TNMU Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Medical Psychology Held the First Stage of All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in Psychiatry and Narcology

On February 22, 2024, TNMU Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Medical Psychology organised the 1st stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in the “Psychiatry and Narcology” course for the students of the Faculty of Medicine majoring in “General Medicine”.

The jury included:

• chairman of the jury – DSc in Medicine, Professor, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Medical Psychology Olena Venger;
• members of the jury – Assistant Professors of the Department Volodymyr Bilous and Tetiana Ivanitska.

11 students of the Faculty of Medicine took part in the Olympiad.

The event included the assessment of both theoretical knowledge of the subject, the ability to use it to solve complex problems, and practical skills, which were assessed during an interview with a real patient.

The Olympiad was held in three stages. In the first stage, students had to describe the patient’s mental status and demonstrate their communicative skills in a conversation with the patient. In the second stage, the participants answered questions aimed at testing the depth of their knowledge, and in the third stage they solved a crossword puzzle with psychiatric terms.

Jury members objectively evaluated the students’ theoretical and practical skills and identified those who demonstrated the best knowledge and abilities.

According to the results of the Olympiad, the best knowledge was demonstrated by: Ivan Pryshliak (MM-508), who took first place. The second place was awarded to Bohdan Avdieiev (MM-614). Yuliia Baranetska (MM-601), Yuliia Pihuliak (MM-409) and Maksym Panasiuk (MM-501) took the third place. All participants who won prizes were awarded certificates, and the winner also received book as a prize.

We thank everyone who took part in the Olympiad, and we congratulate its winners.

The information was provided by Volodymyr Bilous.

Photographs by the author.