STUDY MBBS IN BUKOVINIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Bukovinian State Medical University (abbreviated as BSMU or БДМУ) is one of the largest higher educational establishments in Chernivtsi. It is a modern multiprofile educational institution of the IV accreditation level, included into the general register of the WHO, Magna Charta Universitatum (Bologna, Italy), the Association of the Carpathian Region Universities that provides qualified training according to the grade system of education. The university includes a medical lyceum, Chernivtsi, Vashkivtsi, Novoselitsa and Kovel’ (Volyn’) Medical Colleges, 4 medical faculties, stomatological and pharmaceutical faculties, the department of post-graduate education, preparatory department for foreign students.
Post-graduate education of doctors is realized at the Internship and Mastership, and the Doctoring Departments, in Clinical Residency, at the post-residence courses, as well as via pre-attestation course, the course of improvement of medical knowledge, specialization and professional courses.
Brief historical information
Kyiv Productive Medical Institute (1931–1936) – 2nd Kyiv State Medical Institute (1936–1944) – Chernivtsi Medical Institute (1944–1997) – Bukovinian State Medical Academy (1997–2005) – since 2005 – Bukovinian State Medical University – such is a brief history of the foundation and development of a newly formed higher school in 1931 and its transformation into the present BSMU.
Rectors
The history of Bukovyna is closely associated with the names of the rectors of the Medical University – the well-known professors D.S.Lovlia, M.B.Mankovsky, M.M.Kovaliov, O.D.Yukhimets, V.K.Patratiy, V.P.Pishak, T.M.Boychuk.
Teaching Staff
The teaching staff of the university involves 75 Doctors of Medical Science and 321 Candidates of Medical Science, among them 1 Corresponding Member of Ukrainian Academy of Pedagogical Science, 8 Honoured Doctors of Ukraine, 2 Honoured Scientists, 2 Honoured Educationalists of Ukraine, 66 Professors, 203 Associate Professors. 166 members of the staff have been conferred the highest doctor's grade, 54 of them –the first grade, 48- the second grade. 32 staff members from clinical departments of BMSU are regional out-of-staff members and consultants in the Health Department of Chernivtsi Regional State Authority.
Campuses and buildings
The university has 12 educational buildings, modern library, an ultra modern simulation centre, University dental centre, educational-productive chemist's, sport complex, the Palace of culture and rest “Academichny”: a theatre, summer camp “Zdorovya”. Clinical departments are located on the bases of 27 medical-preventive and pharmaceutical establishments of Chernivtsi.
Education of foreign citizens
4374 students study at the university now, 1675 of them are foreign citizens from 32 countries. They have been taught since 1994, and since 2004 English has been introduced as the language of instruction. The number of foreign students from India, Somali, Nigeria, Ghana, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, the US and other countries has been increasing from year to year.
Indian students from Bukovinian State Medical University have performed well in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination. Between 2012-18, it had the highest overall FMGE passing percentage.
International Activity
The department of international contacts, created on October 29, 2003, by the Rector's order on the basis of corresponding documents of the Ministry of Public Health Service, is involved in international contacts. The work of international department is managed by the pro-rector on scientific work and international contacts Ivashchuk Aleksander Ivanovych. The activity of the university is directed to the development, extension and strengthening of international contacts and BSMU authority in the world cooperation. International cooperation constantly improves. Bukovinian State Medical University collaborates with: Klagenfurt Hospital (Austria), Belarusian State Medical University (Minsk), Grodno State Medical University, Vitebsk State Medical University (Belarus), Karlovy University, Prague (Czech Republic), the University of Montpellier (France), University of Lubeck, Karl-Garus University of Technology, Dresden, Humboldt University, Berlin, University of Konstanz, University of Cologne, Kuilnsky University, Liverpool John Moores University (Great Britain), Akmolinsk State Medical Academy (Kazakhstan), Pedagogical State University, Kishinev, Mykola Testemitanu State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Kyshyniv, ”Stefan cel Mare” University, Suchava, T.G.Shevchenko Prydniprovsky State University, Tyraspol (Moldova), Lomonosov State University (Moscow), Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russian University of People's Friendship, Moscow, St.Petersburg institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, Burdenko Medical Academy, Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Urals State Medical Academy, Yekaterinburg (Russia), Medical University (Warsaw), University Collegium Medicum im. Ludwika Rydygiera, Bydgoshch, the University of Asheshov, Jagiellonian University, Krakov, the University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Medical University, Lublin (Poland), “1 December 1918” University, Alba Iulia, University “Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes'', Timișoara (Romania), Alexander Dubcek-University, Trencin, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Kosice (Slovakia), Angelholm Hospital (Sweden), University of Lucerne (Switzerland), Neurological Hospital, USA Utah Valley State University, University of the State of New-York, Olbani, King's University School of Medicine, Solomon IslNDS, MEDU International, Inc.” Palo Alto, California (USA). Trips for Bachelors, holders of Master’s degree, post-graduates are ensured by “Druzi '' association (Ukraine-France) and the Centre of international contacts, State of California (USA). Every year students, new doctors and scientists of the university take part in international medical conferences, congresses, symposia and forums in the cities and towns of Poland, USA, Russia, Germany, Austria, Sweden, etc. The number of foreign students from India, Somali, Nigeria, Ghana, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, USA and other countries, who study in Bukovinian State Medical University, increase from year to year.