MEDICAL EDUCATION IN UKRAINE

The main task of medicine is the care about the people's health. For that
reason the training of the medical personnel is very important.
All establishments of higher medical education are financed and guided by
the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Doctors of different specialties are trained at medical institutions of higher
education, at medical universities and academies. There are also pharmaceutical
stomatological academies, which train specialists for pharmacy and dental clinic.
Medical institutions of higher education offer various faculties and
specialties which an entrant may choose according to his or her abilities and
wishes. Nowadays a new examination system is being introduced. The so-called
«Independent External Evaluation» allows pupils to enter any institution of higher
education according to its results.
Medical colleges train paramedical personnel: nurses, midwives, dental
technicians and doctor’s assistants. The course of studies is 3-4 years.
The training at medical institutions of higher education takes 5 or 6 years. It
consists of lectures, practical classes and medical practice. The attendance of
lectures, practical classes and seminars is compulsory. Academic year begins on
September the 1 st and is divided into two semesters of four months each. At the end
of each semester the students have to pass examinations and tests. If a student
passes the exams well he gets a grant paid monthly.
The curriculum includes theoretical and clinical subjects. For the first two
years students study pre-clinical subjects such as: Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Social Sciences, Latin and so on. They also study Human Anatomy, Physiology,
Histology, and Microbiology. Clinical subjects are taught from the third to the fifth
or sixth year.
The students have practical course at therapeutic, surgical and other
departments in hospitals and clinics. They master practical skills in clinical
conditions. They are taught how to take and record the patient’s case history, to
carry on medical examination of the patient, to make diagnosis, to prescribe
treatment and carry on different medical procedures.
There are all facilities for talented students to carry on research work. They
attend scientific societies at different departments where they are offered modern
guidelines for research activity.

Having passed state examinations graduates receive their diplomas and can
apply for clinical internship.
The post graduate course and the Institute of Post-Diploma and Additional
Education are for doctors, who want to improve their qualification. During three
years the post-graduate students prepare a thesis, defend it and obtain the degree of
Candidate of Medical Sciences.

Завдання 1. Дайте відповіді на питання до тексту:
1. Who finances and guides the higher medical education in Ukraine?
2. Where are the doctors trained?
3. Where are the specialists in pharmacy trained?
4. Who may enter a medical institution of higher education?
5. Whom do the medical colleges train?
6. What is the course of training at the medical institution of higher education?
7. How many semesters has the academic year?
8. What subjects does the curriculum include?
9. Where do the students have medical practice?
10. What are the students taught during medical practice?
11. Where do the students carry on research work?
12. When do the graduates receive their diplomas?
13. Where can the doctors improve their qualification?
14. For what degree does the post-graduate student defend a thesis?

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