Fifth-year students of Ternopil State Medical University Medical Faculty Olena Oliinyk, Tetiana Lazar, and Iryna Lehka recently returned home from Poland after completing an internship. For one month they worked at the hospital of town Kutno in Łódź Voivodeship improving their medical skills.   “We liked the attitude of the staff and our work place equipement. We worked a lot and gained new skills. Each week of the internship was devoted to a particular clinical area– general practice, OB/GYN, surgery and paediatrics. After each thematic Continue reading →

For two days, on July 18-19, experts from Murray State University (Kentucky, USA), – Professor of Athletic Training , Coordinator of Clinical Education, Dr. Priscilla Dwelly, and Program Director of Public & Community Health, Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Health Sciences Dr. Miranda Sue Terry  held a workshop for the faculty of Ternopil State Medical University covering the issues of minimizing the risks in athletic training as well as the interaction of specialists in various medical disciplines in multidisciplinary teams. The head of Continue reading →

During the first week of this year’s admissions campaign at Ternopil State Medical University  it received 4933 applications from prospective students. Most of the young people want to study on the program in Medicine. For this specialty applied 2775 people, to fill in 200 available state-funded spaces (overall number of licensed spaces for this specialty for Ukrainian citizens is 500). Those wishing to enroll on the second year of studies of the Medicine program after graduating from college filed in 237 applications (licensed number of Continue reading →

A delegation of scientists from John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska (Poland), consisting of professor Maria Kozioł-Montewka, professor Grażyna Olchowik and Aneta Grochowalska, arrived on a working visit to Ternopil State Medical University on July 18. The guests discussed with the rector of Ternopil State Medical University, Professor Mykhailo Korda terms of collaboration within the framework of a cross-border cooperation project funded by the European Union. Under the terms set by the EU, it is open to institutions of higher Continue reading →

This July the hospitable family of Ternopil State Medical University for the eleventh time  welcomed international students from Georgia, Poland, Canada, Germany as well as the guests from Ukrainian medical universities and future doctors from TSMU at the education and recreation complex Chervona Kalyna. Today it is hard to imagine our university without this project. It allows young people not only improve their professional knowledge of the English language, but also find new friends, have fun and educational summer vacation, participate in events, and demonstrate Continue reading →

In recent years, Ternopil State Medical University has become a center for civilians, military, police, and volunteer doctors to study emergency and first aid and tactical medicine. They have been reporting that these knowledge and skills helped them to save more than one life by providing timely first aid. TSMU continually improves learning environment for students and provides them with practical training opportunities. To that end, currently the university is in a process of creating a powerful simulation center, which will be used not only Continue reading →

For four days, from July 7th to 10th , students of Ternopil State Medical University carried out volunteer health watch during the festival Faine Misto, which took place on the grounds of Ternopil Airport. The future doctors gave paramedic help, responded to assistance requests from the guests, and worked closely with the emergency services. Music fans from all over Ukraine came to listen to their favorite bands. Musicians and singers performed on three stages. A separate stage was set up for young writers reading their poems. Overall, over 10 thousand visitors attended Continue reading →

On July 11 Ternopil State Medical University launched this year’s admissions campaign. Executive Secretary of the TSMU Admissions Committee of Grygorii Zahrychuk noted that the applicants for the first year of full-time studies, submit electronic applications. Those applying to start their studies at the second year, after completing a college degree have to bring their documents in person.   “Yesterday, too many people filled in the electronic application, and because of it the nationwide electronic submission system could not take the load and is having Continue reading →

Ternopil Medical University continues the tradition of summer student exchanges in cooperation between Wroclaw.  This year our university is represented by the 4th and 5th year students from the medical faculty, including Katherina Haley, Victoriya Palyha, Iryna Pastushyna, Petro Tabas, Oksana Perebyinos, Roxolana Osinchuk, Bohdana Pereviznyk,  Nataliya Dragan, Nataliya Tymchyshyn, Mariana Honsor, Illiana Hoda,  Olha Rytsyk, Volodymyr Dzhyvak, and Andriy Pshenychnyi. Head of the group is a graduate student form the Department of Surgery of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies Andriy Banadyha. As ever, this Continue reading →

On July 4th fifth-year students of the medical faculty of Ternopil State Medical University started internship with the charity Caritas, where they carry out medical examinations and give advice to people from socially disadvantaged groups. Every day from 12.00 to 14.00 the future doctors take care of their patients. It has to be said that there were more students wishing to work with Caritas than available slots, so TSMU will continue this collaboration in the future.   Associate professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery Inga Continue reading →

A few days ago scientists of the Pediatrics Department of TSMU Institute of postgraduate education organized a scientific conference on Problems of clinical pathology in children: a closer look at the “seasonal” issues at the Ternopil Regional Clinical Hospital. The aim of this conference was to emphasize for pediatricians, general practitioners and family medicine doctors diagnostic criteria and the correct methods of medical care of diseases that are very common in the summer.   Professor N. Banadyha (Chair of the Pediatrics Department) opened the conference Continue reading →

These days Ternopil State Medical University student Bohdana Pereviznyk along with her colleagues is training at the Wroclaw Medical University, which has been a partner of our university for many years. Recently she also received the news that this year she once again was named among the hundred best students who will receive a scholarship from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. Bohdana improved her result from the previous year and climbed two steps higher, she took 34th place.   The scholarship recipients are selected annually in Continue reading →

Charity and sports festival Let’s give back happy childhood to children with cancer  was held on June 26, 2016 with the support of Ternopil State Medical University and Ternopil City Council. “The event aims to help kids with cancer. The goal of the event is to spread awareness that an oncology diagnosis does not have to be a life sentence. The disease is challenging to fight. It is a challenge for parents who are fighting for the health of their children; for doctors who, despite all kinds Continue reading →

Assistant Professor of TSMU Department of Pharmacognosy with Medical Botany Solomiya Kozachok took part in the 10th International Symposium on Chromatography of Natural Products (ISCNP 2016). The event took place at the Medical University of Lublin on 6-9 June 2016. The International Symposium on Chromatography of Natural Products was dedicated to discussion of current trends, presentations of the latest findings and exchange ideas on all types of chromatography and similar instrumental equipment used in phytochemical analysis, sample preparation and isolation of bioactive metabolites from medicinal Continue reading →