other countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. At present, there are about 900 foreign students in the Kharkov State Medical University who study at the Preparatory Department, Medical and Stomatology

Faculties, undergo postgraduate and clinical post-graduate (residency) courses as well as professional probation at departments of the University in stomatology (dentistry), therapy, orthopedics and traumatology, oncology, urology, psychiatry, ophthalmology, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, as well as other medical specialties. The University has trained over 2,000 specialists for 86 states of Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East countries. Among them there are 3 Doctors and 70 Candidates of Medical science, about 200 clinical post-graduates (residents).

The Diploma of the Kharkov State Medical University is prestigious and recognized in many countries of the world. Among former graduates of the University there are ministers and members of parliaments in various countries, outstanding scientists and famous specialists who founded their own clinics abroad. Within the period of their studies the students undergo academic training in main medical specialties.

They take part in examinations of patients, giving urgent aid, work at X-ray rooms, clinical and biochemical laboratories. Particular attention is paid to clinical rounds of patients, their management, filling in and arrangement of case histories with their subsequent analysis.

Clinical and theoretical training of the students is performed at 56 departments of the University and the best clinics of Kharkov with use of modern medical diagnostic and therapeutically equipment, computed provision of the academic process, a wide use of audio and video aids.