Medicine

222 MEDICINE

Field of Study:                       Health

Programme Subject Area:   Medicine
Higher education level:        Second (Master) level
Degree awarded:                   Master
Educational qualification awarded: Master of Medicine
Professional qualification: Doctor of Medicine
Form of study: Full-time
Term of study: 6 years
Total educational program: 360 ECTS credits

Purpose of the educational program Medicine

Academic and clinical training of masters of medicine for the professional activity of a doctor in the relevant primary position through the acquisition of general and special competencies, the scope of which is determined by lists of syndromes and symptoms of diseases, emergency conditions, physiological conditions and diseases that require special tactics of patient management; laboratory and instrumental examinations, medical manipulations; issues of labor, judicial and military expertise, as well as the prevention of diseases and pathological conditions in people of different ages.

Academic right of graduates

For further professional training a masters  should apply for post-graduate programs (Internship, Residency), that implement training according to the curricula for doctors in a specific field; or he/she can apply for the program to obtain PhD (Doctor of Philosophy).

In future specialists can apply for retraining courses and acquire another medical specialty and perform appropriate work in this field.

 

Program competences

Integral competence

Ability to solve complex problems, including those of a research and innovation nature in the field of medicine. Ability to continue learning with a high degree of autonomy.

General competencies (GC)

GC 1. Ability to think abstractly, analyze and synthesize.

GC 2. Ability to learn and master modern knowledge.

GC 3. Ability to apply knowledge in practical situations.

GC 4. Knowledge and understanding of the subject area and understanding of professional activity.

GC 5. Ability to adapt and act in a new situation.

GC 6. Ability to make informed decisions.

GC 7. Ability to work in a team.

GC 8. Ability to interact with others.

GC 9. Ability to communicate in the state language both orally and in writing; ability to communicate in a foreign language.

GC 10. Ability to use information and communication technologies.

GC 11. Ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources.

GC 12. Determination and persistence in the tasks set and responsibilities assumed.

GC 13. Awareness of equal opportunities and gender issues.

GC 14. Ability to exercise one’s rights and obligations as a member of society, to realize the values of a civil (free democratic) society and the need for its sustainable development, the rule of law, the rights and freedoms in Ukraine.

GC 15. Ability to preserve and multiply moral, cultural, scientific values and achievements of society based on understanding the history and patterns of development of the subject area, its place in the general system of knowledge about nature and society and in the development of society, technology and engineering, to use various types and forms of physical activity for active recreation and leading a healthy lifestyle.

GC 16. Ability to make decisions and act, adhering to the principle of inadmissibility of corruption and any other manifestations of dishonesty.

Special (professional, subject) competencies (SC/PC)

SC/PC 1. Ability to collect medical information about the patient and analyze clinical data.

SC/PC 2. Ability to determine the necessary list of laboratory and instrumental studies and evaluate their results.

SC/PC 3. Ability to establish a preliminary and clinical diagnosis of the disease.

SC/PC 4. Ability to determine the necessary work and rest regime in the treatment and prevention of diseases.

SC/PC 5. Ability to determine the nature of nutrition in the treatment and prevention of diseases.

SC/PC 6. Ability to determine the principles and nature of treatment and prevention of diseases.

SC/PC 7. Ability to diagnose emergency conditions.

SC/PC 8. Ability to determine tactics and provide emergency medical care.

SC/PC 9. Ability to conduct medical and evacuation measures.

SC/PC 10. Ability to perform medical manipulations.

SC/PC 11. Ability to solve medical problems in new or unfamiliar environments with incomplete or limited information, taking into account aspects of social and ethical responsibility, including the system of early intervention.

SC/PC 12. Ability to determine the tactics of managing physiological pregnancy, physiological childbirth and the postpartum period. Skills in counseling on family planning and selecting a method of contraception.

SC/PC 13. Ability to carry out sanitary-hygienic and preventive measures.

SC/PC 14. Ability to plan and carry out preventive and anti-epidemic measures against infectious diseases.

SC/PC 15. Ability to conduct a work capacity examination. FC 16. Ability to maintain medical records, including electronic forms.

SC/PC 17. Ability to assess the impact of the environment, socio-economic and biological determinants on the health of an individual, family, population.

SC/PC 18. Ability to analyze the activities of a doctor, unit, health care institution, ensure the quality of medical care and increase the efficiency of the use of medical resources.

SC/PC 19. Ability to organize and integrate the provision of medical care to the population and conduct marketing of medical services.

SC/PC 20. Ability to conduct epidemiological and medical-statistical research on population health; process social, economic and medical information.

