Keyword: Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine is a modern, multidisciplinary and international education and research organisation that consists of four departments and four independent units. Every year, approximately 300 basic degrees, 70 doctoral degrees, and 140 specialist degrees in medicine or dentistry are completed in the Faculty. Our top-level researchers publish over 2,000 research articles annually.

Approximately one third of the doctoral reseachers of the University of Turku get the doctoral training in the Faculty of Medicine.

The Faculty of Medicine has a major social influence in terms of promoting health, research on the emergence, diagnostics and treatment of diseases and developing the service and education system in the health care sector.

The Faculty of Medicine wants to maintain close links with its alumni after graduation. Be part of a knowledgeable network even after graduation - get involved in alumni activities! 

Our strengths lie in translational research. Clinical and basic research are seamlessly combined bringing new results from research laboratories and clinical studies to the patient treatment.

The Faculty provides multidisciplinary research-based degree education in four different degree programmes leading to a Licentiate of Medicine or Dentistry, a Master of Health Sciences and Master of Science. The Faculty also has four Master’s degree tracks taught in English. Approximately 300 lower and higher academic degrees are completed at the Faculty each year.