After a break for distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the students of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University have just started classroom studying, in particular, training for practical skills development at the simulation centre. Therefore, at the end of the semester (on December 6, 13-14 and 16, 2021, respectively), medical students of the 3rd, 4th and 5th years of study of the International Students Faculty of Spring Recruitment were invited to the TESIMED Interdepartmental Training Centre to take an objective structured clinical exam. OSCE Continue reading →

“Start changing with you. Help protect those who need it!” – it is the words Solomiia Berehuliak and Mariia Solomakhina, the 1st-year students of the Faculty of Medicine, organized an event on December 16, 2021. Nazar Koliasa, Oleksandr Mihenko, Sofiia Kishchuk, Anastasiia Horishna, Yuliia Hotsko also supported it. The aim of the event was to provide reliable and truthful information about vaccinations for the elderly and young people. This issue is really urgent, as 82% of all deaths from COVID-19 are the retired people. The Continue reading →

On December 16, 2021, Maksym Filipchak, a student of TNMU, talked on the issues of tuberculosis prevention in Ukraine with pupils of N. Yaremchuk Lyceum School No. 6. The aim of the lesson was to inform the 8th form students about the urgency of the issue of tuberculosis spread among the population, about the disease, ways of its transmission, the first symptoms and methods of prevention. After all, according to the Ministry of Health only in 2020, 17,593 cases of the disease were registered in Ukraine. Continue reading →

This year the TV Prize “Ternopil Pride” was established by Ternopil-1 and INTB TV channels. Anyone could submit a candidate or team for this award in 20 nominations. Ternopil residents chose the winners by voting on the website of this award during the first stage, as well as by SMS during the second stage. On December 16, 2021, the winners were awarded at the Berezil Palace of Culture. In the nomination “Doctor of the Year” the winner was Volodymyr Piatnochka – Doctor of Science (Medicine), Continue reading →

For the most anticipated children’s holiday of winter – St. Nicholas Day, the volunteers of Ternopil National Medical University launched a campaign “Nicholas will not forget about you”, which raised funds for disadvantaged children to present them unforgettable emotions. In total, the amount of UAH 34,325 was collected. “We received 10 letters from children; they wrote their wishes and needs. After the fundraising the course responsible students bought the gifts ordered by the children,” said Oksana Pobihushka, the coordinator of the volunteer movement at TNMU. Continue reading →

During December 5-11, Tetiana Ivanitska, the Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Medical Psychology of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, took part in advanced training according to the method of Biosuggestive Therapy. The training took place at the Astralitus International Medical Centre in Pecs, Hungary. The studying took place in the format of theoretical training, analysis of practical cases, joint examination of patients and joint therapeutic sessions. The internship was really valuable as it took place under the guidance of Olexandr Strazhnyi, Continue reading →

“Exercising and its need in everyday life” was the topic of the lecture on December 8, 2021 delivered by Yaryna Stepaniuk and Tetiana Stepaniuk, the students of TNMU, to the pupils of Ternopil institution of preschool education No. 3. The raising doctors think that children should be physically active for at least 60 minutes a day: brisk walking, cycling, gymnastics and push-ups are some of the best activities. The meeting of students with pre-schoolers consisted of three parts. The first part was theoretical; the girls talked Continue reading →

On November 27, 2021, within the “Do it yourself” project created in 2020 by two sixth-year students Anna Ukraiinets and Mariia Stetsyk, an educational lecture was held online. The project in demand is mostly among junior students as well as the students whose first university years were during the period of distance learning. The online event is organized in order to adapt junior students to the classroom learning process, facilitate ways of studying complex curricula, increase learning efficiency and exam success for those whose experience Continue reading →

On December 2, 2021, TNMU students held an educational lecture on “Diabetes mellitus: risk groups, symptoms, prevention” for pupils of 8-9 forms of Kolosiv and Popivets gymnasiums of Kremenets district. The issue is quite topical, as diabetes is one of the causes of high mortality after cardiovascular and oncological diseases, often leads to comorbidities and complications, early disability. The pupils were informed about risk factors: children learned that overweight, sedentary lifestyle, poor eating can be triggers for development of this pathology. They learned to detect Continue reading →

