Training specialists for foreign countries is one of the most important priorities of public policy in many countries: the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia and others.
Ukraine, along with other countries, transmits its cultural and national values through the export of educational services.
Our university started accepting foreign citizens for studying in 1960. Until 1991, training was carried out in one speciality "dentistry" and mainly for the countries of the socialist commonwealth. During this period, 589 dentists were trained.
In 1992, on the initiative of the former Rector, Professor M. Skrypnikov, a Dean’s Office for work with foreign students was established, and in 1993, a full-fledged Faculty of Foreign Students Training was opened. On November 1, 2020 the faculty was renamed the International Faculty.
During the years of existence of the International Faculty the Dean’s Office was headed by highly qualified medical specialists, experienced teachers:
- 1992-1994 - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of Dermatovenerological Diseases M. Dudchenko;
- 1994-1998 - PhD in Medical Sciences, Deputy Head of the Pediatric Surgery Course V. Shysh;
- 1998-1999 - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Deputy Head of the Department of Oncology V.Bashtan;
- 1999-2001 - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Deputy Head of the Department of Improvement of Stomatology, Orthopedists and Orthodontists M. Nidzelskyi;
- in 2001-2003 - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Deputy Head of the Department of Postgraduate Education of Physicians, Professor M. Potiazhenko;
- in 2003-2009 - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology A. Skrypnikov;
- in 2009-2014 - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor K. Ishcheikin;
- in 2014-2015 - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor V. Novikov
- Since 2015 - PhD in Medical Sciences, Associate Professor L. Burya.
During the existence of the faculty, about 3,000 doctors have been trained for more than 50 countries, of which 1,726 in the speciality "Dentistry" and 1,251 in the speciality "General Health".
Material-technical base
The International Faculty has created a proper material and technical base, which fully provides the conditions for training specialists in the specialities "General health" and "Dentistry".
A system of computer training and control has been developed on the basis of basic computer classes, each of which has specialized departments. Different types of educational work are also conducted on separate computers of the departments.
Modern computer classes and an Internet class with the possibility of free high-speed access to the Internet have been implemented. The faculty uses modern multimedia learning technologies that are able to make the most of the ways of perceiving information, to bring the conditions created in the lecture hall to the conditions of future daily activities of the doctor.
Clinical departments, which train foreign students, are located in all regional and city medical institutions of Poltava, the bed stock of which is 6095 beds and about 200 dental chairs, which are used in the educational process and allow to provide practical training of students at the appropriate level.
Clinical departments and medical facilities are equipped with modern diagnostic and treatment equipment, which makes it possible to carry out diagnostics and treatment at a modern level, using modern advances in science.\
Lectures and practical classes are conducted with the use of multimedia programmes, educational videos, slides, visual aids and with the involvement of thematic patients. A significant role in the organization of educational and methodical work belongs to the library of the university, which fully provides students with educational, reference and methodical literature. The library fund is 361922 copies, including 12767 copies of educational literature.
Scientific schools were founded on the faculty during the years of its existence, headed by professors V. Shepitko, K. Neporada, S. Malyk, D. Korol, I. Tkachenko, L. Smahliuk, H. Dubynska, I. Kaidashev, O. Beliaieva.