At TNMU, Training in Basic Pre-Medical Assistance for Teachers of the “Defending Ukraine” Course Has Been Completed

For several months, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University served as the venue for professional development training for teachers of the “Defending Ukraine” subject. These educators learned theoretical and practical skills in providing pre-medical assistance in combat situations. The training was part of an innovative educational project titled “Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of Teaching the ‘Defending Ukraine’ Subject/Integrated Course.” Overall, 91 teachers from Ternopil region acquired pre-medical assistance skills through courses organized by the Ternopil Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education.

The training was conducted by:

Anna Kyrnychna, an instructor in tactical medicine and pre-medical assistance (Rivne).

Viktor Shatskyi, Associate Professor of the Department of Disaster and Military Medicine,

Yaroslav Kitsak, Associate Professor of the Department of Emergency and Simulation Medicine,

Oleh Havlich, Assistant of the Department of Disaster and Military Medicine,

Mariia Malchevska, a fourth-year medical faculty student at TNMU, and

“We teach participants in this project tactical medicine. They learn the basics of providing medical assistance in combat conditions. These teachers will pass on this knowledge and skills to students in schools and colleges. For the training, we selected 91 teachers from Ternopil region, who are mastering a full-fledged tactical medicine course at the level of military personnel,” said Viktor Shatskyi.

According to Olha Khoma, Director of the Department of Education and Science of the Ternopil Regional Military Administration, “38 centers for teaching the ‘Defending Ukraine’ course will be established in Ternopil region at institutions of general secondary and vocational education. Educators in the region have familiarized themselves with new teaching methods and practical approaches to this course, which will now be integrated for both boys and girls. The updated ‘Defending Ukraine’ course will help 10th and 11th-grade students understand modern warfare and the roles of the security and defense forces, and teach them to provide swift and accurate first aid in emergencies.”