On December 8, 2021, Dmytro Korolchuk (group MM-308) and Kateryna Simko (group MM-405) organized and delivered two lectures on “The main ways to save immunity” to the pupils of the sixth and tenth grades of Lutsk Lyceum No.3. The lectures were held as a discussion. There was also some time for an interactive, in which pupils thought about and suggested answers to the questions that were asked. All theoretical material was supported by a presentation, which visually highlighted the main issues of the topic on Continue reading →

On December 7, 2021, the Scientific Council of National Research Foundation of Ukraine published the ranking of projects joining the competition “Science for Security and Sustainable Development of Ukraine”, which were submitted in 2021. A total of 432 applications for the competition were processed; only 268 of them were admitted to scientific and scientific-technical examination. Among the winning projects is the application of the V. Hlushkov Institute of Cybernetics “Development of a cloud platform for patient-centric telerehabilitation of cancer patients based on mathematical modelling”, which Continue reading →

On December 9-10, 2021, a series of trainings on vaccination against COVID-19 was held for interns at the Center for Medical Simulation of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University. These measures were carried out within the implementation of the Roadmap for introduction of vaccine against acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and mass vaccination in response to the pandemic COVID-19 in Ukraine in 2021-2022. The trainers were university lecturers who completed full-time training in July 2021 in Kyiv within implementation of the first stage Continue reading →

For several years, international students have been organizing medical quizzes at I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University. Due to quarantine, this event was postponed to December 3, 2021. Seven teams applied for the medical quiz. Each of them represented their country: Ghana, Nigeria, Ukraine, India, Poland, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone. During seven rounds, the team members demonstrated their knowledge in medicine. A team of Ukrainian students: Maksym Fik, Valeria Blahuliak, Anastasiia Martyniuk, Oleksandra Terenda, Daryna Shandruk won the competition. They defeated an experienced and titled team Continue reading →

On December 8-9, 2021, TNMU students Ihor Nychai (group MM-406) and Vadym Nevidomskyi (group MM-407) gave lectures on “Effects of Alcohol on the Human Body” for eleventh-graders of Ternopil Secondary School No.14 and pupils of 7-9 form of Vovkovyivka Lyceum of Demydivka Village Council. The aim of the event was to inform the pupils about the effects of alcohol on the nervous system. The issue about how to behave in an environment with people who are alcohol intoxicated was also discussed. The urgent issue of Continue reading →

On December 11, 2021, Andriy Pavlyshyn, Head of the Patent Information Department, Associate Professor of the Department of General Surgery of TNMU, became the record holder of Ukraine in the nomination “Science and Technology in Invention”. The scientist has the largest number of patents registered – more than 805. He began his inventive career in 2005, when he received the first patent for a utility model under the supervision of the famous inventor Valerii Koptiukh. As an inventor, he developed every year: 2008 – the Continue reading →

Before the New Year and Christmas, the Library of TNMU always wants to please its visitors with something interesting and extraordinary. That is why this year the staff of the Information and Bibliographic Department installed a creative library tree at the university book collection unit. We hope that the unusual Christmas tree will create a New Year’s mood for both library staff and its visitors. And it will be an interesting New Year photo area. You are welcome to take a photo! TNMU Library staff

On December 7 we celebrate World Ukrainian Kerchief Day. This is an unofficial annual holiday, which aims to unite women of different professions, ages and nationalities to preserve Ukrainian traditions. After all, it is the Ukrainian kerchief that unites women and is passed on as a family value from mother to daughter. The bright, colourful Ukrainian kerchief is an integral part of the national cultural heritage. From time immemorial, it has been not only a mandatory headdress for married women, but also a special relic Continue reading →

After the first stage of the diabetes education campaign, which took place on November 15, the representatives of the Pakistan-Ternopil Student Federation and the students of Ternopil National Medical University visited almost 18 schools within the second stage of the diabetes education campaign. They disseminated informational materials and posters to school principals describing the symptoms and methods of prevention of type 1 diabetes (mostly in children). Viktoria Furdela, Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatrics No. 2, assisted them in preparing the materials. Volunteers also Continue reading →

The Scientific Council of the NRFU has published the ranking of projects submitted for the competition “Science for Security and Sustainable Development of Ukraine” in 2021. A total of 432 applications for the competition were processed, only 268 of them were admitted to scientific and scientific-technical examination. The winning projects are a joint application of TNMU and O.V. Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine under the supervision of Professor M.V. Skok “Effect of natural and artificial immunization with SARS-CoV-2 Continue reading →