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The International Consortium of Higher Medical Institutions
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Published: | September 5, 2012 |
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In order to improve and modernize medical education one of the most important aspects is collaboration between different medical institutions. The “International scientific-educational innovative-technological consortium of higher medical institutions and institutions of physical education and sports” (hereinafter – the Consortium) was organized at our University. It is a voluntary international group of higher medical establishments.
Members of the Consortium, which deals with
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- Training of medical specialists and scientific personnel in health care systems
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- Physical education and sports (in particular, human health, physical rehabilitation, fitness and recreation)
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- Scientific and technological innovation in the field of medical education and sports
The interests of Consortium are very various and include many aspects of education, scientific research and different questions of health care and sport. For example, educational activity of Consortium is oriented towards:
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- Practically oriented training and improvement of the efficiency of the practical skills mastering (OSCE, OSPE),
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- Methodics of distance learning,
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- Implementation and development for objective evaluation of students’ knowledge (by the introduction of independent testing centers)
The current members of the Consortium who have already signed collaboration agreement are:
- Ternopil State Medical University (Ukraine),
- National University of Physical Education and Trades of the Sport (Kyiv, Ukraine),
- Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation)
- Medical University of Astana (Astana, Kazakhstan).
There are also official agreements with
- Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine (Czech Republic)
- International Career Consulting, Inc. (USA)
- Medical University of Vienna (Austria)
- The Russian State Medical University (Moscow, Russia)
- Tbilisi State Medical University (Georgia)
- Kirov State Medical Academy (Russia)
- “Swietokrzyska Szkola Wyzsza w Kielcach” (Poland).
We’re looking forward for the further collaboration with the different medical institutions.
The detailed information about the goals, activities and principles of the Consortium organization is presented on the website http://www.consortium-univ.te.ua.