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VIII. Read and translate the text.
GRODNO STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
The Grodno State Medical University is one
of the leading medical universities in the
Republic of Belarus. Degrees awarded by
our University are recognized by the World
Health
Organization,
Educational
Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates,
by medical councils of India, the USA,
Lithuania, etc.
1. History.
The Grodno State Medical Institute was founded in 1958.
Initially there was only one medical faculty. In 1979 the Faculty of
Pediatrics was established. The University was the first in the Republic to
open the Department of Graduated Nurses in 1991 and the Faculty of
Mental Health Medicine in 1993. Since 1995 international students have
been studying here. In 2000 the Grodno State Medical Institute received
the legal status of a University. In 2013 the University celebrated its 55th
anniversary. The total number of students as of 2014 amounts to 4853 and
about 500 of them are from foreign countries such as India, Nigeria,
Angola, Ghana, etc.
2. Structure.
Currently the Grodno State Medical University has four
faculties: the Faculty of General Medicine, the Faculty of Pediatrics, the
Faculty of Mental Health Medicine and the Faculty of Medical Diagnostics
with the Departments of Graduated Nurses (a full-time and
correspondence form of studies). Medical students are specializing in
General Medicine, Pediatrics, Mental Health, Nursing and Medical
Diagnostics correspondingly. After graduation they are qualified as
physicians, pediatricians, and neurologists. International students are
trained at the Medical Faculty of International Students, they are
specializing in General Medicine. After graduation they are granted
International Diploma and are conferred the degree of the Doctor of
Medicine.
Head of the University is called the rector. The administration of each
faculty is responsibility of the dean and the dean’s office. Each faculty is
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divided into a number of departments. For example, there are the
following departments in the Administration Building of the University:
the Department of Biochemistry, the Department of Medical Physics, the
Department of Foreign Languages, the Department of General Chemistry,
the Department of General Hygiene. The person responsible for the
running of the department is called the head of department.
3. Academic staff
. The Grodno State Medical University has a highly
qualified academic staff. The University employs 587 lecturers working in
45 departments, among them there are 37 professors and 43 doctors of
sciences, 137 associate professors and 198 candidates of sciences.
4. Buildings and facilities
. The Grodno State Medical University occupies
5 buildings for studies. It has also 3 hostels for students, two gymnasiums,
some sports fields, a student canteen, a great library. The University
library has the status of a Regional Medical Library. The Library stocks
constitute more than 412,000 native and foreign editions on medicine,
numerous data bases, electronic manuals. There are two comfortable
reading-rooms, Internet Center, Catalogue Room and other departments
which provide favorable conditions for the work of the users. In 2013 the
first in the Republic hands-on training laboratory equipped with modern
training devices, simulators and manikins was opened at the University.
The University also has well-equipped lecture halls, classrooms,
laboratories, computerized classrooms.
5. Educational process.
The period of studies at the Medical University
lasts 6 years (five years at the Faculty of Medical Diagnostics). During the
first 2 years the students deal with general subjects, such as Anatomy,
Medical Physics, General Chemistry, Foreign Languages, etc. They
acquire the necessary knowledge of the structure and functions of the
human body. In the third year the medical students start their clinical
training. All the clinical departments are located in different hospitals of
our city, in the Regional Hospital mostly. The hospitals are well-equipped
with all necessary facilities for students to obtain necessary knowledge.
The students work at the patient’s bedside and gain basic skills such as to
feel pulse, to palpate, to percuss, to take blood pressure, to give injection.
Senior students are taught to recognize and cure diseases. They study
clinical subjects such as Surgery, Pharmacology, Internal Medicine,
Psychiatry, etc.
6. The academic year
is divided into two terms (or semesters). After the
autumn term the students have winter examinations and then the winter
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vacation, after the spring term the students have summer examinations and
then the summer vacation. There are usually three double periods a day on
the timetable. The attendance of lectures and classes is compulsory at the
Grodno State Medical University. The students who have missed classes
have to present a permit note from the dean’s office and to come to the
make-up classes.
