Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education-Ukrainian higher education institution of the 4th level of accreditation. Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education was founded November 11, 1923 and was called “The Ukrainian State Institute of Advanced Medical.”
In 1931,the Institute organized the department and graduate internships.
Since 1991, the Institute was subordinated to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and renamed the Kharkiv Institute of Postgraduate Medical.
According to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 15,1999, №379 Institute was renamed the Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.

History

In the system of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine one of the leading medical educational institutions is the Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.

Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education was founded by order of the People’s Commissariat of Health of Ukraine dated November 10, 1923. At first, it was named: Kharkiv Clinical Institute for the Improvement of Physicians, later, since 1927 – Ukrainian Central Institute for the Improvement of Physicians.

The first director of the institute was Professor I.I. Finkelstein. Under his leadership, the following departments were organized: surgery (professor F. Yu. Rose), topographical anatomy and operative surgery (professor A.V. Melnikov), obstetrics and gynecology (professor A. M. Mamutov – obstetrics, Ye. G. Scherbyna – gynecology), therapy (professor A.N. Gekhtman), pediatrics (professor S. M. Yampolsky) and general and communal hygiene (head of the sanitary and economic sector of the People’s Commissariat of Health O. Marseev).

In the organization, growth and improvement of the Institute’s work, such prominent figures of national science participated: the actual members of the Academy of Medical Sciences, professors M. N. Soloviev, V. Zh. Zhdanov, E. A. Popov, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences N. P. Novachenko, professors MI Sytenko, O. Marseev, I. Braude, A. M. Krichevsky, F. Yu. Roze, I. I. Makletsov and many others.

At the beginning of 1928, the training was conducted in 13 specialties, in 1935-1936 – in 54 specialties.

In 1940, the Institute employed 180 teachers, including 30 professors. During the 1939-1940 period, 6062 doctors trained in retraining, during 1500-1940; and since the foundation of the institute until 1940 – 9825 doctors.

After the liberation of Ukraine from fascist invaders by the decision of the People’s Commissars of Ukraine of September 25, 1943, the institute resumed its activities. Despite the difficulties of the postwar period, the newly-formed collective only 1300 people were trained at the courses during the first year after the reconstruction.

At the beginning of 1948, the number of departments increased almost twice compared with 1944.

From 1946 to 1953, the Institute trained 1060 therapists, 555 surgeons, 370 gynecologists, obstetricians-specialists in psychoprophylaxis of childbirth pain – 530, 275 Orthopedics-traumatologists, 695 physiotherapists, 400 dermatologists – 400, ophthalmologists – 220, otolaryngologists -190. In the postwar period (until 1962) 29340 doctors were trained, which is three times more compared with the pre-war period.

The number of lecturers in 1967 increased to 187 people (25 doctors of medical sciences and 136 candidates of medical sciences).

The rector of the institute in the postwar period (from 1944 to 1971) worked the prominent organizer of healthcare professor I.I.Ovsiyenko. He contributed to the creation of new departments in the institute – the first in our country and abroad. Thus, in 1949, the Department of Endocrinology, the first in Ukraine and the second in the Soviet Union, was opened; in 1959, one of the first in the country was the Department of Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology (later the Department of Thoraco-Abdominal Surgery, the founder – Professor O. Shalimov). , in 1962 the first Department of Psychotherapy and Psychoprophylaxis was created in the USSR.

Up to 50 anniversary in the Institute there were 40 departments and 2 courses – burn diseases and civil defense, which were united into three faculties: therapeutic (15 departments), surgical (14 departments) and sanitary-hygienic (11 departments). The number of teachers was 227 people, including 33 doctors and 168 candidates of sciences. The positions of the heads of departments were prominent professors V. K. Novorotsky, A. O. Shalimov, S. G. Genes, A. O. Korzh, M. A. Napadov, T. A. Starozhynska, and others. Over the course of 50 years, 68 doctors and 249 candidates of science were trained at the institute. From February to November 1971 the Institute was headed by Professor M.S. Pushkar, and after him until 1976 – Professor O.G. Filatov.

Since 1977, when Professor M.I. Khvysyuk was appointed as the Rector of the Ukrainian Institute for the Improvement of Physicians, 24 faculties of the most priority disciplines were created at the institute, most of which were first established. So for the first time in the Soviet Union the departments of traumatology and vertebrology, neonatology, faculty of emergency and emergency medical aid, narcology, sexology and medical psychology, medical genetics and ultrasound diagnostics, reflexology, polyclinic pediatrics and phytotherapy, clinical informatics and information technologies in the management of health care.

