TSMU is a tertiary medical school at the forefront of medical education and exploration. It continually grows and develops, aiming to become a preeminent and enduring academic research institution for the training of highly-skilled and competitive professionals recognized by their peers worldwide and are confident that their training is in demand in today's society.
TSMU's mission is:
- To train the next generation of highly-skilled professionals for Ukraine and other countries' public health system by providing quality academic services and adherence to high standards in education, research, and training.
- To advance fundamental and applied research in biomedical and pharmacological sciences, to provide leading-edge clinical help and to develop new diagnostic and treatment techniques for the needs of the national system of public health
- To support our students in their pursuit of academic, spiritual and professional goals allows them to become independent and socially aware individuals.
In the beginning, 624 students studied at three courses then, 210 being first-year students. 120 second- and 224 third-year students moved voluntarily from medical institutes of Ukraine, Russia and other republics of the former USSR. The Scientific Council, Central Methodical Commission and Departments did their utmost to organize the educational and methodical process, establish strategic directions of the research, and control students' level, training.
Thus, the Institute started successfully as a pedagogical, scientific, medical, cultural and educational centre. Its best amateur groups were a great success at the city and regional amateur arts festivals and sports competitions. Sanitary-educational work of the teaching staff was combined with their consultative aid to the village and district hospitals.
There are some educational museums at the Institute: the Biology Department Museum, the Anatomy Department Museum, the latter being reputed among the best in Ukraine. New hostels for 1000 students had been put into operation by this memorable event. This provided accommodation for all the students, and separate rooms were allocated for the student couples. For a quarter of a century, the teaching staff's professional and scientific level and educational and scientific work methods were continually improving. The total contingent amounted to 2500 students, in-career doctors and interns. Thirty-six departments included 310 teachers, with 27 M.Ds and 207 Candidates of Sciences. One-third of the staff consisted of the institute graduates.
Highly qualified faculty of the Academy with two-thirds of its graduates including the rector, five vice-rectors, three deans and 29 heads of the departments represented its teaching and scientific potential.
Today, the University comprises 48 departments organized into five faculties – Medical Faculty, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of International Students, and Postgraduate Training Faculty. Basing on academic departments are four research institutes, namely Morphology Medical and Biologic Problems Pharmacology Hygiene and Medical Biochemistry named after M.P.Skakun Modelling and Analysis of Pathologic Processes Clinical departments. Academic and clinical departments provide the basis for the Institute of Nursing.
Today, the University comprises 48 departments organized into five faculties – Medical Faculty, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of International Students, and Postgraduate Training Faculty. Basing on academic departments are four research institutes, namely Morphology Medical and Biologic Problems Pharmacology Hygiene and Medical Biochemistry named after M.P.Skakun Modelling and Analysis of Pathologic Processes Clinical departments. Academic and clinical departments provide the basis for the Institute of Nursing.
Throughout University history, the number of graduates totals at 25 thousand and about 40 thousand specialists working in Ukraine and abroad, took advanced training at the Postgraduate Training Faculty. More than 600 university graduates are Candidates of Medical Sciences above 100 are Doctors of Medical Sciences.
The University material and technical basis have significantly increased for the last 15 years. All the departments and the library with four reading halls and branches at clinical departments, in educational and research institutes, have been computerized. There has been organized in the computer centre and 39 computer Internet-connected classes. The Publishing House "Ukrmedknyha", equipped with its printing facilities, is the largest specialized publishing house in Ukraine and the only one that publishes printed matters in Ukrainian or translated from Ukrainian.
For the recent ten years, the University scientists have got 602 patented inventions. The new methods of burns treatment, developed at the University, have been awarded by the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology 2 scientists have become the Honorary Inventors of Ukraine.
By the Order of Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine, the Ternopil Medical University was approved as the principal metrological provider of the higher medical, educational institutions, another evidence of high University scientific standards.
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