Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences

The Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, located in Ulaanbaatar, is a public higher education institution founded in 1942 by a Polish physician named Filip Jan Ratajczak. It has campuses in Darkhan-Uul, Sainshand, and the Gobi-Altai region. Each year, 150 to 205 students graduate. Its School of Public Health collaborates closely with Loma Linda University, which funds tobacco-control research. It is linked to the International University of Health and Welfare in Narita, where students can gain clinical experience, which is difficult to obtain in Mongolia.

Orgoi Sergelen is a distinguished alumnus of the school. Sergelen Orgoi FACS is a Mongolian surgeon best known for pioneering low-cost liver transplantation and laparoscopic surgery in his home country. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons and an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). She is a Professor of Surgery and the Head of the Department of Surgery at the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, as well as the Vice President of the Mongolian Surgical Association.

Website: www.mnums.edu.mn