On June 23-24 department of Ukrainian Language of Ternopil State Medical University held the second regional scientific conference dedicated to the crucial issues of Ukrainian language operation in professional synchronic and diachronic phases. Presenting at the conference were scientists from Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rig, Poltava, Kherson, and Sumy. The conference was chaired by the Head of the department of Ukrainian language, associate professor Mariya Tyshkovets.   The participants were greeted by the director of Ternopil State Medical University research institute of pathological Continue reading →

A delegation from Poland consisting of the President of the Academic Council of the Institute of Rural Medicine (Instytut Medycyny Wsi im. Witolda Chodźki), Professor Alfred Owoc, director of the Institute of Rural Medicine, Professor Iwona Bojar, and Marshal of the Lublin county Arkadiusz Bratkowski visited Ternopil State Medical University on 22-23 June.    The purpose of the visit was to discuss directions and prospects of international cooperation between Ternopil State Medical University and the Institute of Rural Medicine (Lublin, Poland).     The meeting resulted Continue reading →

On 23 June a ceremonial convocation of the Academic Council of Ternopil State Medical University took place in the Berezil Palace of Culture. This year, it is the 56th graduation of doctors  from the Medical Faculty, 12th graduation of the pharmacists, 8th of the doctors from the Faculty of Dentistry, 19th of the bachelors of Nursing and first for the graduates of specialty “Human Health”. Berezil auditorium was almost completely taken over by the graduates, their parents and friends. Yesterday students, they were eager to receive long-awaited diplomas. After the Continue reading →

The first days in Ukraine for students who came to study at the preparatory department of Ternopil State Medical University were not easy. They encountered a new country, new life without friends and relatives, different climate, a new language. But time does fly when students learn Ukrainian language and culture. It might not be easy, but they can always count on being surrounded by the friendly atmosphere of the university and preparatory department. If one is responsible, he confidently heads towards his goal. At the end Continue reading →

Recently, the library of Ternopil State Medical University has undergone significant changes. Renovation work is now completed renovation on its first and second floors. Among the first visitors to experience the new place for study were the members of the Academic Council, which met on June 22 in the reading room.   The reading room for instructors and students is now located on the second floor and divided into several functional areas. There is a zone for working with documents, an online classroom with 12 Continue reading →

Ukrainian conference  Medical care of wounded during all stages of medical evacuation  was recently held at the recreational and conference complex Chervona Kalyna of Ternopil State Medical University   Vice-rector for scientific, academic and medical work, Professor Stepan Zaporozhan welcomed the participants on behalf of the rector of Ternopil State Medical University, Professor Mykhailo Korda. “The topic and relevance of this conference are, unfortunately, influenced by events in Ukraine. During the Revolution of Dignity doctors helped injured members of the Maidan, and the since the Continue reading →

Recently Bydgoszcz in Poland hosted International Medical Interdisciplinary Congress  (I MEDIC 2016, Bydgoszcz). Uliana  Zaharchuk, medical resident of the Department of Primary health care, General practice and Family medicine of Ternopil State Medical University took part in the event. I MEDIC 2016 was organized through cooperation of three universities in Poland: Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus in Toruń and Medical University of Wrocław. It was attended by graduate and postgraduate students and young scientists of up to 35 years of age. Congress began its Continue reading →

From 6 May to 6 June 2016 TSMU Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nataliya Petrenko and first year nursing students Victoriya Pavliuk and Uliana Pyzhyk participated in international exchange program at the nursing school of Saskatchewan Polytechnic, in Saskatun, Saskatchewan, Canada.   Saskatchewan Polytechnic    Victoriya Pavliuk and Uliana Pyzhyk  The intense program gave them the opportunity to learn about health care management system in Saskatchewan, academic activities in the nursing school of Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and work of medical and social institutions. It included Continue reading →

TSMU hosted a scientific conference ” Advancements in Clinical and Experimental Medicine”. More than 150 researchers presented their work as poster presentations. Presentations were organized into following sections: “Internal medicine, infectious diseases, psychiatry and neurology,” “Surgery, oncology, traumatology”, “Dentistry, otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology”, “Mother and child health”, “Experimental medicine, normal and pathology morphology, pharmacy advancements”,” Social medicine, bioethics, review and analytical works. “   The participants also took part in a plenary session. It was opened by vice-rector on scientific and academic affairs, Professor Arkadiy Shulhai. He Continue reading →

