Volgograd State Medical University

Stalingrad Medical Institute was founded in 1935. There was only one faculty then. It was the faculty of General Medicine. In 1985 the Institute was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. In 1993 it was granted the status of Academy, in 2003 - the status of University.

Nowadays Volgograd state medical university has thirteen faculties and affiliated medical, scientific and educational establishments:

- Faculty of General Medicine

- Faculty of Dentistry/Stomatology

- Pharmaceutical Faculty

- Faculty of Pediatrics

- Faculty of Biomedicine

- Faculty of Clinical Psychology and Social Work

- Faculty of Management

- Faculty of Biology

- Faculty of Preventive Medicine

- Faculty of Bioengineering Systems and Technologies

- Faculty of Post-Diploma Probation

- Faculty of Refresher Training

- Foundation Course for International Students

The medical university infrastructure comprises a number of research centres: the Centre for clinical and experimental rheumatology, the Centre for clinical and experimental pharmacology, the Federal centre for acupuncture, the Centre for licensing health care professionals, the Central research laboratory. There is also a medical college training dental technicians, pharmacists, nurses. Postgraduate training includes an internship, a clinical residency and a postgraduate course.

Four educational buildings and many multi-profile hospitals for 7000 patients are also at the disposal of the university.

At present about 5000 Russian and 1000 international students do courses at the university. The university is included into the WHO's List of the World medical schools. The Diploma granted by VolgSMU is recognized in over 80 countries and by the World Health Organization.

Today the staff of the university includes 3 academicians of the National Academy for Medical Sciences, about 100 professors, more than 100 assistant professors, and about 1000 faculty members.

The medical university has established numerous links with scientific research institutes of the Russian Academy for Medical Sciences, medical and pharmaceutical higher educational institutions of Russia, as well as strong international links. One of the partner universities of VolSMU is Leeds University (Great Britain) implementing exchange programmes.

Task 9. Find in the text the sentences which suggest answers to these questions.

1. Is the university involved in any international activities? 2. Where is practical training provided? 3. Was there a faculty of Clinical Psychology and Social Work in 1935? 4. What organizations recognize the programmes provided by your University? 5. What are the highest academic ranks at your university? 6. What are the most common stages of postgraduate training? 7. Are international students admitted to your university? 8. Is research part-and-parcel of academic activities of your university? 9. Which is the oldest faculty of your university?

Task 10. Explain the meaning of the words in bold.

Task 11. Match the English and Russian equivalents.

1. educational establishment	A. сертификация
2. post-diploma probation	B. аспирантура
3. refresher training	C. клиническая ординатура (практика в качестве ассистента врача)
4. infrastructure	D. филиал
5. internship	E. образовательное учреждение
6. clinical residency	F. повышение квалификации
7. postgraduate course	G. факультет
8. faculty (Am.)	H. инфраструктура, производственно-техническая база
9. faculty (Br.)	I. интернатура (1 год последипломного образования
10. affiliated establishment	J. последипломное образование
11. licensing	K. профессорско-преподавательский состав

Task 12. Describe the facilities students of your university have at their disposal. Use the pattern and the prompts below:

Our students have educational buildings and many multi-profile hospitals at their disposal.

Prompts: spacious lecture halls; well-equipped laboratories; many classrooms; university clinics; up-to-date equipment; well-stocked library; Internet facilities; sport facilities; sport grounds; gymnasium; many textbooks and journals; computer classes.

Task 13. Use the nouns below to derive:

a) nouns naming an expert/specialist working in this field/setting (suffixes: – ist; ian;-er);

b) adjectives (suffixes: - ical; -al; -ic).

Science, therapy, dentistry, stomatology, pharmacy, pediatrics, biology, psychology, research, rheumatology, pharmacology, clinic.

Task 14. Complete the sentences using the words from the list below: post-graduate student; faculty; dean; social work; intern; social worker; resident; assistant professor; applicant; lecturer.

1. A person wishing to become a student and participating in the entrance competition is a ______1______ .

2. A person who studies at the faculty of ___2_____is a future __3____.

3. The head of a ___4____. is a ______5_______.

4. The one who delivers lectures is a ____6_______.

5. The one who gives practical classes is a ____7_______.

6. A graduate who does an internship course becomes an ____8_____.

7. A graduate who does a clinical residency course becomes ___9____.

8. A person who starts a post-graduate course becomes a ____10_____.

Task 15. Use the appropriate form of the verbs to make sentences:

A.

Rector The University Each faculty A dean Each chair The head of the department A hospital A chief doctor

to head to be headed to supervise to be supervised to be responsible for

the University. by the rector. by a dean. a faculty. by a head of chair. the work of the department staff. by a chief doctor. a hospital.

B.

The faculty of general medicine Pediatricians The faculty of dentistry Pharmaceutists The faculty of clinical psychology and social studies International students Interns, clinical residents and postgraduate students The faculty of refresher training

to train to be trained

physicians (therapeutists) and surgeons. at the faculty of pediatrics. dentists. at the faculty of pharmacy. psychologists and social workers. at preparatory course. at post-diploma probation department. medical specialists to equip them with the advances in medicine.

Task 16. Study the contexts in which the verbs below can occur.

To grant a status/a license/permission/a diploma/ a degree

To award an order/a medal/a prize/a diploma/ a scholarship/ a degree

Complete the sentences using the nouns which are appropriate in these contexts in the required form.

1. A bachelor’s degree is usually an academic … awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts four years. 2. After graduation he was awarded a … to do research. 3. Students who complete the course successfully will be awarded a … . 4. She was awarded a … for bravery. 5. The Nobel … is awarded annually. 6. He was granted a … to practice psychotherapy. 7. I was granted … to visit the client in hospital. 8. I tried to find out through the Internet which … are granted by the University of Liverpool. 9. When was this institute granted the …of university?

Task 17. Ask questions to the words in italics:

a) There is a medical college training dental technicians, pharmacists, nurses (2).

b) Volgograd state medical university has thirteen faculties and affiliated medical, scientific and educational establishments (3).

c) Students of clinical psychology have to work hard to do well in the exams (3).

Task 18. Speak about your university using the table below.

Our university The VolSMU The structure of the university Four educational buildings and five hospitals The course of studies The diploma of the VolSMU The staff of the university The medical colleges Postgraduate training

to be founded to be granted to have to comprise to be at the disposal to vary to be recognized to consist of to train to involve

in 1935; Academy status in1993; University status in 2003; nine faculties…; affiliated establishments…; of the students; of the University; from 5 to 6 years; in 80 countries; by the WHO; dental technicians, pharmacists, nurses; internship, a clinical residency and a postgraduate course.

Task 19. Use the information from this unit and find additional information on Internet to prepare a presentation on one of other Russian or overseas universities: