CHAIR of PROPAEDEUTICS of INTERNAL DISEASES
It was organized in 1948. Prof. V.M.Slishko was elected the first head of the chair manage it till 1955. Then collective of chair was headed by prof. M.S.Turkeltaub. He fruitfully worked on this post almost 20 years. Since 1975 till 1981 the chair was managed by prof. S.I.Pashchenko, since 1981 till 1997 – was headed by prof. O.N.Ganich, having created at it base famous gastroenterological school and international center of treatment of precancerous diseases of digestive tract. Since 1997 and up to now chair is managing by prof. Arhij E.J. The course of valeology was attached to the chair in 2001. The course of valeology is managing by prof. Siksaj L.T. Collective of chair consists of 3 professors, 3 senior lecturers, 4 ph.d. assistants.
The faculty provides educational process on such courses as: propaedeutics of internal diseases with a patients care; internal illnesses – hepatology; bases of medical knowledge, deontology and valeology. The big attention is devoted to studies of mastering by students of practical skills (collecting of the anamnesis, inspection of the patients, palpation, percussion, auscultation and creating the plan of additional examining of the patient, formulation of clinical thinking and statement of the preliminary syndromic diagnosis).
Educational process is conducted with use of 7 methodical instructions for self-preparation of second- and third-year students for clinical practical training on propaedeutics of internal illnesses. Each instructions contains test control of type the Step - 1, test tasks for self-checking and situational problems. Much time is devoted by students to studies of practical skills, ability to write the case history.
In educational process methodical instructions for self-preparation of 3-rd year students for clinical practical training in propaedeutics of internal illnesses on diagnostics of diseases of different organs and systems are widely used.
The head of the chair prof. Arhij E.J. togather with other members of the chair elaborated 10 variants of preceding an examination at the propaedeutics of internal illnesses, any of which contains 30 questions of type the Step - 1 and 2 situational problems. The test exam of type the Step - 1 will be carried out on the last lecture and serves as the admission to delivery of oral exam.
During last 5 years 16 methodical instructions for self-preparation for 2-3-years students and also 5 methodical instructions at the valeology were issued. Besides new working programs on a care for patients, deontology and valeology were developed, the tabulared fund of faculty was restored, sets of slides of separate sections of propaedeutics of internal illnesses also was renewed. Almost each lecture and practical training is carried out with demonstration of the patient on the appropriate theme, and also with use of means of training, in particular soundtracks, tape recorders, films, the projective equipment. On clinical practical trails students become acquainted with the modern functional and laboratory studies equipment.
In 1989 at chair the problem research laboratory of phytoprofilaxis of precancerous conditions of digestive tract was created. Then it transformed into independent institute of herbal medicine under a management of prof.Ganich O.N. Besides from 1980 the method of reduced-dietary therapy began to used. The doctoral dissertation of prof.Arkij E.J. was devoted to this method. The chair still is an international centre on reduced-dietary therapy.
The chair supports wide scientific connections in Ukraine (with chair of gastroenterology in KMAPE and chair of propaedeutics of internal illnesses of National Medical University in Kijev; chair of propaedeutics of internal illnesses of the Ternopol medical academy; chair of propaedeutics of internal illnesses of the Bukovinska medical academy; the Dnepropetrovsk medical academy of sciences; the Institute of Gastroenterology (Dnepropetrovsk); Institute of therapy AMS of Ukraine (Kharkov). Besides, the chair support creative connections with Russia (Army Medical College, Institute of Gastroenterology and Clinical Pharmacology of the Saint Petersburg Medical Academy; chair of propaedeutics of internal illnesses of Saint Petersburg Medical Institute, and also with science officers in Slovakia, Poland, Hungary.
Research work of faculty is devoted to actual problems of gastroenterology and prevention of diseases and their off-centre therapy. For last 5 years such work is carried out within the framework of two themes financed by state: 1) “Ekology, the incorporated pathology of digestive organs and an opportunity of its prevention and treatment by nonconventional methots” (1999-2001, the Manager of studies - prof.Arhij E.J.); 2) “Reduced-dietary nutrition and other nonconventional methods of treatment of hypertension in clinic of internal diseases with elaboration of alternative plans of their prevention and treatment (2003-2005, the Manager of studies – prof. Rusin V.I., prof. Arhij E.J.). Within the framework of research work of faculty for last 5 years it is protected 4 master's theses, and also 1 post-graduate student, 1 post-graduate external student and 4 competitors of a scientific degree are working above the dissertations.
For last 5 years by workers of the chair 9 monographies were issued, also as 404 scientific works were published, 5 inventions were made out.