The Best TNMU Students for the Year 2023 Have Been Awarded

The “Best Student of the Year” project has been implemented at Ternopil National Medical University for many years. At the end of each year, there is a competition for winning in the following nominations: “For excellent academic performance”, “For significant achievements in research” (I. Horbachevsky Award), “For significant achievements cultural development”, “For significant achievements in sports”, “For active volunteering”, “For active citizenship”. Full-time 1-6-year students who have high academic performance, are engaged in research, and take an active part in university life in general can participate in this selection.

To participate in the competition, young people submit a completed questionnaire and copies of documents certifying the student’s success (diplomas, honours, letters of appreciation, scientific articles, patents) to the Centre for Educational and Cultural Development of TNMU.

This year, the awarding of the winners took place on January 30, 2024, during the scheduled meeting of the Academic Board of Ternopil National Medical University. The diplomas were presented by the Rector of the university, Professor Mykhaylo Korda, who wished the young people new accomplishments, success and peace in our country.

The winner in the nomination “For excellent academic performance” was Nataliia Hnatio, a sixth-year student of the Faculty of Medicine, who has the highest average score for 2023.

In the nomination “For significant achievements in research” (I. Horbachevsky Award), the Head of TNMU Students Scientific Society, sixth-year student Tetiana Podilska won. Her achievements include publication of the article “Gestational diabetes mellitus and its complications, role of desynchronosis in pathogenesis (a review)” in the journal “Pathology”, participation in the “IV International Medical Students Conference IMEDSCOP 202”, the X International Medical and Pharmaceutical Congress of Students and Young Scientists, the 84th All-Ukrainian Scientific Medical Congress of Students and Young Scientists, III degree diploma in the All-Ukrainian competition of scientific papers, I degree diploma in the XXVII Congress of Students and Young Scientists, II degree diploma in the Lviv Young Scientists International Conference, internship in Poland within the Polish – the American Program “Study Tours to Poland”, the organization of a scientific discussion at TNMU.

In the nomination “For significant achievements in the cultural development” the sixth-year student of the Faculty of Medicine, Yana Chaika, won first place. She carried out patriotic and cultural work with young people at the military-patriotic camp “Podilsko-Volynska Sich”, which took place during the summer of 2023. She also organized a 6×6 mini-football tournament in memory of the Hero of Ukraine Taras Buchka among players 35+ with fundraising for a quadcopter for the 66th battalion of the 103rd brigade of the Military Police. The student prepared materials for the “History of Ukraine” manual.

In the nomination “For significant achievements in sports”, the first-year student of the Faculty of Medicine, Olha Tataryn, became the best. She took 2nd place in the all-around and 3rd place in the finals in free exercises for the Master of Sports category in gymnastics at the open championship of the Ternopil region, 4th place at the open championship of Ukraine (Kropyvnytskyi). In 2023, she received the title of Master of Sports of Ukraine.

The winner in the nomination “For active volunteering” was the fourth-year student of the Faculty of Medicine, Nazarii Krulyk, who is the organizer of the projects “Mykolai will not forget about you” for families in difficult life circumstances and families of internally displaced persons, “I am a donor” with the aim of popularizing donor movement among students of TNMU and “Mercy Box” (aid to children of the haematology department of the children’s hospital).

In the nomination “For active citizenship”, the commission chose Svitlana Berezna, a first-year student majoring in “Public Health”. She is an instructor of tactical medicine courses for military personnel and other services of Ukraine. She worked during the evacuation of the civilian population and wounded soldiers in the Lyman, Kherson, Kupiansk and Bakhmut directions. The student is a certified instructor from NAEMT, the All-Ukrainian Resuscitation Council. During her activity, she trained almost 40,000 military personnel with various levels of knowledge of pre-medical care.

TNMU Press Secretary, Yanina Chaikivska.

Photographs by Mykola Vasylechko.