clinical Hospital "Police" in Police, Poland - a town near Szczecin Official website of Klinikum Uckermark in Schwedt, Germany