Head of the Faculty of Military Medicine

SHNITKO Svietoslav Nikolaevich

Term of study at the faculty of Military Medicine – 6 years.

The faculty of Military Medicine of the Belarusian State Medical University was established in 1995 at the order of the Defense Minister and Minister of health in coordination with the Minister of Education.

There is no analogue organization at any CIS country. The Faculty is a component of the uniform curriculum of the Belarusian State Medical University. At the same time it is an autonomous administrative unit with its own administration subordinated to the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Belarus. 

At the department of OMP&CM the students study the bases of further education: organization and provision of medical protection of military divisions and subdivisions at war-time and in every-day activity; deployment and functioning of military medical divisions and subdivisions at war time and during catastrophes; supply of military divisions and subdivisions with medical equipment and techniques. In the process of studies the students acquire knowledge, abilities and practical skills for taking decisions to organize medical supply of military divisions under different conditions, to plan and control the activity of medical service divisions.

 

The department of ME&MH focuses the attention to prophylactic measures. The students are taught to prevent diseases, organize every-day life so that to prevent traumatism and busts of infectious diseases in military formations.

At the department of MFT they study the issues of military therapeutic pathology, the most common diseases characteristic of military men of our armed forces at peace-time, the issues of military toxicology. 

The department of MFS pays great attention to the issues of training military doctors in conformity with the latest achievements of modern surgery.

The first graduates of the faculty of Military Medicine were released in 1998, and since then over 400 military doctors got their diplomas. 

The character of academic activities at the faculty of Military Medicine is very diverse. During the period of studies the teaching process allows the students to learn in practice the specificity of all stages of the medical scale of ranks – from a gunner-medical orderly, sanitary instructor to the head of the division medical service. 

From the very beginning the students of the faculty make brave, decisive steps on the way to science: they are encouraged to participate in the activity of military scientific circles, in various projects developed by the departments. It helps them acquire necessary skills in reading scientific literature, using modern medical and diagnostic equipment and carrying out scientific experiments. 

 

At present 40 lecturers work at the faculty: 6 Doctors of Science (Medicine) and 19 Ph D (Medicine), 6 are Professors and 13 – Assistant Professors, 2 are Honored Doctors of the Republic of Belarus.

During 14 years 19 scientific theses have been defended at the Faculty, including 9 for a Doctor’s degree. 

In 2007 the post-graduate courses in specialty “Surgery” and “Internal Diseases” were opened. In 2008 the first candidates to the post-graduate courses in these specialties were admitted.

Since 2006 the Faculty publishes the journal for military doctors “Military Medicine” under review, it is included into the list of scientific publications of the Republic of Belarus for publishing the theses results in Medicine. 

It has become a tradition for the Faculty to take part in the International exhibition of the arms and military techniques «Milex». By the results of the exhibition the Faculty has been awarded by a diploma “For the rarity of the exhibits” and “For cooperation in the field of military developments”.

Training at the faculty of Military Medicine has been carried out for 6 years on the curriculum for the students of the faculty of General medicine with thorough study of military disciplines. 

Hospitals and departments of BSMU, the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, Chief Military Clinical Medical Center #432, Sanitary Epidemiologic Center #23, military medical subdivisions of military divisions, etc. are used as training bases at the Faculty.

 Teaching camps and training practice are carried out in military divisions, medical establishments of the Defense Ministry, internal and frontier troops. 

After the 5th year the students are awarded the military rank “lieutenant”, and after successful passing of State examinations in the 6th year the graduates are awarded next military rank “senior lieutenant of medical service” and are presented with State diplomas.

Training at the Faculty has been carried out for 6 years on the curriculum with thorough study of military medical disciplines in specialty “General Medicine”, specialization “Military General Medicine” and MD qualification.

The faculty also accomplishes: 

training of reserve officers in specialty: “General Medicine in ground troops”; “General Epidemiology”, “General Hygiene”;

clinical residents in specialties: surgery, therapy, hygiene, epidemiology;

military doctor’s assistants.

Since 2009 the Faculty started training of military medical personnel for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.