Significantly improved material and technical base of the institute. A new training and laboratory complex was created, which included the individually designed administrative and educational buildings with vivarium and auxiliary services and several new clinical bases in specialized medical buildings. The complex of hostels for 1700 people was built. Under the direction and with the personal participation of the rector, professor M.I. Khvysyuk, one of the largest educational and clinical complexes in Ukraine was created.

In 1999, the institute was renamed the Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. Further development of the academy was characterized by the organization of the College for the training of medical nurses – bachelors, the first in Ukraine faculty of management in health care and the faculty of general practice – family medicine.

Since 2004, the Academy is headed by Professor O.M. Khvisyuk, with the participation of which the departments of the most priority disciplines of modern medicine were founded or reorganized: anesthesiology, intensive care, transfusiology and hematology, combustiology, reconstructive and plastic surgery, genetics and medicine of the fetus, folk and nontraditional medicine, heart surgery, trunk vessels and pediatric surgery.

The academy employs about 700 teachers and 11 research assistants. Among them, 39 academicians of branch academies of science of Ukraine, 5 correspondent members of the National and branch academies, 14 honored scientists and technicians, 18 honored doctors, 8 laureates of state awards, 1 employee of the academy is an academician of the foreign academy. 144 doctors of sciences (119 professors) and 464 candidates of sciences (273 assistant professors) work in the scientific-pedagogical and scientific staff.

The Academy carries out all kinds of training of doctors, pharmacists and specialists with higher non-medical education, who work in the health care system both for Ukraine and for foreign countries. Every year the Academy conducts more than 1000 cycles of advanced training, which trains about 17 thousand students. Over more than 90 years of the Academy’s existence, its departments have trained and improved the qualifications of over 300,000 doctors and pharmacists.

Faculties

PEDIATRIC FACULTY

•  Obstetrics and Gynaecology № 1
•  Pediatric Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
•  Pediatric tuberculosis and pulmonology
•  Endocrinology and Pediatric Endocrinology
•  Neonatology
•  Pathological anatomy
•  Pediatric Gastroenterology and nutritsiolohiyi
•  Pediatrics
•  Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
•  Adolescent Medicine
•  Beam diagnostics
•  Ultrasound diagnosis

THERAPEUTIC FACULTY

•  Gastroenterology
•  Dermatovenereology
•  Cardiology and Functional Diagnostics
•  For Addiction
•  Traditional and alternative medicine
•  Neurology and child neurology
•  Psychiatry
•  Psychotherapy
•  Reflexology
•  Sexology and Medical Psychology
•  Therapy
•  Therapy, Rheumatology and Clinical Pharmacology
•  Physiotherapy, Balneology and regenerative medicine
•  Physical therapy, sports medicine and rehabilitation

SURGICAL DEPARTMENT

•  Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
•  General surgery, endoscopy and Topographic Anatomy
•  Combustiology, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery
•  Oncological Gynecology
•  Oncological Surgery
•  Prosthetic dentistry and orthodontics adults
•  Otolaryngology and Pediatric Otolaryngology
•  Ophthalmology
•  Dentistry and dental therapy
•  Surgical Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and stomatolohiyi
•  Forensic examination
•  Thoraco-abdominal surgery
•  Urology
•  Surgery of the heart, great vessels and Pediatric Surgery
•  Traumatology and Orthopedics
•  Orthodontics Paediatric Dentistry and Implantology
•  Anastegiology, Intensive Care, Transfusion and Hematology

GENERAL PRACTICE – FAMILY MEDICINE

•  Obstetrics and Gynaecology № 2
•  General Practice – Family Medicine
•  Medicine of Emergency Conditions and emergency medicine
•  Genetics and Fetal Medicine
•  Management and Economics in family medicine
•  Neurology and neurosurgery
•  Oncology and Pediatric Oncology
•  Clinic of Pediatrics
•  Social medicine, business and health care
•  Therapy and Nephrology
•  Traumatology, anesthesiology and vertebrology
•  Tuberculosis and pulmonology
•  Surgery and Proctology
•  Laboratory medicine Families

 MEDICAL-PROPHYLACTIC FACULTY

•  Occupational Health and occupational pathology
•  Humanities
•  Disinfectology and prevention of influ
•  Epidemiology and HIV / AIDS
•  General and Communal Hygiene
•  Infectious Diseases
•  Pediatric Infectious Diseases
•  Clinical Laboratory
•  Clinical biochemistry, forensic toxicology and pharmacy
•  Clinical Informatics and Information Technology in Healthcare Management
•  Clinical Immunology and Microbiology
•  Medical Parasitology and Tropical Diseases

Accommodation

Accommodation for the 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 of 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).