Medical Education in Ukraine

The main task of medicine is the care about the people's health. For that reason the training of the medical personnel is very important. Medical and pharmaceutical universities train future doctors and pharmacists. Medical colleges and schools train nurses. Doctors' training takes six years but stomatologists' and pharmacists' training lasts five years. The curriculum for these medical educational establishments is approved by the Ministry of Public Health.

The training course cosists of lectures, practical work in laborato­ries and medical practice at different medical institutions. During the first two years the students of have the so-called preclinical training which includes general subjects, as Physics, Chemistry, Anatomy, Biology and others. In the senior years they study clinical subjects, as Therapy, Surgery, Obstetrics, Gy­naecology and others.

The senior students acquire practical skills, working at many hos­pitals, polyclinics, sanitary epidemiological stations and chemists's shops. Having passed the state examinations, young doctors begin to work as interns during a certain period.

After graduation from the university they work as different speci­alists at the medical institutions. The most advanced specialists are engaged in research. They defend theses and obtain degrees of candidates of science (medicine).

3. Post reading activities

3.1 Answer the following questions:

1. What is the main task of medicine? 2. What Universities train future doctors and pharmacists? 3. How long does doctors' and phar­macists' training take? 4. Whom is the curriculum for medical educational establishments approved by? 5. What does the training course consist of? 6. Where do young specialists work after graduation? 7. Who is engaged in research?

3.2 Say if it is true or false

1.The main task of medicine is the care about the people's health.

2. Medical and pharmaceutical colleges train future doctors and pharmacists.

3. Doctors' training takes five years.

4. The curriculum for these medical educational establishments is approved by the Ministry of Public Health.

5. In the senior years students study general subjects.

6. After graduation from the university they work as different speci­alists at the medical institutions.

3.3 Choose the proper word:

1. The training of the medical (workers, personnel, assistants) is very important. 2. Medical colleges and schools train (nurses, doctors, pharmacists). 3. The training course (makes, consists, obtains) of lectures, practical work in laborato­ries and medical practice at different medical institutions. 4. The senior students (acquire, obtain, defend) practical skills, working at many hos­pitals. 5. Having passed the state examinations, young doctors begin to work as (nurses, feldshers, interns) during a certain period. 6. The most (advanced, general, senior) specialists are engaged in research.

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