On April 17, 2021, training on studying the structure of pulmonary system was held in the Biological Building of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University. The team of the MedGradient student project discussed the anatomy of the lungs, various types of diseases of this organ with the participants. After that, students performed lung resection to see how the air circulates in them. 47 students deepened their theoretical knowledge and developed practical skills. This time, new team members, including Nrupakshi (group IM 254), Shikha (group IM 242), Continue reading →

The 3rd traditional online chess tournament “Chess Spring 2021 Arena” took place on April 11, 2021. 29 people took part in this sports competition. This is 7 participants more than the previous time that point to the popularization of chess among students of Ternopil National Medical University. During 90 minutes of the competition, 127 games were played and 7713 moves were made. For each victory in a chess game the participant received 2 points, for a draw – 1, for defeat – 0. The winners Continue reading →

The Department of Physiology, Bioethics and Biosafety distantly conducted an educational event with students of curatorial groups on “Online Travel to the USA, Burundi, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Pakistan”. Professor Vadziuk S.N., the head of the department, opened the meeting. The teachers of the department regularly meet with students, are interested in the traditions of their peoples, customs. That is why it was decided to organize an on-line meeting with speakers who are representatives of the United States, Burundi, Morocco, Zimbabwe, and Pakistan. Information about the history, Continue reading →

The AFRO PhotoFest Charity Exhibition and Pakistani bake sale was held on April 9, 2021 at the yard of the administrative building of TNMU. It was organized by the MedVoice-TNMU project members: Addo Maame Akosua Agyarkobea (Group IM544), Akinlade Omobayo Abdulsalam (Group IM544), Oluwateniola Ladi-Williams (Group IM331) and ViktoriiaYurkiv (Group MM207), with the assistance of the whole team and supervisor, Associate Professor Olena Pokryshko, the deputy director for the Department of Educational work and Cultural Development. This African themed charity photo shoot exhibition was aimed Continue reading →

The traditional International Medical Congress of Students and Young Scientists, which is held in April at the Chervona Kalyna Recreation Centre of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, celebrated its 25th anniversary. Unfortunately, for the second time scientific forum was held online, due to the difficult epidemic situation in Ukraine and the world caused by coronavirus pandemic. The anniversary of our congress testifies the great experience and traditions; it is the development of scientific research in medicine, sharing experience and association with young and successful scientists. Continue reading →

Four years ago, on July 21, 2017, during the official visit of representatives of MacEwan University: Elizabeth Burgess-Pinto, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Christina Shumka, the instructor-methodologist of this department, to I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, the Scholarship of the Shumka family for students of the Academic and Research Institute of Nursing has been initiated. The idea of material incentives for young people was by Dale Shumka, whose parents come from Ternopil region. He decided to make a contribution to the future of Ukraine Continue reading →

On April 14, 2021, a Lithuanian delegation headed by Ritis Malashauskas, the Chairman of the Lithuanian Paramedic Association, and two graduates of St. Ignatius Loyola College visited I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University. The Lithuanian school provides training of paramedics. The guests met with Professor Mykhaylo Korda, the rector of TNMU. During the meeting the delegation assumed that one of the purposes of the visit is to establish close cooperation with paramedic students of our university. In Lithuania, the graduates of St. Ignatius Loyola College have Continue reading →

On April 14, 2021, the 2nd round of the National competition of student research in Pharmacology, Pharmacy in English took place at the Bogomolets National Medical University. University students of Ukraine submitted their research papers to the jury. The research papers of students from Kharkov, Kiev and Ternopil were selected in the second round of the competition. This year, our university was represented by four fifth year students of the International Students Faculty (Pharmacy specialty): Obianuju Florence Ezike, Adaeze Elizabeth Ajie, Donkor Annie Abbeyquaye, Oluwatobiloba Continue reading →

The official website of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported that 90.3% of interns have successfully passed the Step 3 exam in General Medicine. In total, 6682 interns were passing this exam; 54.5% of them studied within state-funding and 45.5% – at the individual expense or of legal entities. The Licensed Integrated Exam Step 3 was organized by the Centre for Independent Testing of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on March 30, 2021. The interns of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University are among Continue reading →

