Educational Program
Preparation of a Competitive, Qualified Rehabilitation Physician, Possessing Professional Knowledge and Skills in Organizing and Conducting Medical Rehabilitation at a High Level Using Modern Medical Technologies, Capable of Generating New Knowledge in the Health Sector to Ensure Effective Continuous Medical Care for Patients and the Population as a Whole.
Upon completion of this program, it is expected that residents will be able to
1. Organize and conduct medical rehabilitation for adults and children, effective prevention of complications within the framework of treating the primary disease based on evidence-based practice, critical evaluation of new information and care standards, assessment of the effectiveness and safety of rehabilitation, treatment, and prevention methods.
2. Conduct comprehensive examinations using medical technologies in accordance with standards and evidence-based practice to determine rehabilitation plans and a personalized approach to solving patient problems in chronic diseases, as well as after acute conditions, surgeries, and injuries, for patients with limitations in daily activities, functional and structural impairments.
3. Provide timely and effective medical care in emergency and life-threatening situations arising in clinical practice, as well as during epidemics, pandemics, emergencies, natural and technogenic disasters.
4. Effectively use communication skills to establish positive and trusting relationships with patients, children, and their families (or legal representatives) during the assessment of rehabilitation potential, rehabilitation process, and disease prevention, as well as in emergency situations, including performing diagnostic procedures and initiating appropriate interventions.
5. Use communication skills to effectively organize the work of an interdisciplinary/interprofessional team of specialists to achieve the optimal result for the patient, respecting colleagues' opinions, and maintaining effective time management skills.
6. Apply legal knowledge in the field of health protection, doctor and patient rights protection, guided by regulatory legal acts defining rehabilitation activities.
7. Use modern information-digital and innovative medical technologies, including artificial intelligence capabilities, and healthcare information systems for medical documentation, solving professional tasks, increasing efficiency in ensuring safety and quality of medical care.
8. Conduct disease and injury prevention activities, health education, and promote a healthy lifestyle to strengthen the health of children and adults and population health in general.
9. Demonstrate and embody ethical standards, moral principles in all professional interactions with patients, families, colleagues, and society in general, and the responsible behavior expected from doctors.
10. Work effectively within the healthcare system, and improve these systems, paying attention to the timeliness, quality, safety, and value of care provided to patients.
11. Analyze and critically evaluate professional literature, formulate research questions, and effectively use international databases in daily activities.
12. Participate in scientific research aimed at advancing knowledge in human health and improving quality of life.
Curriculum
SEMESTER 1
- Fundamentals of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
— 16 ECTS
- Functional diagnostics
— 8 ECTS
- Ergotherapy
— 10 ECTS
SEMESTER 2
- Therapeutic physical factors
— 18 ECTS
- Exercise therapy (kinesiotherapy)
— 18 ECTS
SEMESTER 3
- Rehabilitation in pediatrics
— 12 ECTS
- Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
— 18 ECTS
- Artificial Intelligence in Physical Rehabilitation
— 4 ECTS
- Innovative approaches in oncological rehabilitation
— 4 ECTS
- Geriatric rehabilitation
— 4 ECTS
SEMESTER 4
- Neurorehabilitation
— 18 ECTS
- Cardiorehabilitation
— 8 ECTS
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
— 8 ECTS
- Final Attestation
— 2 ECTS