The Medical Education in Russia

Every year many young people who really love medicine enter medical colleges or universities. Medical colleges give the opportunity to get secondary medical education. Any boy or girl can apply to the medical college if he or she has a high average score of school certificate. In Russia there are more than 300 colleges, where one can choose the speciality he prefers: curative affair, nursing affair, pharmacy, stomatology, laboratory diagnostics, etc. 

Curriculum of medical colleges includes a three- or four-year course. Any college has special well-equipped classrooms for theoretical and practical studies. Students learn pre-clinical and clinical subjects, such as Human Anatomy, the Latin language, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Surgery and so on. Students have practical training at different clinics and hospitals, because it is the main part of the course. They work at laboratories and make analysis for their scientific work.

Each academic year consists of two semesters (terms). At the end of each term students take exams and credit tests. Many students get scholarships. Some students live at the hostel, the others stay with their relatives. Students can take an active part in the life of the college.

         During the course of studies students master the basis of theoretical and practical medicine. Finishing the course the students take state examinations in three or four main subjects. When they have passed their exams, they become medical workers and may begin their practical work.

 

5. Answer the questions:

1. Who usually enters the medical college?

2. What education do young people get at the medical college?

3. What faculties are there in the colleges?

4. How many medical colleges are there in Russia?

5. What subjects do students study?

6. Where do students have practical training?

7. What do students do after finishing the course?

 

6. Translate the sentences into English:

1. Медицинские специальности очень популярны в нашей стране.

2. В нашем колледже 4 факультета: сестринское дело, лечебное дело, фармация и лабораторная диагностика.

3. Наши студенты имеют возможность получить хорошее образование.

4. Они изучают доклинические и клинические предметы, проходят практику в больницах и работают в лабораториях.

5. В конце каждого учебного года студенты сдают экзамены и зачёты.

6. Многие студенты принимают активное участие в жизни колледжа.

7. Оканчивая колледж, студенты становятся медицинскими работниками и начинают работать.

7. Speak about the educational establishment of your friend:

1. Where does he study?

2. What’s his future profession?

3. What does he study? 

4. Does he get а scholarship? 

5. Does he take part in the public life? 

6. Does he take exams and credit tests each term? 

7. Does he like his studies?

8. Choose the best ending for each of the sentences:

 

1. Our students have an excellent …. 2. In the college the students master the basis of 3. The students study theory in … 4. They learn pre-clinical... 5. Our students have practical … 6. The students work … 7. Each college’s year consists of … 8. At the end of the term students …

a. training at different clinics and hospitals b. theoretical and practical medicine c. take exams and credit tests d. the classrooms of the college e. at laboratories and write their scientific work f. opportunity to get education g. two terms h. and clinical subjects

Speak about the medical college.

 

10. Read and translate the text:

Medical Higher Education in Russia

In Russia young people who want to become doctors apply to medical universities. The medical course is divided into the pre-clinical, clinical course and residency. The pre-clinical course lasts for two years. Each academic year is divided into two terms. During their pre-clinical course students attend lectures and seminars on the basic medical sciences such as anatomy, histology, physiology and biochemistry. They also have practical classes on these subjects. Their curriculum also includes biology, chemistry, physics and foreign languages.

The clinical course takes four years. The students are trained in clinical subjects such as therapy, surgery, pathology, obstetrics and gynaecology, neurology, paediatrics, etc. They also attend courses in diagnostics and prophylaxis. They assist doctors in the wards, in the operating theatre and in out-patient departments.

The next two years students have residency training. They gain more experience in the main clinical subjects – internal diseases, surgery, neurology or obstetrics and gynaecology and choose their future specialization.

 

11. Answer the questions:

 

1. Where is it possible to get higher medical education?

2. What are the parts of the medical course?

3. What subjects do students study at the pre-clinical course?

4. How long does the pre-clinical course last?

5. How long does the clinical course last?

6. What subjects does the curriculum of the clinical course include?

7. Where do students have the opportunity to get specialization?

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