On April 8, 2021, within the national project “Student to Student” a series of lectures on clinical topics was presented at I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University. The event was prepared by the students of our university supervised by the teachers of the Department of Internal Medicine No.1. Professor I.M. Klishch, the Vice-Rector for Research, and N.I. Yarema, Professor of the Department of Internal Medicine No.1, welcomed the participants of the National Student Project. TNMU took up the baton from Kharkiv National Medical University, which launched Continue reading →

The institute of tutoring was initiated at I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University a few months ago in order to improve students’ knowledge and skills. A tutor is a mentor or assistant who helps and cares for others. Tutoring is an officially recognized component of the British education system and today it is a matter of prestige for universities of Europe, the United States and Canada. Its main principle is that the best representatives of the student community help others in learning and self-education. Initially, the Continue reading →

Ternopil National Medical University is the second among medical universities of Ukraine and fourteenth – among Ukrainian institutions of higher education according to this year’s SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR), a world ranking of academic and research institutions. Since 2009, this international ranking of educational and research institutions has been published. The global report is prepared by the SCImago research group. SCImago Institutions Rankings performs a general analysis of scientific publications and other of institutions’ performance, and thus provides comparisons between different institutions. SCImago Institutions Rankings Continue reading →

Every year on April 7, the international community celebrates World Health Day. Its aim is to share information on prevention and treatment of the most common disorders. Thus the Department of Psychiatry, Addiction and Medical Psychology of Ternopil National Medical University together with the Centre for Educational Work and Cultural Development and the team of the Outlook Student Vlog organized a series of online lectures for students on mental health during the pandemic. During the event, the head of the department, doctor of medical sciences, Continue reading →

On April 8, 2021, the teachers of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Medical Psychology of TNMU took part in the 1st National Interdisciplinary Research and Training Conference “Inclusive Education: Idea, Strategy, Result”; it took place at Ternopil National Pedagogical University. The event was managed by the rector of TNPU, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Bohdan Bohdanovych Buyak and the Head of the Inclusive Resource Centre of TNPU, PhD, Associate Professor Zoriana Ihorivna Udych. The director of the Poroshenko Charitable Foundation, PhD Maryna Anatoliivna Poroshenko welcomed Continue reading →

Within the cooperation agreement with the Samarkand State Medical Institute (Uzbekistan) on March 15-26, 2021, a two-week intensive course of student virtual academic mobility (web academic exchange) took place at TNMU; with the assistance of the International Relations Department the teachers of Ternopil and Samarkand medical universities were involved. The two-week intensive involved lectures and bilateral discussions on current issues of maintaining, preserving and restoring human health in the nursing practice, due to the fact that a nurse is key in working with patients, especially Continue reading →

A training session on the fundamentals of first medical aid was held on April 4, 2021. It was organized by the team of the MedGradient student project of TNMU for junior students of the International Students Faculty. At first, all participants mastered the theory of first medical aid in case of emergency or critical situation. After each theoretical block, students developed their skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, stabilization of the victim or the injured, ensuring airway patency, and bleeding management. Student-doctors also learned to properly call Continue reading →

In March 2021, the Academic and Research Institute of Nursing of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University received charitable support for medical equipment from McEwen University (Edmonton, Canada).             Cooperation between TNMU and McEwen University has been going on since 2014. During this time, three grant projects have been implemented, as well as exchange programmes for teachers and students. For the past three years, a joint Canadian-Ukrainian course of Global Health has been introduced into the curricula of nursing at both universities. The medical equipment Continue reading →

On April 3, 2021, a workshop on Urogenital System was held; it covered theory as well as training. During the theoretical session, the organizers of the event presented in detail the anatomy of the kidneys, the difference between CT and MRI scans, the structure of the genitals, including analysis of differences between male and female genitals etc. to the participants. After that, the participants proceeded to studying the structure of the kidney. They performed autopsy of a pig kidney and study the structure of the Continue reading →