Postgraduate education was established as early as October 1963, in the 16th year of the Faculty\u2019s existence. This marked the first form of postgraduate instruction at the University of Sarajevo and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in the broader region. Initially, it was a single-course program titled \"Introduction to Medical Scientific Research\", and it was conducted until 1969. That year, the Faculty Council restructured the postgraduate program so that the first year became common for all enrolled candidates, while in the second year, students were divided into five specializations:
1. Basic Medical Sciences
2. Internal Medicine
3. Surgery
4 .Social and Preventive Medicine
5. Dentistry - Later, additional courses were introduced:
- Occupational Medicine
- General Practice
- Work Capacity Assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over time, new specializations were added, including: Experimental-Laboratory Medicine, Pulmonology, Social Medicine and Health Care Organization, Health Informatics and Economics, Medical Ecology, Family Medicine, and a wide range of clinical disciplines.\n\nIn 1986, the Center for Postgraduate Studies and Continuing Education was established. By 1992, the Faculty offered 26 postgraduate study programs. As of December 31, 2006, the scientific output of postgraduate studies at the Faculty included 657 completed and defended master's theses, resulting in 657 awarded Master of Science degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992\u20131995), the premises of the Faculty and the Clinical Center\u2014formerly the University Medical Center (UMC), which served as the Faculty\u2019s teaching base\u2014suffered unprecedented and irrational destruction. Some staff members left the city and the Faculty, while those who remained managed to maintain the continuity of work and fully implement the teaching and research programs under extraordinary conditions.\n\nDue to the circumstances, the Faculty premises also housed seven other faculties of the University of Sarajevo, in addition to the four health-related faculties, as their own facilities had been destroyed. Even under siege, with no electricity or water, and constant shelling, the Faculty\u2019s professors, associates, and students continued their work, driven by a profound sense of professional, moral, and ethical duty to their people and their country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The greatest loss for the Faculty was the lives of young students and colleagues who were killed or severely wounded, yet remained committed to the humanitarian and ethical principles of their future profession. The following individuals lost their lives:
1. Dilberovi\u0107 (Atif) Suada, ro\u0111ena 1968.godine iz Dubrovnika
2. Pavlovi\u0107 (Dragana) Igor, ro\u0111en 1969. g. iz Sarajeva
3. Merzi\u0107 (Mustafa) Haris, ro\u0111en 1965.g. iz Sarajeva
4. Golijanin (Radenko) Goran, ro\u0111en 1967.g. iz Sarajeva
5. Shehab Khalid Ahmed Mohamad, ro\u0111en 1963. g.iz Sudana
6. D\u017eano (Muhamed) Melinda, ro\u0111ena 1968.g.iz Sarajeva
7. Popr\u017eenovi\u0107 (Alaga) Amela, ro\u0111ena 1970.g.iz Biha\u0107a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During this period, 144 students graduated as Doctors of Medicine. It would be incorrect to claim that the departure of some faculty members\u2014whether to the aggressor\u2019s side or for other reasons\u2014significantly disrupted the Faculty\u2019s staffing structure. Despite the conditions from 1992 to 1995, the Faculty\u2019s teaching and research activities were remarkably robust.\n\nPostgraduate education continued through the preparation and defense of master\u2019s theses by candidates who had met the necessary requirements before or during the war. The Faculty conducted seven scientific projects, mostly focused on war-related medical issues. Additionally, 21 doctoral dissertations were successfully defended, and the Faculty organized or co-organized nine scientific symposia. A significant number of Faculty professors participated as experts in projects led by the Ministry of Health, the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the World Health Organization, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The peace agreement that ended the war in late 1995 left the Faculty with severely damaged facilities, destroyed equipment, and a lack of resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reconstruction efforts were supported by donations from the European Union, the Government of Canada, the Austrian humanitarian organization HOPE 87, the U.S. Embassy, and the Faculty\u2019s own funds. Despite these efforts, the Faculty\u2019s level of equipment has yet to reach its pre-war standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The post-war period has been marked by widespread post-traumatic stress disorder among the population, affecting both students and Faculty staff. This has been a key factor in the low academic performance and limited motivation observed during the first decade after the war.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Poslijediplomske studije na Medicinskom fakultetu u Sarajevu Ve\u0107 u oktobru 1963.godine, u 16. godini postojanja Fakulteta, uspostavljena je postdiplomska nastava. To je prvi vid postdiplomske nastave na Sarajevskom Univerzitetu u BiH uop\u0161te pa i \u0161irem okru\u017eenju. Bio je monokursan i pod naslovom: “Uvod u medicinska nau\u010dna istra\u017eivanja”, te kao takav izvo\u0111en je do 1969.godine kada […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":176,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5626","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n