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Kharkov State Medical University was the first higher medical educational institution in Ukraine.

	It was founded as the Medical Faculty of Kharkov University.
	In 1920, the Medical Faculty was united with the Women's Medical Institute, and Kharkiv Medical Academy was organized.
	In 1921, the Academy was renamed as Kharkov Medical Institute.
	In 1994, the Institute served as a base for establishing Kharkov State Medical University.

The Diploma of Kharkov State Medical University is prestigious and recognized in many countries of the world. Since 1998, Kharkov State Medical University is a member of the International Association of Universities (under the aegis of UNESCO).

Since 1951 the University has been training specialists for foreign countries of the Eastern Europe, China, Mongolia, and since 1961 students from the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America have been studying here. Now, 900 foreign citizens study at KhSMU at the Medical and Stomatological Faculties, at the clinical postgraduate course. More than 3,600 specialists from 86 states of Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Middle East have graduated from KhSMU since 1951. Among them are 3 Doctors and 70 Candidates of Medical Sciences, about 200 postgraduates. The languages of instruction for foreign students are Russian and English

The training is provided in compliance with the general state syllabuses and curricula approved by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Speciality - "General Medicine".

For 6 years of training 13,474 hours out of them:

	humanitarian subjects 1,576 hours
	social-economic subjects 432 hours
	fundamental /general scientific/ subjects 2,180 hours
	professionally oriented subjects 6,098 hours
	elective courses 324 hours
	practical training 972 hours
	subinternship /in the 6-th year/ 1,892 hours

Speciality - "Stomatology".

For 5 years of training: 11,147 hours out of them:

	humanitarian subjects 1,026 hours
	social-economic subjects 486 hours
	fundamental /general scientific/ subjects 1,854 hours

Professionally oriented subjects 6,701 hours out of them:

	stomatological type 3,734 hours
	clinical type 2,453 hours
	hygienic type 298 hours
	elective courses 216 hours
	practical training 1,080 hours

63 departments of KhSMU provided with all the necessary equipment are carrying out clinical and theoretical training. The clinical departments of the University are based on 9 regional, 10 city, 4 departmental medical establishments. The education-research-production units (ERPU) have been formed at the University:

	ERPU "Therapy" - the Department of Hospital Therapy and the Institute of Therapy of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine;
	ERPU "Surgery" - the Department of Hospital Surgery and the Institute of General and Urgent Surgery of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine;
	ERPU "Obstetrics and Gynaecology" - the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology No. 1 and the Institute of Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine;
	ERPU "Medical Radiology" - the Department of Radiation Diagnosis and Radiation Therapy and the Institute of Medical Radiology of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.
	ERPU "Nephrology and Urology" - the Department of Urology and Nephrology and the Regional Centre of Urology and Nephrology named after V.I. Shapovalov
	ERPU "Medical Genetics" - the Department of Medical Genetics and the Inter Regional Centre of Clinical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis.

The organizational structure of researches at the university includes:

	the staff of the departments fulfilling independent works;
	the Central Research Laboratory;
	20 clinics, whose total number of beds is 11,430;
	60 laboratories;

plus such problem laboratories as:

	the Laboratory for Study of Atherosclerosis, Hypertensive Disease and Coronary Disease;
	the Laboratory for Birth Rate Control;
	Laboratory "Antibiotics and Other Biologically Active Substances of Natural Origin";
	the Laboratory for Eye Microsurgery; - the Laboratory for Haemosorption.

Students are able to use the enormous resources of the University. They have free access to the Library, as well as full use of all the facilities provided by the University of Kharkiv.

The Library includes 6 departments, 3 subscriptions /educational, scientific and art/, 8 reading-rooms /for humanitarian studies, educational, scientific and 5 reading-rooms at students" hostels/. The Library fund accounts 923,640 volumes of educational and scientific literature. The number of subscribed periodicals is as follows: 257 journals and 49 newspapers.

In addition to the library, the university publishing house and bookshop provide books needed for work and studies

The University has access to INTERNET. The network enables the University students and staff to intensively use database online for their research work and studies.

At the University, several museums function: - the Museum of the History of the University,

	the Museum of Human Anatomy,
	the Museum of Pathological Anatomy,
	the Morphological Museum.

The museums comprise valuable collections, many of which are as old as two hundred years. These museums contribute to students' getting profound knowledge.

The main periodical journals:

	"Medicine Today and Tomorrow" (2 issues a year);
	"Medical Practice" (6 issues a year);
	"Experimental Clinical Medicine" (4 issues a year);
	"Ultrasonic Perinatal Diagnosis" (2 issues a year).

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