Lugansk State Medical University

Type of educational institution: University

Ownership: state

Level of accreditation: IV

Form of study: full-time (part-time only “Pharmacy”)

Qualification level: Specialist (Bachelor – nurses)

Number of students: 3608

Lugansk State Medical University is certified by the IV level of accreditation.

Faculties :

Medical.

Pediatric.

Pharmaceutical.

Dental.

International faculty.

Post-graduate education .

The educational process in the Lugansk State Medical University provide 543 teachers, of whom – 83 doctors of sciences and 329 candidates of sciences.

Lugansk State Medical University engaged mainly in two major research challenges-scientific development and implementation of medical life-support systems affected by man-made emergencies and disasters and medical aspects of the ecology of an industrial region of Donbass. Work on the first problem was the basis for the theory and practice of Emergency Medicine of Ukraine.

Training in the Lugansk State Medical University is given special attention . Each year, protected by 4-6 and 15-20 doctoral theses. There are two specialized councils for PhD theses at the university. University  prints 7 scientific journals and collections included in the list of publications approved by the Higher Attestation Committee of Ukraine.

Admission to the Lugansk State Medical University carried out for training professionals in the field of educational qualification of a specialist.

The normative content and duration of all education and skill levels are defined in standards of higher education.

Lugansk State Medical University is a the best example of modern European university, where students receive a quality education. University shows an example of the successful implementation of the Bologna system – more than 80% of students studying for this system.

Preparatory course

The course program is aimed at the adaptation of students with high school education to training in medical school. Term of training – one academic year. The main subjects – Russian (Ukrainian ) language, biology , physics , chemistry . Particular attention is given to international students with insufficient knowledge of the language.

Postgraduate Study

Faculty of Postgraduate Study was opened in 1979. The faculty has 8 departments.

Study at the faculty going through primary specialization – internship, secondary specialization and advanced training of doctors from Lugansk region. Department has 11 specialties, training doctors in 14 specialties . Each year, more than 500 young doctors get a specialty, more than 1200 doctors in region improve their skills.

Here work high-skilled specialists, including 11 medical doctors, professors, 30 candidates of medical sciences, associate professors, 14 professor`s assistants. Faculty`s staff takes part in active clinical work , perform the most complex surgeries, treat patients with the most severe pathology, developing new treatments, diagnostics, rehabilitation and prevention of diseases.

Educational and methodical work are actively lead at our faculty. Faculty constantly improving medical training, introducing modern technologies of teaching, quality control of student learning. The Department of our faculty has 5 computer classrooms. The departments are equipped with modern equipment, students can use online library`s classes.

The faculty increases the amount of training family doctors, started its operating the Department of Family Medicine, also works the Lugansk Center of Family Medicine. Recently was opened the Department of Neurology . Faculty also provides primary specialty of dentists and pharmacists, opened new bases of internship in different specialties. There is a Coordinating Council on the faculty, which assists in organizing and carrying out its work.

The main target of the Faculty is to implement a new concept of development of postgraduate education, close to international standards, the introduction of new control systems of knowledge and skills of doctors using medical education`s credits by the system during the assignment of medical categories.

Scientific and medical activities at the Faculty of Postgraduate Education modernized, introducing modern methods of surgery , diagnosis , detection and disease prevention.

We welcome you to study in Lugansk State Medical University.