Started as Kyiv Productive Medical Institute from the year 1931–1936, it was later called 2nd Kyiv State Medical Institute from the year 1936–1944. Later it turned its status and title to Chernivtsi Medical Institute during the years 1944–1997. In the year 1997 it changed its status to Bukovinian State Medical Academy. In the year 2005 BSMU received the status of Medical University and to this date since 2005 it is called “Bukovinian State Medical University”.

This is a short history of the foundation and progress of a newly formed higher school in the year 1931 to its transformation into the Bukovinian State Medical University

The history of Bukovyna is associated with the rectors of the BSMU – the renowned professors D.S.Lovlia, M.B.Mankovskiy, M.M.Kovaliov, O.D.Yukhimets, V.K.Patratiy, V.P.Pishak, T.M.Boychuk.

The medical coaching staff of BSMU includes 75 Doctors of Medical Science as well as 321 Candidates of Medical Science. One of them is a Corresponding Member of Ukrainian Academy of Pedagogical Science, 8 of them are Honored Doctors of Ukraine, 2 are Honored Scientists, 2 Honored Educationalists of Ukraine, 66 Professors and 203 Associate Professors. Out of the total members, 166 have been conferred the highest doctor’s grade, 54 of them achieved the first grade, 48 gained the second grade whereas, 32 staff members from clinical departments of Bukovinian State Medical University are regional out-of-staff members & consultants in the Health Department of Chernivtsi Regional State Authority.