Faculty of Medicine Foča / University of East Sarajevo

My school of medicine!

My "school"

Significantly contributed to the prosperity of this city in all segments. Established within the Regional Medical Center, which has gravitated over 200,000 inhabitants. With the establishment of the faculty, there was certainly an improvement in both staffing and technical resources, which is of great importance not only to the residents of the city, but also to a much wider environment. At the same time, students contribute to the overall happenings in the city, and with such youth, life is certainly more beautiful and joyful.

The Municipality of Foca is located in the southeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska. With an area of ​​1,115 km², the municipality of Foča belongs to the largest municipalities in RS and BiH. The eastern and southern borders of the municipality are at the same time the border with Montenegro, in the northeast of the municipality it borders the Čajniče municipality, in the north with the municipalities of Foča / Ustikolina and Gorazde in the Federation of BiH (FBiH), in the west with the municipality of Kalinovik and in the southwest with the municipality of Gacko. A long, rich and interesting chronicle of historical events related to Foča and its surroundings. Written documents say that this city with developed trade existed as early as 1368 and that through it the Caravan "Dubrovački put" passed through connecting the Adriatic with the north of the country. Foca is also a university city. In addition to the Faculty of Medicine in Foca, there is the Orthodox Theological Faculty "Sveti Vasilije Ostroski". It is also the seat of the Mountaineering Association of Republika Srpska. In Foca there is the Orthodox Church of the Holy Father Nikolai. Today, Foča is a municipality with more than 26,000 inhabitants. The largest number of people in the city is around 15 000. In the post-war period, Foca has developed into a significant educational and health center. There is also the secondary school of theology "Sv. Petar Dabrobosanski ", Secondary School Center, two city primary schools, as well as the Clinical Center in Foca, which is a teaching base of the Medical Faculty and institutions providing high level of health care for the citizens of Upper Podrinje. The Municipality of Foca is located in the southeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska. With an area of ​​1,115 km², the municipality of Foča belongs to the largest municipalities in RS and BiH. The eastern and southern borders of the municipality are at the same time the border with Montenegro, in the northeast of the municipality it borders the Čajniče municipality, in the north with the municipalities of Foča / Ustikolina and Gorazde in the Federation of BiH (FBiH), in the west with the municipality of Kalinovik and in the southwest with the municipality of Gacko. Foča is located at an altitude of 400 m (canyon valley, river basin and fields) and 2,386 m (mountain bay and surfaces). Foča is in all its characteristics, historical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, linguistic and other. Herzliya, because it extends to a much larger area of ​​Stara Hercegovina. Of the cultural institutions in the city are the City Library, with a fund of over 70,000 books, the Center for Culture and Information, the Museum, the Archive, the City Theater, and various cultural societies and associations are also active. Radio Foča is the only informative newsletter in the municipality. In economic development, the municipality of Foca has the biggest opportunities in tourism and hydro-potential. Sport in the area of ​​Foča municipality is represented by the work of several clubs, which bring together young people. In the municipality of Foca, there is the highest peak of the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mount Maglić 2,386 meters), whose parts belong to the highest mountainous area in the Republic of Srpska, BiH, of which several heights exceed 2,000 meters above sea level; the only rainforest in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the largest in Europe - Perućica, located within the National Park Sutjeska, where in the still untouched nature reserve are the largest European specimens of fir (63 m) and homora (65 m), and capital letters of beech , as well as certainly the most beautiful waterfall in BiH Skakavac; bordered by the southeast to the unique canyon of the Tara River, deepest in Europe and the rest of the world, right behind the Great Canyon in the United States; a large number of natural mountain lakes and a large number of still unplanned river flows, which has influenced the fact that it becomes a favorite gathering place for fans of rafting, hiking, hunting and fishing, and those who enjoy untouched natural beauty. In this remaining island of primordial nature, the everyday world of flora and fauna lives, and is therefore declared a strictly protected reserve.

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