1.All establishments of higher medical education are financed and guided by
the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
2.Doctors of different specialties are trained at medical institutions of higher
education, at medical universities and academies.
3. There are also pharmaceutical
stomatological academies, which train specialists for pharmacy and dental clinic.
4.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.
5.Medical colleges train paramedical personnel: nurses, midwives, dental
technicians and doctor’s assistants.
6.The course of studies is 3-4 years.
The training at medical institutions of higher education takes 5 or 6 years.
7.Academic year begins on
September the 1 st and is divided into two semesters of four months each.
8.The curriculum includes theoretical and clinical subjects.
9.The students have practical course at therapeutic, surgical and other
departments in hospitals and clinics.
10.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.
11.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.
12.Having passed state examinations graduates receive their diplomas and can
apply for clinical internship.
13.The post graduate course and the Institute of Post-Diploma and Additional
Education are for doctors, who want to improve their qualification.
14.During three
years the post-graduate students prepare a thesis, defend it and obtain the degree of
Candidate of Medical Sciences.
