Bogomolets National Medical University
Bogomelets National Medical University Kiev Is the oldest university in Ukraine, with a global cultural environment and a fantastic student life. With over 13,000 students, doctors-interns, masters, post-graduates and people working for Ph.D degree and about 1300 foreign students BNMU has always been one of the biggest institute serving in the field of medicine for over a century.
The university is characterized by a great history and innumerable achievements and a great cultural fusion with students coming from over 53 countries around the globe to pursue their dream career in various fields both at graduate and post-graduate level offered at the university.
With 12 faculties, 78 departments, more than 1200 scientific and pedagogical professionals including 31 academicians and members of National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medical Sciences, 34 academicians of public academies, 42 members of International Organizations and Associations, 99 honored members of Science and technology, 189 Doctors of Sciences, 137 Professors, 720 Candidates of science, 338 Associate Professors, 139 Clinical bases with 8100 beds and 250 thousand patients treated every year and more than 70,000 surgeries conducted every year BNMU is the first choice for students not only from Ukraine but from countries like Poland, Belarus, Russia, Spain, Hungary, Czech, Turkmenistan etc. for their career in medicine with limitless education offerings at both undergraduate and Masters Level.
– One of Eastern Europe’s most highly ranked universities
– Diversity and expansion – education and research in 12 faculties.
– An array of educational offerings at undergraduate and various courses at Post graduate levels in over 40 specialities.
– Student Exchange and research collaboration with universities throughout Mainland Europe.
– Excellence- State of art infrastructure for training world class doctors.
– Active, systematic quality control of educational process.
– Superbly equipped with medical technology of highest standards, purpose-designed, modern, interdisciplinary campus facility.
– One of the oldest-university in Eastern Europe and Soviet USSR with living cultural and educational settings.
– Fantastic European standard student life with great cultural offerings and various festivities.
Courses Offered-
BNMU offers courses at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels in English, Russian and Ukrainian medium of instructions.
International Students are offered courses in 3 Faculties.
1. Faculty Of General Medicine-
– Undergraduate Course- MBBS/MD (Physician)
– Duration-6 years
The Medical course at BNMU takes six years and leads to MD (Doctor of Medicine) or MBBS.
In the under graduate program, during six years of study the students learn different subjects from fundamental subjects disciplines to special medical subjects.
Admission to the medical faculty takes place after conclusion of a contract. Foreigners learn in group of eight to ten along with other international students. The second year students attend their clinical studies where they can gain experience in nursing the patients. Clinical subjects are taught beginning from the third year of study.
The medium of instruction in the Medical faculty is English and Russian language.
The state final examinations on all the disciplines according to the syllabus are held within one system through 2 stages:
– Testing practical proficiency of final-year students (when exams on clinical disciplines are taken, testing takes place at the patient’s bed).
– Testing scientific/theoretical proficiency.
The successful students who will complete study of six years, will be awarded medical degree after passing the state exams.
There is a wide range of specialization available in the public and private sectors, involving research, academic medicine, public health, clinical medicine and other areas. Specialties include Cardiology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Psychological Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Public Health, General Practice and many others. Most doctors complete postgraduate training in their chosen specialty.
Post Graduate Education-
Post graduate courses are offered for foreigners in many specialties at BNMU. The faculty of postgraduate education offers the study in 55 medical specialties.
The Courses offered are-
– Clinical Residency
– Maters Course
– Doctoral Courses.
The duration of each course depends upon the decision of the candidate and time taken by him to complete the curriculum with required number of credit and experience hours.
Appropriate level of proficiency in Russian is mandatory for acquiring the practical skills and successful completion of the course.
Most of the International Students join Clinical Residency after completion of their MD Physician course which generally is for 2-3 years.
Clinical Residencies are available in the following specialties at BNMU.
– Orthopedics & Traumatology
– Surgery
– Gynecology&Obstetrics
– Internal diseases
– Neurosurgery
– Ophthalmology
– Dermatology & Venereology
– Pulmonary Medicine
– Gastroenterology
– Endocrinology
– Urology
– Cardiology
– Anesthesiology & Intensive care medicine
– Pediatrics & Children Infectious
– Pediatrics Surgery
– Nephrology
– Hygiene Ecology
– Infectious diseases and Epidemiology
– Clinical Pharmacology& Pharmacotherapy
– Microbiology
– Neurology
– Family medicine
– Oncology
– Topographical Anatomy and Operative Surgery
– Toxicology
– Thoracic surgery
– Radiology
– ENT
The main objective of the postgraduate training is to allow the students of medical institutions to continue their education and general practitioners to improve their skills for further certification and faculty is directed at the training and improvement of qualification and skills of specialists to master not only up-to date medical information but new modern technologies of today and tomorrow.
The Medical faculty at BNMU, together with its teaching clinical base of 135 hospitals and other health organizations in Ukraine and abroad, will provide the necessary physical and human resources to create a scholarly environment appropriate for the training of medical graduates so that they acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become accomplished physicians and surgeons with the highest moral and ethical standards.
The individual form of training is based on qualification characteristics, professional and position requirements, principles of realized perspective and doctor’s pretensions.
Detailed theoretical training is combined with learning practical skills, operative technique, and typical and complex operations.
