The educational process is planned and coordinated by the Educational Department of the University, it directing all the activities of the Medical Faculty, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of foreign Students, Institute of Nursing and Post-Graduate Faculty as for improving the efficacy of training future specialists and interns.
The University provides the succession of higher medical education: a junior medical specialist, a bachelor, a doctor specialist, a master, a post graduate student. Only higher schools with the IV-th accreditation level train specialists by 16 trades, 8 through the Mastership department, 11- through the Post-graduate department.
410 teachers (with 79 M.Ds and 265 Candidates of Sciences among them) provide the educational process. The pedagogical staff includes 1 Corresponding Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, 8 Honourary Workers of Science and Technology, 3 Honourary Inventors of Ukraine. The Quality index of the scientific teaching staff is 80,9 %, it being one of the highest indices among the higher medical educational establishments in Ukraine.
The professors deliver lectures, instructors teach students at the practical lessons and seminars.
Since 1999 some famous scientists of the Ukrainian medical institutions have been delivering their telecommunication lectures to the students.
All of the teachers take part in the educational methodical conferences, "round table" discussions, young teachers' seminars.
Specific attention is paid to improving the professional training of the teaching staff of the University. Every 3-5 years or more frequently (in case of necessity) they have their specialization and thematic advanced training courses at Bogomolets National Medical University, the P.L. Shupik Medical University of Post-Graduate Education in Kyiv and at the other educational establishments of Ukraine.
The Human Anatomy Department Museum.
During the practical lessons at the Human Anatomy Department the students learn the structure of the human body.
Since 1999 quite a great part of the teaching staff attends advanced English courses to improve their knowledge level. Having received a Certificate they start teaching their subject to foreign students in English.
Constant sessions of the central and profile cyclic methodical commissions are held in the methodical study. The most important questions concerning teaching methods, organizing course and state examinations, creating integration educational curricula are discussed there.
The students learn the diagnostic method of cystoscopy while studying the Urology course.
Acquaintance with the ultrasound diagnosis method.
All the plans, programmes and curricula created at the departments are kept there. Every year the teachers of the departments discuss and renovate the curricula, enriching them with some new information.
Great work as for the equipment of the lecture-halls and classrooms according to modern requirements is carried out at the University. Contemporary technical devices of training are installed, the departments are constantly supplied with new equipment necessary for the training process, reagents, and computer technique. The vivarium keeps different animals that are used during the experiments at practical classes.
Practical lessons at the surgical clinics are held at the patient's bed.
Demonstration of the pleural puncture method.
The students learn the technique of trachea intubation while studying the course of Resuscitation and Anesthesiology
The teaching staff takes an active part in the creation of typical educational curricula. Most of them are approved by the Ministry of Public Health. A number of the departments has published some textbooks, manuals, and multimedia computer programs. Some other departments are still developing them.
The teaching staff pays specific attention to the conditions of qualified training of foreign students.
They are provided with all the necessary educational literature. The most highly skilled and friendly teachers promote the training of future specialists, help them to acquire the necessary knowledge.
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