From 26 December 2015 to 15 June 2016 assistant professor of Pediatrics of Ternopil State Medical University Iryna Sarapuk interned at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse as a part of Erasmus Mundus MEDEA programme. Training took place at the neonatology department of pediatric university hospital PURPAN.  Children’s Hospital PURPAN in Toulouse.  Department has 43 beds and consists of three parts: 5 intensive care units (26 beds in total), two departments of standard care (12 beds) and 5 rooms for joint stay of children and parents. Continue reading →

On June 16 professor Arsen Hudyma and associate professor Igor Harasymiv presentat ed a poster on Public education program of the military medical unit of Ternopil State Medical training reserve officers of Medical Service on the National conference “Medical support anti-terrorist operation, its scientific, organizational, medical and social aspects”, held in Kyiv at the National military medical clinical Centre of the Ministry of Defense. The conference was organized by the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Defense of Continue reading →

Center of Disaster and Emergency Medical Care and Department of Disaster and Emergency Medical Care of  Ternopil State Medical University organized a regional competition of ambulance crews on June 14 in Ternopil.  This competition was preceded by district competritions. Based on the results it 18 teams participated in the regional competition, including 16 teams from across Ternopil region and 2 from the city of Ternopil. A characteristic feature of this year’s competition was that many teams represented not district centers, but emergency medical aid stations Continue reading →

Ternopil Regional State Administration Department of Health, Ternopil State Medical University Ternopil Regional Clinical Children’s Hospital jointly organized a workshop on Meningococcal disease and its prevention. The goal of the workshop was to emphasize diagnostic criteria and proper care procedures for this disease to the audience of pediatricians, general practitioners, doctors of family and emergency medicine. The meeting was instigated by the increase in the incidence of meningococcal disease in children, for instance presently 18 patients are being treated at TRCCH.   Deputy Head Ternopil Continue reading →

In recent years Ukrainian medical institutions of higher education have recovered the work of disaster and military medicine departments. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities in eastern Ukraine such departments remained only at four universities, including Ternopil State Medical University. Here, all necessary conditions were created to train students on the program preparing reserve officers of Medical Service at the educational and recreational center of TSMU Chervona Kalyna. Now these facilities also became an excellent training base for the instructors of newly established departments of Continue reading →

For TSMU international students the first day of summer holidays  started with an exciting quiz quest. Ternopil State Medical University lecturers came up with a number of interesting challenges for the participants in the game.   Representatives of Nigeria, Ghana, Poland, India, Egypt and other countries made 5 teams of 6 students each. The quest started near office of the dean for international students, where team captains got their assignments. They had to collect all the pieces to a puzzle to arrive at the finish line. Continue reading →

For several years now every summer a school for children Dyvosvit (Wonderful World) opens its doors for all the little Ternopil residents who want their holidays to be fun, informative and interesting. The organizer of this school is well known in our region world champion in powerlifting Lilia Prots. On June 9, this year’s International Day of Friends, the pupils celebrated with a visit to their school from Indian  students studying at Ternopil State Medical University. They taught children how people greet each other in Continue reading →

A meeting and workshops for the partners in  Strengthening Academic Integrity in Ukraine Project took place in Kiev from May 28 to June 1. The Project was initiated by the American Council on Education together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in January 2016 and is supported by the Embassy of the United States. It covers 10 Ukrainian universities from different regions and with different characteristics. Ternopil State Medical University is the only medical university involved in this project. Strengthening Academic Integrity Continue reading →

Two TSMU students Mykhaylo Bandrivskyi and Olexander Rybynskyi-Kosman won in a national competition which chose the best volunteer doctors to provide medical services during this year’s European Football Championship in Paris. “In March this year the Red Cross of Ukraine received invitations for the European football championship. Olexander and I immediately applied. The requirements were good knowledge of English and a course in first aid. With the latter we had no problems since we both are certified Red Cross instructors. Two weeks after applying we Continue reading →

TSMU international students do not stop their volunteer service during the summer months. Even though it is exam period now, our young people found time to give moments of joy  to Ternopil children. Recently the psychological rehabilitation center Step Forward, which provides professional assistance to people from the area of ATO, started a summer camp for children of the servicemen defending Ukraine’s eastern borders. Yesterday, on June 8, TSMU international students visited the kids at the camp. They taught children English songs, and played with Continue reading →