MBBS Education in Ukraine

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According to the report of Ukrainian Ministry, About 31% of foreign students come to Ukraine for medical studies. Since 2002, the demand of education in Ukraine keep on increasing.

Medical universities in Ukraine are included in “Catalogue of World’s Medical Universities” by the World Health Organization (WHO). Ukraine is a part of the Bologna process. Ukrainian degree is valid in all European countries. Most of the Ukrainian medical universities deal with Bilateral Student Exchange Programs with other universities in Ukraine.

The institutes of Ukraine provides practical training in top private hospitals in Ukraine. Cost of education and standard of living in Ukraine is affordable for each foreign medical aspirant. The cost is around 50 to 100 USD.

About Ukraine

Ukraine is the 2nd largest country in Eastern Europe after Russia. Kiev is the capital of Ukraine located on Dnieper River in north-central Ukraine. The area occupied by Ukraine is around 603,328 sq km. The country was ruled by Poland, Romania in between two world wars, thereafter Ukraine became a part of Soviet Socialist Republic.

Ukraine is bordered by Russia to the East, Belarus to the north, Black sea to the south, Romania to the Southwest, Poland to the west separated from Russia by Kerch Strait. Ukraine has a population of around 42.5 million. The government of Ukraine established secure education in the medical field. Ukrainian Council has put attention on medical studies. The climate of Ukraine is influenced by moderately humid air from the Atlantic ocean.

Ukraine has a diverse and developed culture with a large number of industrial sector especially industrial equipment and aerospace. Carpathians mountains are one of the highest mountains in the country with a height of 2,061m. Ukraine is known as peaceful and 44th largest country in the world.

Nowadays, medical studies have brought a lot of diversions in the educational field. The institutes with valid MBBS degrees seem to know as medical institutes. Ukraine is one of the countries in eastern Europe that contribute a number of MCI approved medical universities. It is the perfect place for a medical aspirant with affordable cost expenditure.

Recognition and Accreditation

The medical universities in Ukraine are globally recognized and MCI approved. Several medical universities in Ukraine have received the 4th level of accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

Admission Process

The admission criteria may vary as per universities. The exams like TOEFL & IELTS are not mandatory to take an admission in Ukrainian medical universities. The process of MBBS admission in Ukraine is very simple. The process is not too much longer, just put a little bit efforts while filling the application form along with valid credentials.

Admissions validations are based on the following requirements:

• Marks obtained in Higher Secondary Examinations
• Marks obtained in NEET Entrance Exam
• Number of seats available

The academic year starts from 1st of September to 27th January for the 1st semester. 2nd semester starts from 5th February to 30th June. Winter holidays are up to two weeks. Summer holidays are about to be two months. Before submitting the application form, it is necessary to apply for student visa in Ukrainian Embassy of the respective country. There is another factor which attracts the students to get admitted into university is affordable fees. Fees in Ukrainian universities varies from 3000 to 6000 USD (i.e. in between Rs. 2,00,000 to 4,00,000) per year. Near about 66,300 international students from 147 countries have taken admissions in Ukraine.

NEET Exams

To pursue a medical education, the national level medical entrance test is conducted by the National Testing Agency. After clearing the NEET entrance exam candidate will get eligible for applying for the MBBS course. It is obligatory to pass the NEET exam for a candidate. NEET results are served for allotment of state quota, management quota seats.

The candidate should have obtained MBBS degree from the recognized medical university. All of the fact that, the university should be MCI approved. The number of MBBS graduates undergo USMLE & PLAB exams for practicing in abroad. For practicing in India, the MCI screening test or FMGE exam is conducted by the Medical Council of India.

Unlike other exams, the test is a computer-based. Some institutes like AIIMS, JIPMER are conducting their own entrance exam to accommodate UG admissions in the institute.

Scholarships

Some private institutions offer the subsidized education for students who are not supposed to pay the academic fees with dues of financial background. Depending on academic curriculum or the performance of student after 1st year, the respective student will get the scholarships with norms certified by the university. Government universities do not provide any scholarships since they have low tuition fees.

Top Medical Universities in Ukraine

Ukraine is one of the sought destinations for medical education. Ukrainian universities are keenly looking for improvement and development of medical education in the country.  The Indian students always have a search on the top recognized universities in Ukraine since they want to pursue a quality education in the medical field. Following are the top MCI approved medical universities in Ukraine:

• Bogomolets National Medical University
• Vinnitsa National Medical University
• Ternopil State Medical University
• Donetsk National Medical University
• Kharkiv National Medical University
• Odessa National Medical University
• Kyiv Medical University
• Uzhhorod National Medical University
• Lugansk State Medical University
• Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy
• Poltava Ukrainian Medical And Dental University (UMSA)
• Zaparozhyea State Medical University (ZSMU)

Ukrainian government coherently overlap with medical universities to maintain the standard of education. MBBS graduates from Ukrainian medical universities are working in all parts of the countries with attractive salary package.

