Unit 2. Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy

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Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy (ChelSMA) is an educational institution designed to train physicians with the clinical skills and knowledge for providing modern healthcare. ChelSMA was founded in 1944 on the basis of Kiev medical institute. The first rector was professor Fyodorovsky. For 30 years the academy was headed by professor Glubokov. Nowadays the rector of ChelSMA is professor I.I. Dolgushin.

The academy trains specialists in different fields of medicine for the South Ural region. Nowadays there are 7 faculties in the academy. These are the faculty of General Medicine, the faculty of Pediatrics, the faculty of Disease Prevention, the faculty of Dentistry, Pharmaceutical faculty, Social Work faculty and Medical College. The dean of the faculty I study at is ……. .

Today, Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy is a state-of-the-art facility. The faculty of the academy numbers about 400 professors, associate professors, teachers, clinicians and scientific investigators recognized in teaching and research activities. About 50 departments in various theoretical and clinical subjects take part in training young specialists.

The basic science curriculum is taught in traditional lecture style classes with small group problem seminars and laboratory exercises. The students gain up-to-date knowledge in different fields of anatomy, physiology, surgery, gynecology, internal diseases and public health. Several teaching hospitals provide lots of opportunities for clinical teaching programs.

Having completed the course, all the students take end-of-term tests and exams. On completion the students receive the Specialist Diploma. ChelSMA gives graduates an opportunity to work as a physician in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and at various health care institutions.

The Academy carries out research that will enhance the health, quality of life, and the experience of population care. The scientific school of ChelSMA was founded by L.Y. Ebert. Today, research activities take place in the field of immunology, cardiovascular pathology, hematology, pathology of the respiratory system in children, oncology and others.

The recognized scientists contributed much to scientific research are D.A. Glubokov, V. Turygin, R.I. Lifshits, I.I. Dolgushin, S.N Teplova, Yu.M. Zakharov, V.L. Kovalenko, N. S. Tyurina, N.N. Rusanova, I.A. Andrievskikh, V.N. Bordunovsky and many others.

Moreover, the scientists of our Academy take part in international programs. They exchange knowledge and experience with their colleagues from Canada, USA, Great Britain and Japan. The academy encourages the students to be engaged in research during their study in ChelSMA.

New vocabulary:

1. an educational institution – учебное учреждение

2. to be designed – быть созданным

3. to provide modern healthcare – обеспечить современное медицинское обслуживание

4. to be founded - быть основанным

5. to be headed by somebody – возглавляться кем-либо

6. faculty - 1. факультет; 2. преподавательский штат

7. the dean of the faculty – декан факультета

8. a state-of-the-art facility – современный комплекс

9. an associate professor - доцент

10. recognized in teaching and research activities – признанный в учебной и исследовательской работе

11. department - кафедра

12. to gain up-to-date knowledge – приобретать новейшие знания

13. teaching hospitals – учебные больницы

14. to take end-of-term tests and exams – сдавать зачеты и экзамены

15. to give smb an opportunity – предоставить к-либо возможность

16. to carry out research – проводить научное исследование

17. respiratory system – дыхательная система

18. to contribute much to – делать большой вклад в

19. to exchange knowledge and experience – обмениваться знаниями и опытом

20. to encourage the students to be engaged in research - поощрять студентов заниматься исследованием

Answer the questions:

1. Where do you study?

2. Is Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy an educational or medical institution?

3. When was ChelSMA founded?

4. How many faculties are there in the academy?

5. Who was the first rector?

6. Who are the rector of ChelSMA and the dean of your faculty nowadays?

7. What can you say about the teaching staff of the academy?

8. In what fields of medicine do students gain up-to-date knowledge?

9. When do the students take end-of-term tests and exams?

10. Where do the graduates have an opportunity to work as physicians?

11. In what fields of medicine do research activities take place?

12. What outstanding scientists of ChelSMA do you know?

13. Do our scientists collaborate with foreign colleagues?

14. Do you think it is difficult to get medical education?