7. Extra-curricular activities
. Extra-curricular activities at the University
are various, they contribute to the education and help to develop the
creative initiative of the students. The University Student Club organizes
cultural programs where students from different countries take part. There
are different amateur art groups: a pop-singing studio, a student choir
“Vyasyolka”, a modern choreographic group “Kaskad”, a drama studio
and many others.
8. Research work.
The Grodno State Medical University doesn’t only
provide medical training but it is also a centre of medical research. The
scholars of the University have established 13 scientific schools. The
scientists have advances in solving diagnostic problems and treating a
wide range of surgical and internal disorders. The university works in
collaboration with educational and research centers in Poland, Germany,
Russia and other countries. It organizes annual scientific and practical
conferences on various medical issues.
The students may also carry out research work in numerous research
societies at different departments. There are 41 students’ scientific
societies supervised by highly qualified specialists of the University. The
students attending these societies take part in Students’ Scientific
Conferences.
9. Post-graduate education.
The University provides with the possibility
of post-graduate education: Clinical residency and Post-graduate doctoral
course (Ph.D) in many medical fields.
Text vocabulary
amateur art groups
группы самодеятельности
degree
диплом об образовании
Educational Commission
for Foreign Medical
Graduates
Комиссия по делам выпускников
иностранных медицинских ВУЗов
hands-on training
laboratory
лаборатория практического
обучения
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library stocks
библиотечный фонд
manual
учебник, пособие
medical council
медицинский совет
to deal with general
subjects
изучать общие предметы
simulator
симулятор
student choir
студенческий хор
training device
тренажёр
World Health
Organization
Всемирная организация
здравоохранения
CONVERSATION PRACTICE
IX. Answer the following questions.
1.
Does the Grodno State Medical University have a good reputation
in Belarus and abroad?
2.
When was the Grodno State Medical University founded?
3.
What is the total number of students at the University?
4.
How many international students study there?
5.
How many faculties are there at the University? What are they?
6.
What qualification do the students get?
7.
Who heads the University?
8.
Who is responsible for the work of each faculty and department?
9.
What staff does the University have?
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10.
How many professors and doctors of sciences are employed at the
University?
11.
What facilities and buildings does the University have?
12.
Do you often work in the University’s reading room (Internet
center)?
13.
Where do the medical students live?
14.
How long does the period of studies at the Grodno State Medical
University last?
15.
What subjects do the students study during the first two years?
16.
What knowledge do the students acquire in this stage of studies?
17.
When do the students start their clinical training?
18.
Where are the clinical (theoretical) departments located?
19.
What practical skills do the students acquire during clinical
training?
20.
What subjects do senior students study?
21.
How many terms is the academic year divided into?
22.
How many classes and lectures do students usually have on the
time-table?
23.
What opportunities does the University offer to explore
extracurricular interests of the students?
24.
How many scientific schools have the scholars of the University
established?
25.
Where may the students carry out research work?
26.
How many students’ scientific societies are there at the Grodno
State Medical University?
27.
Must all the students attend all classes and lectures regularly?
28.
Does the University provide with the possibility of post-graduate
education?
X. Agree or disagree with the statements using the following phrases:
Yes, I agree that ... / Quite so. / Exactly. / Yes, I think that is correct. Or:
I don't think that is (quite) correct. / I can't agree with that. / I disagree
there. / No, I don't think you are right... / On the contrary. / Not at all.
1) International students are offered two forms of training: the Russian-
language instruction and the-English-and-Russian-language instruction.
2) Degrees awarded by the Grodno State Medical University are
recognized worldwide. 3) Initially there was only one medical faculty. 4)
In 2013 the University celebrated the 60th anniversary. 5) The University
was the first in the Republic of Belarus to open the Department of