FACULTY OF MEDICINE

The official opening date of the medical faculty is 10th May 1918. In 1918-1919, 109 students studied at the medical faculty. It had only four departments, and now there are 60 departments at the faculty. In the under graduate program, during six years of study the students learn different subjects from fundamental subjects disciplines to special medical subjects.

In the medical faculty three specialties are taught.

• Therapeutics or Medicine. Qualification - Medical doctor
• Pediatrics. Qualification - Pediatrist
• Prophylaxis. Qualification - hygienics doctor
  The training duration for all the above specialties are six years.

The medical faculty is importantly concerned about the practical training of the students. The students progressing in mastering skills and habits is assessed in course of practical and laboratory classes, with control exercised during intermediate and final classes, at examinations, credit tests. Special concern is given to the practical training of students at the clinical chairs of University, where the students, guided by the teachers, examine the patients, take part in polyclinic receptions, accompany professors, readers and assistants when they attend the patients. Every student is to write "Case history" of a patient and defend it at a practical class.

The state final examinations on all the disciplines according to the syllabus are held within one system through 2 stages:

• testing practical proficiency of final-year students (when exams on clinical disciplines are taken, testing takes place at the patient's bed)
• testing scientific/theoretical proficiency.

Practical skills acquired by the students at classes and through external independent work are consolidated during field work. The total of the field work hours for the 6 years of studies at the medical department is 1296 hours. The field practice of the students at all the departments and courses is fully furnished with methodical materials. The students have their field practice mainly at 33 therapeutic/prophylactic institutions in Simferopol, as well at clinical bases meant for field practice at 44 medical institutions of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea and at 20 therapeutic/prophylactic institutions of the Kherson region. The field practice bases are established by decrees of the Crimean Health Ministry and regional Health administration.

The field practice is managed by the most highly qualified teachers of the clinical departments of the University. After graduation from the medical faculty, good and excellent students who revealed a gift for research work continue their majoring in narrower branches of medicine. Annually 400 freshmen join the medical faculty. In the process of their study, the students under the teacher's supervision work independently with patients, master the modern medical equipment and computers. The medical faculty has always been noted for the high level of specialists training, active research work and high skill of medical work of the specialists of most departments performed in the clinics (inpatient and outpatient).

In the scientific societies, the students can extend their knowledge on the subjects they are interested in. The medical faculty has gained a considerable experience in foreign students training. Since 1975 from 52 countries have been trained here.

The medium of instruction in the Medical faculty is English and Russian language. The Ministry of education and Ministry of Public health, Ukraine approved the curriculum of the medical faculty. Many countries accept the Crimea State Medical University's diploma.

Admission to the medical faculty takes place after an interview, test control and conclusion of a contract. Foreigners learn in group of seven eight students along with local students. The second year students attend their clinical studies where they can gain experience in nursing the patients. Clinical subjects are taught beginning from the third year of study. Students can study any topic of interest and to raise their of knowledge in the departments. All six years of the program are important and all must be passed successfully before students are permitted to graduate.

After passing the state examinations, the graduates receive the Doctor of medicine (MD or MBBS) degree.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Tel/Fax: +38.0652.25.04.00
Email: office@csmu.cjb.net