MBBS Program

The medical graduates are offered a degree as “Doctor of Medicine”. The degree is equivalent to “MBBS in India". Each year 1000+ students are going to Ukraine for medical study. The perspective is the same i.e. affordable fee structure. The NEET-UG exam should be cleared by the candidate before taking an admission to the university. The criteria are almost the same, 50% in PCB for general candidate and 40% for reserved category students.

Some countries take an IELTS or TOEFL exams for admitting students to the university. But, in Ukraine, no such exams are conducted since it is the direct admission process. The MBBS graduates from Ukraine can work anywhere in the world, only the thing is he/she should obtain a resident permit after a period of his/her education. Academic curriculum of the medical universities differs as per their education system, the course of study for MBBS subjects is not much different than other universities. The syllabus for MBBS course is as follows:

• General Medicine
• Orthopedics
• Radiotherapy
• Biochemistry
• Human Anatomy
• Ophthalmology
• Dermatology
• Introduction to community medicine and  Humanities
• Psychiatry
• Ear, Nose, and Throat
• Pediatrics
• Forensic medicine
• Gynecology
• General surgery
• Anesthesiology
• Obstetrics

Internships

The internship is a necessary stage of MBBS course. The main era of internships is to improve practical development skills of every medical aspirant. The medical internships in Ukraine are carried out by Ukrainian Medical Council (UMC). In the duration of 6-year MBBS course, internships are also included for medical practice.

The span of internships can vary as per Institutes/Colleges:

• Medicine - a specialty of duration 1.5 months.
• Pediatrics - a specialty of duration 1 month.
• Gynecology and Obstetrics - a specialty of duration 1 month.
• Casualty- duration 1 month
• Surgery - Specialty of duration 1.5 months.
• Rural - a specialty of duration 3 months.
• Anesthesiology - duration 15 days
• Ophthalmology - duration 15 days
• Elective - duration 2 months

Career opportunities

The medical line is quite tough compared to other fields. Perception of every medical candidate is not the same. They choose either teaching or doctorate work as their career point of view. After completing MBBS course, the candidates need to apply for FMGE (MCI Screening Test) for practicing in India and USMLE or PLAB exams to pursue a career opportunity in abroad.

The job positions offered to medical candidates are:

• Junior doctors
• Doctors
• Physician
• Junior Surgeons
• Medical Professor
• Scientist
• Anaesthetist/ Anaesthesiologist
• Bacteriologist
• Researcher
• Cardiologist
• Medical Analyst
• Medical Reviewer
• Clinical Research Field
• Chiropodist
• Chief Medical Officer
• Dermatologist
• N.T Specialist
• Enterologist
• Gastroenterologist
• General Surgeon
• Nutritionist
• Gynaecologist
• Hospital Administrator
• Medical Admitting Officer
• Neurologist
• Obstetrician
• Orthopaedist
• Pathologist
• Radiologist

Postgraduate Courses

MBBS graduates can pursue a postgraduation in specialization subjects which they want to study. Postgraduation subjects are taught in English and Ukranian language. Students have an option to select the language of instruction as per their choice. If they want to study in the Ukrainian language or some other language apart from the English language then he/she need to undergo preparatory courses. Validation of the post-graduation course is about 2 or 3 years.

The tuition fees of postgraduate course are approximately 7000 USD including accommodation expenses.

Here are some of PG courses listed with respect to specialization:

DM – Critical Care Medicine

DM – Infectious Diseases

DM – Organ Transplant Anesthesia

MD – Thoracic Medicine

MD – Family Medicine

MD – Sports Medicine

MD – Radio Diagnosis/Radiology

MD – Aviation Medicine/Aerospace Medicine

MD – Rheumatology

MD – Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases

MD – Medical Genetics

Courses Offered

Medical universities in Ukraine are high ranked universities among the world’s medical universities. The universities like Vinnitsa Medical University, Bogomolets Medical University have top-ranks as per QS ranking standard. The medical courses offered by such universities are as follows:

• General Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Nursing
• BDS
• Pharmacy
• Prosthodontics

International Student Corporation

For students welfare, there are a number of communities which provide cooperation to international students in Ukraine. Resources offered through them are free of cost. The communities like International student financial aid, Student visa & Immigration Center in Ukraine, International Student Job Center, International Scholarships are available for foreign nationals.

References

MBBS in Ukraine (Select Your University)

Telegraph.co.uk

Ukraine Education

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