Kharkiv National Medical University is an international institution of higher medical education having many years of experience in teaching international students. Kharkiv National Medical University has created conditions to provide high quality educational services, comfortable living and student leisure.
Kharkiv National Medical University is an integral part of the scientific, intellectual, and cultural history of the country, one of the oldest medical establishments in Ukraine, and a member of the International Association of Universities. Being founded in 1805, it has acquired invaluable experience in training doctors and is a leader in medical education in the country. Since 1951, the university has become one of the pioneers in training medical personnel for different countries of the world. During this period our educational establishment has graduated over 7,000 specialists from 120 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Graduates of Kharkiv National Medical University work in all parts of the world; they return health, and often even life, to people, thereby creating a good reputation for their alma mater.
History
The history of the Kharkiv National Medical University is more than 200 years long and closely connected with the history of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University because it sprang from its Medical Faculty. The University was founded in 1805, a decree about its foundation was signed by the Russian Tsar Alexander I, and the first Statutes of the University were approved at that time. In the XIX century, widely known doctors and scientists taught at the Medical Faculty of the University and worked in practical medicine. It was them who, for the first time in the Russian Empire, performed operations of ovariotomy, total resection of the stomach, and operations on the open heart, as well as made significant scientific discoveries. In 1887, a special building was constructed for the anatomical theatre of the Medical Faculty (now it houses the Department of Human Anatomy of our higher school).
In 1896, four independent Kharkiv National Medical University clinics were built – Therapeutic, Surgical, Obstetrical and Ophthalmological. In 1910, the Kharkiv Medical Society, which was created on the initiative of professors of the Medical faculty, founded the Women’s Medical Institute, where higher education was given to women. In 1920 the Medical Faculty of Kharkiv University was united with the Women’s Medical Institute, and Kharkov Medical Academy was founded; one year later the latter was given another name: Kharkiv Medical Institute. Among its teachers there were a lot of outstanding pedagogues and scientists; the streets of the City of Kharkiv were named after some of them. These are physiologist Danilevsky V.Ya., surgeon Trinkler N.P., anatomist Vorobyov V.P., ophthalmologist Girschman L.L., and therapeutist Frankovsky V.A.
Many research institutes, hospitals, and clinics were founded on the initiatives of lecturers of Kharkiv National Medical University. These are, in particular, the Institute of General and Emergency Surgery, Malaya Institute of Therapy, Shapoval Regional Clinical Centre of Urology and Nephrology, etc. They became the basis for the scientific and medical work of our University Departments in these fields. In 1951, the University started training foreign students. By now, the University has trained more than 3,600 specialists from different countries of the world. In 1994, by a Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Kharkiv Medical Institute served as the basis for founding Kharkiv State Medical University; the latter received the highest 4th category by results of its accreditation and fully justifies it today. In 2007 our University received National status.
University Today
Today the educational process at Kharkiv National Medical University is provided by 88 departments with more than 1153 scientific and pedagogical workers, including 230 doctors of sciences, 698 PhDs, 3 academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, 3 corresponding members of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, 15 Honorary Workers of Science and Technology of Ukraine, 3 Honorary Workers of Education of Ukraine, 2 Honorary Doctors of Ukraine, 1 Honorary Worker of Pharmacy of Ukraine, 2 Honorary Worker of Health of Ukraine, 9 laureates of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology, 28 academicians of public academies of Ukraine. During the years, 18 scientific and pedagogical schools have been formed at Kharkiv National Medical University and are being further developed.
University’s scientists are working on important issues in modern medical science and healthcare practice. Thus, research is renowned as a world novelty, as evidenced by the patents of the United States, China, Germany and other countries of the world. Scientists actively cooperate with a lot of international research institutions and organizations, including the Federation of European Physiological Societies, the European Association of Urology, the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, the International Brain Research Organization, the Regional European Office of WHO, the European Research Fund and many others.
he University has 48 clinical departments, which are located on the basis of medical and preventive establishments of the city and Kharkiv region as well as on the basis of 6 educational and scientific industrial associations within the relevant departments and Ukrainian Institute of Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, SO «Grigoriev Institute for Medical Radiology and Oncology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine», GI «Zaycev Institute of General and Emergency surgery of the National academy of medical sciences of Ukraine», GI «L.T.Malaya Therapy National Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine», Institute of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Regional Medical Clinical Center of Urology and Nephrology named after V.I. Shapoval and university hospitals.
Since 1951, Kharkiv National Medical University, one of the first in the country, began to study doctors for foreign countries. Over 55 years, the University has trained more than 3,600 medical specialists, including 3 doctors of science, 70 PhDs, and more than 250 clinical residents for 86 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
Institutes and Centers
- The Education and Research Institute for Training of International Citizens
- Educational and Scientific Institute of Education Quality
- Educational and Scientific Institute of Postgraduate Education
- Academic and Training Centre of Tactical Medicine
- Research Institute of Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases KhNMU
- Research institute of experimental and clinical medicine
- Ukrainian Institute of Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine
- Educational and Scientific Medical Center “University Clinic”
- Centre of Preclinical and Clinical Researches of KhNMU
- University Dental Center
- Center for Gender Education
- Prof. V. D. Otamanovsky Center for Medical Local Study of KhNMU
- Center for Media Communications
- Centre for Mental Health of KhNMU
- The Center for 3D Technologies
- Center for Palliative Medicine KhNMU
Courses
The training is given in the following specialties:
- Medicine;
- Dentistry;
- Nursing
- Postgraduate courses.
Accommodation
Accommodation at the Kharkiv National Medical University for foreign students is provided by student hostels rated at 2,422 lodgers. In order to live at a hostel, the students must conclude a proper contract. This accommodation is available for the whole period of training. Hostel fees depend upon the size and comfort of the dwelling space. The University Scientific-Practical Medical Centre provides medical care to students. The students regularly undergo prophylactic medical and photofluorographic examinations. The students have meals at 2 canteens for 160 clients and 6 refreshment bars for 80 clients. The students are provided with facilities for going in for sports. The University has 3 gymnasia (for games, gymnastics, and heavy athletics).