SC/PC 21. Clearly and unambiguously convey one’s own knowledge, conclusions and arguments on health care problems and related issues to specialists and non-specialists, in particular to students.

SC/PC 22. Ability to manage work processes in the field of healthcare, which are complex, unpredictable and require new strategic approaches

SC/PC 23. Ability to develop and implement scientific and applied projects in the field of healthcare.

SC/PC 24. Compliance with ethical principles when working with patients, laboratory animals.

SC/PC 25. Compliance with professional and academic integrity, bear responsibility for the reliability of the obtained scientific results.

Program learning outcomes (PLO)

PLO 1. Have a thorough knowledge of the structure of professional activity. Be able to carry out professional activities that require updating and integration of knowledge. Be responsible for professional development, the ability to further professional training with a high level of autonomy.

PLO 2. Understanding and knowledge of fundamental and clinical biomedical sciences, at a level sufficient to solve professional tasks in the field of health care.

PLO 3. Specialized conceptual knowledge that includes scientific achievements in the field of health care and is the basis for conducting research, critical understanding of problems in the field of medicine and related interdisciplinary problems, including the system of early intervention.

PLO 4. Identify and identify leading clinical symptoms and syndromes (according to list 1); using standard methods, using preliminary data from the patient’s history, patient examination data, knowledge about the person, his organs and systems, establish a preliminary clinical diagnosis of the disease (according to list 2).

PLO 5. Collect complaints, anamnesis of life and disease, assess the patient’s psychomotor and physical development, the state of organs and body systems, based on the results of laboratory and instrumental studies, evaluate information on the diagnosis (according to list 4), taking into account the patient’s age.

PLO 6. Establish a final clinical diagnosis by making a reasoned decision and analyzing the obtained subjective and objective data of clinical, additional examination, differential diagnosis, adhering to relevant ethical and legal norms, under the supervision of the head physician in a healthcare facility (according to list 2).

PLO 7. Assign and analyze additional (mandatory and optional) examination methods (laboratory, functional and/or instrumental) (according to list 4), patients with diseases of organs and body systems for differential diagnosis of diseases (according to list 2).

PLO 8. Determine the main clinical syndrome or what determines the severity of the victim’s condition (according to list 3) by making a reasoned decision and assessing the person’s condition under any circumstances (in a healthcare facility, outside it), including in an emergency and combat situations, in the field, in conditions of lack of information and limited time.

PLO 9. Determine the nature and principles of treatment of patients (conservative, surgical) with diseases (according to list 2), taking into account the patient’s age, in a healthcare facility, outside it and at the stages of medical evacuation, including in the field, based on a preliminary clinical diagnosis, adhering to relevant ethical and legal norms, by making a reasoned decision according to existing algorithms and standard schemes, if necessary, expanding the standard scheme, be able to justify personalized recommendations under the supervision of a head physician in a medical facility.

PLO 10. Determine the necessary regime of work, rest and nutrition based on the final clinical diagnosis, adhering to relevant ethical and legal norms, by making a reasoned decision according to existing algorithms and standard schemes.

PLO 11. Determine the approach, plan and tactics for managing physiological pregnancy, physiological childbirth and the postpartum period by making a reasoned decision according to existing algorithms and standard schemes.

PLO 12. Assess the general condition of the newborn child by making a reasoned decision according to existing algorithms and standard schemes, adhering to relevant ethical and legal norms.

PLO 13. Assess and monitor the child’s development, provide recommendations on feeding and nutritional characteristics depending on age, organize preventive vaccinations according to the calendar.

PLO 14. Determine tactics and provide emergency medical care in emergency situations (according to list 3) in conditions of limited time in accordance with existing clinical protocols and treatment standards.

PLO 15. Organize the provision of medical care and medical evacuation measures to the population and military personnel in emergency situations and combat operations, including in field conditions.

PLO 16. Form rational medical routes for patients; organize interaction with colleagues in their own and other institutions, organizations and institutions; apply tools for promoting medical services in the market, based on an analysis of the needs of the population, in the conditions of the functioning of a health care institution, its unit, in a competitive environment.

PLO 17. Perform medical manipulations (according to list 5) in a medical institution, at home or at work based on a preliminary clinical diagnosis and/or indicators of the patient’s condition by making a reasoned decision, adhering to relevant ethical and legal norms.

PLO 18. Determine the state of functioning and limitations of a person’s vital activities and the duration of incapacity for work with the execution of relevant documents, in a health care institution based on data on the disease and its course