Lviv Medical University history dates back 1661, when 20 January privilege of King John Casimir Lviv Jesuit College was elevated to the rank of Academy of the University of titles of four faculties. However, a complete medical faculty until the closing of the University in 1773 and has not been created.
November 16, 1784, under the privilege of Emperor Joseph II on October 21, 1784, the restoration of Lviv University with four faculties: Theology, Law, philosophical and medical.
From that day his life counts Lviv National Medical University named Daniel Galician.
During the 1891-1898 biennium. Were constructed and began to operate new academic buildings and clinical database University: anatomofiziolohichnyy, morbid anatomy, chemistry, obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, internal medicine, dermatology, otorhinolaryngology and others. In March 1900 the first issue of doctors in the number of 16 people, among them two Ukrainian – I. and J. Polohaylo Hrushkevych. After 100 years – in June 2001 – graduation diplomas were 775 doctors, pharmacists and nurses.
In the first half of the XX century in Lviv taught medicine came from the University of Krakow, Vienna, Heidelberg and other leading European centers of education. Department of Medical Faculty of Lviv University scientists led by world-renowned professors G. Kadi, V. Šimonović, A. Beck, J. Prus, A. Mars Rydyґer L., A. Cieszyn, M. Nentskyy, J. Parnas, R. Vayґl, B. Nowicki and others.
Diploma Joseph II the restoration of Lviv University October 21, 1784, m. Vienna. The original parchment pages. 1 and 11 callback. Kaiser signed. Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv, f. 131, e. 349.Z 1920 to 1925 he worked in Lviv Ukrainian Secret University that occurs due to the negative attitude of the Polish government to study in Ukrainian Lviv University. Since 1921 in the Ukrainian Secret University Medical Faculty was organized, consisting of 10 departments with 185 students enrolled. Among the teachers were Panchyshyn M., M. Music Kurovets I., S. Bailey, A. Barvinsky and others. Due to lack of appropriate laboratory and clinical base of students following courses of the third and continued his studies in Prague, Vienna and other universities abroad.
In 1939, after entering Western lands of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Medical Faculty of the University of Lviv was allocated from the university and reorґanizovano in Lviv State Medical University with two faculties: health care and pharmaceutical.
Since the beginning of the German occupation of Lviv activities of higher education institutions stopped. A week after joining the city of German troops in July 1941, the Nazis shot 36 professors of universities, among them 13 medical school professors T. Ostrovsky, V. Dobzhanetskyy S. Prohulskyy, I. Greek, P . Rentskyy A. Nightingale, V. Seradskyy S. Manchevskyy, W. Nowicki A. Cieszyn, Yu Hzhendelskyy G. Hilyarovych S. Ruth. This action was only one episode carefully planned widespread Nazi campaign of total destruction of Polish science and culture as the elite of the nation. During the occupation tragically killed Lastovetskyy Professors A., B. Yalovoy A. Beck.
May 20, 1942 order of the German occupation administration at Lviv Medical Institute was established professional medical courses. Their curriculum is not fundamentally different from the pre-war and were almost identical to the German program of higher medical education. Later aforementioned institution has received the official name of State medykoprofilaktychni professional courses. Its Putting in place and activities were made possible thanks to the dedicated work of the national sacrificial Professor M. Panchyshyn and Dr. R. Osinchuk.
October 1, 1944, two months after the liberation of the city from the German occupation of Lviv State Medical Institute began a new school year.
Seals and university faculties. The center shows the wisdom in the form of goddess Pallas. In his right hand he holds his own shield, which depicts the head Medyzu. Above it the seal of the university seal below which health fakultetu.Pochynayuchy 1961, along with the training of national staff, the University carries out training of foreign nationals from Europe, Asia, Africa and America. For 40 years prepared about 2,000 doctors and pharmacists – foreigners who are working successfully in many countries. Since 1997 began and dynamic foreign students in English.
October 17, 1996 Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine №1262 Lviv State Medical Institute received the status of a higher educational institution IV level of accreditation and was renamed the Lviv National Medical University.
October 21, 1998 University named Danylo Halytsky, first king of Galicia-Volyn state. Daniel Galician conducted at the time the progressive government and administrative reform, education and culture developed, improved and created an army for his first contemporary medical school, which initiated the development of medicine in Galicia.
August 21, 2003 Presidential Decree number 872/2003 Ukraine Lviv State Medical University named Danylo Halytsky, taking into account national and international recognition of the consequences of its activities, contribution to the development of national education and science, given the status of National Medical University.