2. Faculty Of Stomatology-
– Course offered- Bachelor of dental sciences (BDS)
– Duration- 5 years
Faculty of Stomatology/Dentistry at BNMU offers undergraduate course which for 5 years. The course is offered in Russian, Ukrainian and English.
BNMU takes pride in having the best dentistry department in Ukraine and One of the best in Eastern Europe with state of art infrastructure and most advanced methods of teaching and training students in the field of dentistry.
Dentistry is the division of medicine that studies the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of conditions and disorders in the oral cavity and other associated structures, and their effect on the human body. Good dental health is considered vital for the overall health of humans.
Dentists have supporting teams that comprise of dental assistants, technicians, assistants and therapists.
Traces of dentistry can be seen as early as 7000 BC in the Indus Valley Civilization. Over the centuries, dental treatments have been use to solve various ailments. The practice is evident in a lot of ancient cultures including those of India, Japan, Egypt and Greece. Today, dentistry has become increasingly popular and is a vital part of every health care institute.
Dentistry as a medical field is developing and rapidly changing. It now even involves cosmetology and implantology.
The awareness of people is increasing and so is the importance of dental care and hygiene. Dentists give medical, surgical and other treatments for all kinds of dental disorders. The most common procedures performed by dentists are crowning, filling, scaling, extracting teeth, tooth replacements and treating gum diseases.
Dentists can practice privately or find employment in hospitals or other health care establishments. A large majority of dentists worldwide are solo practitioners or own clinics with partners.
This course teaches subjects like Physiological Sciences, Foundations of Dental Practice, Dental Biochemistry, Oral Anatomy & Histology, Topics in Clinical Dentistry, Dentistry (Endodontic, Prosthetics, and Operative), and Advanced Topics in Clinical Dentistry, Dental Clinical Practice, Medicine and Surgery for Dental Practice, Dental Public Health and Special Needs Dentistry.
About the course-
The course in BNMU aims at preparing students for the industry by equipping them with all the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills. It will increase the number and quality of trained professionals that are an important part of all heath care organizations and institutes.
At the dentistry faculty the curriculum is worked out for five academic years. The students master the basic subjects of medical and biological profile, as well as various clinical disciplines, which are so necessary for a dentist. On condition of successful completion of study the graduates are given the Diploma of a doctor – dentist. The curriculum foresees the further postgraduate education. The degree awarded is BDS.
For the junior courses students study theoretical disciplines and beginning from the fourth course, they start studying clinical disciplines. At junior courses students study theoretical disciplines and, beginning from the fourth course, they start studying clinical disciplines. Among them there are therapeutic and orthopaedic stomatology. The chairs of anatomy, histology, normal physiology, biochemistry, general chemistry, having wonderful traditions in organization of educational process and high skilled teachers, could do profiles for the teaching of their disciplines, taking into account the faculty’s specificity.
For mastering the propaedeutic course by students the departments were well equipped additional premises, acquired a necessary quantity of visual aids and special apparatus. All employees of the chairs and students took an active part in making the educational manuals. A metal-ceramic laboratory and a laboratory for high frequency melting and casting of dentures are specially organised.
At special dental departments the students study principal actual problems of dentistry: caries, parodonthosis, diseases of the mucous membrane in the mouth cavity. The principle task of the dental faculty is perfection of higher dentistry education, raising the quality of doctors dental training.
At the faculty they worked out and applied the complex of methodical ways for optimization of educational process, which is aimed at activisation of cognitive activity of students, development of habits for educational and researching work, training the creative method of approach for professional activity. The stomatological faculty helps the students to obtain good knowledge in the dental field. It grows and develops, absorbing all the best from the experience of the University’s work.
The course studies dentistry for an international perspective and prepares students for a successful career in the industry. Some of the modules taught in this program include:
– Physiological Sciences
– Foundations of Dental Practice
– Oral Microbiology
– Oral Anatomy & Histology
– Dental Biochemistry
– Dental Pathophysiology
– Dentistry (Operative, Endodontic, Prosthetics)
– Dentistry (Operative)
– Dental Practice
– Dental Clinical Practice
– Topics in Clinical Dentistry
– Medicine and Surgery for Dental Practice
– Gerodontics, Special Needs Dentistry, Dental Public Health
– Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Post-graduate Education-
Post Graduate courses at the faculty of dentistry are offered at 3 levels-
Clinical Residency (ORDINATURA)
– Master’s level (ASPIRANTURA)
– Doctoral levels
– Endodontics (Therapeutic stomatology)
– Pediatric stomatology
– Oral and maxillofacial Surgery
– Orthodontics and orthopedic stomatology
– Pediatric operative stomatology
The Clinical Residency courses are offered to students who have completed their undergraduate course at the faculty of stomatology and generally lasts for 2 years.
The specialties available are-
The Post graduate course offered at the faculty of stomatology at BNMU is a completely practical course and requires adequate knowledge of Russian/Ukrainian language for patient interaction and completion of training as a pre requisite.
3.Faculty Of Pharmacy:
– Course Offered- B.Pharm
– Duration – 5 years
The course in Pharmacy offered O.O Bogomolets National Medical university is designed for students who would like to specialize and be trained in the effective use of medicinal drugs. Pharmaceutical studies involve the study of chemical sciences together with health sciences. It helps ensure safe use and administration of pharmaceutical drugs. Practicing pharmacy includes modern roles in health care and clinical services as well as reviewing drugs for more traditional services like dispensing and compounding medication.