On June 4, 2024, a training for surgeons from all over Ukraine started at Poltava State Medical University. Colleagues from the United States share their experience with the latest technologies in teaching anatomy, clinical anatomy and operative surgery. Vice-Rector for Research and Clinical Studies, Professor Ihor Ksionz met the American doctors at the Department of Anatomy with Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, where the training will be held, and wished them constructive work and fruitful exchange of experience at the international level.

The speaker from Chicago expressed his gratitude for the hospitality at one of the universities well known for its thorough training of highly qualified physicians in Ukraine and abroad and outlined the action plan. It envisages 2 lectures on the first day of work on treatment of wounds caused by explosions, burns, and cardiovascular injuries, and the third one will be devoted to damage control. It is also planned to practice basic ultrasound skills on the first day of work. In general, the training will run from June 4-7, and, in addition to lectures, it will include technologically extremely striking porcine surgeries. On June 7, the results of what was heard, done, and learned will be summarized. 

Among the American doctors, there are general surgeons, emergency medicine doctors, and military surgeons. The speaker of the training drew special attention to the upcoming familiarization with such a specific specialization, which, in his words, involves “treating wounds from all sides.” In other words, the entire training course is designed to provide important skills and the ability to apply them comprehensively in wartime.

Ukrainian medical specialists from all regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv and its leading medical institutions, came to update their knowledge and learn new technologies.

You will learn about the course of the training and its highlights in our next reports.