Discussion Club of TNMU Student Scientific Society Continues Its Work

On February 1, 2024, members of TNMU Student Scientific Society (chairman – Tetiana Podilska, secretary – Marta-Viktoria Zaleshchuk) organized a scientific discussion on the topic “The use of artificial intelligence in medicine: for or against?”

The concept of the discussion club remains unchanged and consists not only in identifying the arguments “for” or “against” or in determining the winning team, but in clarifying the positive and negative aspects of the outlined problem, so that each of the participants in the dialogue finds their own “golden mean”.

This time, students of the first, second, third and fifth years took part in the intellectual duel, who decided on their personal position and formed two teams – “Synergy” (“for”) and “Discomfort Zone” (“against”).

The captain of the “Synergy” team was Stanislav Bedrii, the participants were Nadia Luchyshyn, Dmytro Kopytchak, Daria Herasymchuk, Albina Pylypchuk, Andrii Khomyn, Yaryna Turchyn, Melania Serkhovets, Andrii Ilnytskyi. The “Discomfort Zone” team was headed by Marian Ditkun, and its active participants were Vasylyna Mushynska, Liubov Stelmashchuk, Nazar Burmai, Oksana Stanhret, Solomia Faka, Nadia Stratiuk, Yulia Kalchenia, Liubomyr Pidhrushnyi.

The course of the discussion was closely monitored, thoroughly analyzed and objectively evaluated by the members of the jury: the Head of the Department of Medical Informatics, Professor Dmytro Vakulenko, Associate Professor of the Department of Medical Informatics Andrii Semenets, Associate Professor of the Department of Therapy and Family Medicine Iryna Borovyk, Associate Professors of the Department of Ukrainian Language Nadiia Oliynyk and Marta Rudenko.

Moderators Sofia Berehuliak and Oleksandr Mihenko were not only the usual presenters of this certainly interesting event, but also managed to create a positive and friendly atmosphere of intellectual activity in the audience.

The participants of both teams seriously and responsibly prepared for the discussion, studied a number of sources, systematized the facts quite skilfully in order to prove the correctness of their position.

It was interesting to observe the process of collective work of both teams (searching for the right answers, the ability to listen to everyone, etc.), the formation of the leader’s personality, which was demonstrated by the captains. The topic of the discussion did not leave the audience, both teachers and students, indifferent. They took an active part in the discussion of issues.

The “Discomfort Zone” team was recognized as the winner, but, we hope, this did not disappoint their opponents, but rather set them up for further intellectual competitions, because only in a creative discussion is the truth born.

The organizers thank all participants and hope for active cooperation in the future.

The information was provided by Ihor Havryshchak.

Photographs by Mykola Vasylechko.