{"id":167798,"date":"2025-06-13T11:21:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T08:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/blog\/2025\/06\/13\/uchast-v-kursi-leonardo-vid-euract-dlya-vykladachiv-ta-likariv-simejnoyi-medytsyny\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T15:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:09:28","slug":"uchast-v-kursi-leonardo-vid-euract-dlya-vykladachiv-ta-likariv-simejnoyi-medytsyny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/en\/blog\/2025\/06\/13\/uchast-v-kursi-leonardo-vid-euract-dlya-vykladachiv-ta-likariv-simejnoyi-medytsyny\/","title":{"rendered":"Participation in the EURACT Leonardo Course for Teachers and Family Medicine Practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The\u00a0<strong>Leonardo Course<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most renowned educational projects for teachers and general practitioners, organized by the\u00a0<strong>European Association of Family Medicine Teachers (EURACT<\/strong>. Supported by the\u00a0<strong>Ukrainian-Swiss &#8220;Medical Education Development&#8221; Project<\/strong>, Associate Professor\u00a0<strong>Iryna Borovyk<\/strong>\u00a0from the Department of Therapy and Family Medicine participated in the\u00a0<strong>Level 1 Leonardo Training<\/strong>, held at the\u00a0<strong>Department of Family Medicine and Outpatient Care<\/strong>\u00a0(Faculty of Medicine No. 2, Uzhhorod National University).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image001-9-691x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image001-9-691x460.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image001-9-203x135.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image001-9-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image001-9-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image001-9.jpg 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The&nbsp;<strong>EURACT Leonardo Courses<\/strong>&nbsp;were introduced to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Harmonize training standards in\u00a0<strong>General Practice\/Family Medicine<\/strong>\u00a0across Europe.<br \/>Their primary goal is to improve individualized learning for GPs (General Practitioners) in European countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Enhance continuous education for teachers and general practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image002-687x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image002-687x460.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image002-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image002-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image002-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image002.jpg 1329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Course Structure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The&nbsp;<strong>Level 1 Leonardo Course<\/strong>&nbsp;consists of&nbsp;<strong>6 modules<\/strong>&nbsp;over&nbsp;<strong>3 days<\/strong>. The training is highly interactive, emphasizing small-group work with minimal formal presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image003-7-689x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image003-7-689x460.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image003-7-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image003-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image003-7-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image003-7.jpg 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Speakers and Trainers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The event featured leading experts in family medicine from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Dr. Andriy Kolesnyk (Psychiatrist, Psychological Self-Help Consultant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>UK<\/strong>: Prof. Michael Harris (University of Exeter, GP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Switzerland<\/strong>:<ul><li>Dr. Arabella Ryder (University of Geneva, National Coordinator of EURACT Switzerland).<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Dr. Johanna Sommer (University of Geneva, GP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Portugal<\/strong>: Dr. Denise Alexandra Cunha Velho (Director of a Primary Care Center, GP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Ukraine<\/strong>:<ul><li>Prof. Pavlo Kolesnyk (Head of Family Medicine Dept., Uzhhorod National University; National EURACT Coordinator for Ukraine).<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Dr. Natalia Ponzel (Assistant Professor, Family Medicine Dept., UzhNU).<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Dr. Marianna Semianiv (Bukovinian State Medical University).<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image004-1-689x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image004-1-689x460.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image004-1-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image004-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image004-1-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image004-1.jpg 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Key Modules<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Program Design &amp; Practice Preparation<\/strong>: Focused on learner-centered curriculum development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Being an Effective Trainer<\/strong>: Focused on modern teaching challenges, personal values, and pedagogical competencies. The motto:\u00a0<em>&#8220;Saints don\u2019t mold pots! Things don\u2019t happen by themselves!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Adult Learning &amp; Assessment<\/strong>: Covered theories of adult education (andragogy), formative\/summative assessment, and indirect evaluation methods (peer\/patient feedback, self-assessment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Teaching Methods &amp; Feedback<\/strong>: Explored goal-setting, aligning teaching methods with objectives, and delivering constructive feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Learning Styles &amp; Personal Development Plans<\/strong>: Participants identified their learning styles (using the\u00a0<strong>Honey &amp; Mumford questionnaire<\/strong>) and created SMART-based personal development plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Role-Playing in Medical Education<\/strong>: Addressed communication skills, empathy, and scenario design for student-centered learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image005-6-689x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image005-6-689x460.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image005-6-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image005-6-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image005-6-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image005-6.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Social &amp; Networking Activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The course included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">A visit to\u00a0<strong>InterFamily Clinic<\/strong>\u00a0(a training base for the department).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Icebreakers, treasure hunts, and cultural excursions in Uzhhorod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">A &#8220;<strong>Teaching Innovations Fair<\/strong>&#8221; where participants shared successful educational projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image006-1-689x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image006-1-689x460.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image006-1-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image006-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image006-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image006-1.jpg 1329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Outcomes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Participants gained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Methodological materials for peer-group training and faculty development programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">New pedagogical techniques for teaching\u00a0<em>&#8220;General Practice\/Family Medicine,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<em>&#8220;Communication Skills,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>&#8220;Empathy in Healthcare.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image007-5-345x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image007-5-345x460.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image007-5-101x135.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image007-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image007-5-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image007-5.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image008-2-689x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image008-2-689x460.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image008-2-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image008-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image008-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image008-2.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image009-5-613x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image009-5-613x460.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image009-5-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image009-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image009-5-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image009-5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Iryna Borovyk<\/strong>\u00a0presented the university\u2019s\u00a0<em>&#8220;Clinical Thinking Laboratory&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0project, where students analyze real clinical cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image010-2-345x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image010-2-345x460.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image010-2-101x135.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image010-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image010-2-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image010-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">For more details, watch the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i5ChANqrOsQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video on clinical reasoning<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Leonardo Course\u00a0is one of the most renowned educational projects for teachers and general practitioners, organized by the\u00a0European Association of Family Medicine Teachers (EURACT. 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