Department of Pharmacology
Student Scientific Club
General information:
Head of the department: Professor Valeriia V. Hnatiuk
Head of the club: Senior Lecturer Horbach Anna O. Horbach
President of the club: student of the 4іе year of the Pediatric Faculty, Iryna Kushnir
Plan of Student Scientific Club in 2026-2027 academic year
Address: 34 Beresteiskyi avenue, physico-chemical building of the Bogomolets National Medical University, Department of Pharmacology.
SSC working plan 2024-2025
At the beginning of the academic year at the beginning of the academic year at the Bogomolets National Medical University, it became a tradition to hold the festival “Medvoyage” – a large-scale event for first-year students, designed to help new students get acquainted with the University, its departments, teachers and student life. This year, on August 31, 2026, the Department of Pharmacology of Bogomolets National Medical University joined the festival, having prepared cognitive and practically oriented tasks for first-year students, which allowed them to get acquainted with pharmacology even before the start of studying the discipline within the educational process.
The department presented one of the thematic stations of the Pharmaceutical Faculty – “Home First Aid Kit”, where first-year students had the opportunity to learn about the basic principles of responsible handling of medicines. The participants were told about the basic dosage forms, the rules for storing medicines, the importance of observing the temperature regime, protection from moisture and sunlight, as well as controlling expiration dates. The first-year students analyzed in practice which drugs require special conditions, why certain medicines are stored in the fridge, and for some special conditions of control and storage are necessary. During the interactive part of the meeting, students who visited the station had the opportunity to revise the conditional home first aid kit. The participants worked in teams, put together a thematic puzzle with key rules for handling medicines, and also checked the composition of the conditional home first aid kit, determining which medicines should remain in it and which should not be there. This format made it possible to turn theoretical knowledge into practical skills and at the same time demonstrate the importance of pharmaceutical care in everyday life. In memory of visiting the Home First Aid Kit station, first-year students received a paper checklist with the rules for storing and revising the first aid kit, which they can use directly at home.
Another location where students of the scientific circle of the department worked was the station “Fundamental Medicine”, prepared together with the Departments of Medical Biochemistry, Physiology and Pathological Physiology. This location was built in the format of a kind of medical detective. First-year students, working in teams, with the help of logical tasks, measuring blood pressure, determining blood sugar levels, deciphering ECGs and pharmacological puzzles, gradually approached an important part of the detective quest was acquaintance with medicines and the principles of their storage. After establishing a preliminary diagnosis, the participants solved puzzles with encrypted names of drugs, found appropriate medicines and determined where exactly they should be stored – at room temperature, in the fridge or in specially defined conditions. Thus, the station combined knowledge of fundamental disciplines with the first acquaintance with the pharmacological component of the professional activity of future doctors. For first-year students, the station “Fundamental Medicine” became an opportunity to see how closely different medical disciplines are interconnected. After all, the path to understanding the mechanisms of action of drugs begins with fundamental knowledge about the structure and functioning of the body, pathological processes and biochemical mechanisms.
The participation of the Department of Pharmacology in the festival was an opportunity to show first-year students that pharmacology is a science that is directly related to patient safety, treatment efficiency and professional responsibility of the future doctor and pharmacist.
On September 23, 2026, the first meeting of the Student Scientific Circle (SSC) of the Department of Pharmacology of Bogomolets NMU in the 2026-2027 academic year was held. The meeting was the beginning of the work of the student scientific circle and was devoted to organizational issues, determining the main directions of individual work of students at the Department of Pharmacology and familiarizing students with possible directions of academic work.
The meeting was opened by the Acting Head of the Department of Pharmacology, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Valeriia Hnatiuk, who congratulated the participants on the beginning of the academic year and the work of the SSC of the department, emphasized the importance of involving students in research activities, deepening professional knowledge and forming skills necessary for working with academic information. The participants of the meeting were also addressed by the Secretary of the O.A. Kysil Student Scientific Society, a 4th year student of the Educational and Research Institute of Medicine Oleksii Kuznetsov, who congratulated the students on the beginning of the work of the scientific circle of the department and noted the role of student science in the formation of the academic environment of the university.
The main part of the meeting was devoted to the organization of the work of the SSC of the department, acquainted students with the format of further activities of the circle, proposed the Work Plan of the circle for the 2026-2027 academic year, which was unanimously supported by the participants of the meeting. Students had the opportunity to join the discussion of further areas of the circle’s activities, suggest their own ideas and identify topics that are of greatest interest for future meetings.
As part of the organizational part of the meeting, the election of the head of the circle took place, which was Kushnir Iryna, a 5th year student of the Pediatric Faculty. Iryna has been the head of the SSC department for the 3rd year, has established herself as a responsible, creative, academically oriented student, who has the support of both students and teachers of the department.
A separate block of the meeting was devoted to the individual work of students. Acting head. of the department, prof. Hnatiuk V.V. presented a report in which she acquainted students with individual types of work of students at the department, the possibilities of implementing individual academic initiatives, participation in research projects and their importance for further professional development.
Significant attention of students was attracted by the speech of Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacology, Candidate of Medical Sciences Olena Shumeiko on the topic “Rules for making presentations in the preparation of reports for the SSC meeting. Compliance with the rules of academic integrity”. During the report, the main requirements for the structure and design of presentations, preparation of academic materials and presentation of research results were considered.
The organizational meeting was the first step towards the systematic academic work of the Student Scientific Circle of the Department of Pharmacology in the new academic year. Ahead are thematic meetings, academic reports at conferences, discussion of topical issues of pharmacology and new opportunities for students interested in deepening professional knowledge and developing research competencies. We invite everyone to join our work by registering in the group of the circle on Telegram https://t.me/+kVuC6vuygTczNWQy.
History of the club (date of establishment) and notable club members:
The origins of the Department of Pharmacology date back to 1841, when the Department of “Medical Pharmacognosy with Prescription” was one of the first ten departments established at St. Vladimir University. Among the department heads were such outstanding scientists as M.I. Kozlov, O.P. Walter, V.I. Dybkovsky, Yu.P. Laudenbach, G.L. Shkavera, O.I. Cherkes, I.S. Chekman.
Active participation in scientific work is taken by students, members of the scientific student club. Scientific research by students is one way to organize the educational process in higher education institutions.
The Scientific Student Club (SSC) of the Department of Pharmacology has been actively functioning since 1945, although individual studies were conducted by students on the basis of the department under the guidance of its scientists even before that time.
In recent years, the scientific level of student research papers has significantly increased at our Bogomolets National Medical University, and their topics have become more relevant and specific. For a modern doctor, the ability to think creatively about each complex clinical case is necessary. Student scientific clubs help to educate competent doctors for practical healthcare, as well as to select and train personnel for the departments of medical universities and research institutes from among the most gifted and hardworking students.
Students prepare meaningful presentations based on modern views on the use of drugs. To do this, it is necessary to identify the students’ interest, offer them topics for future research and help to select material, perform practical work.
Work in the scientific club became the first stage in the activities of many outstanding scientists and excellent specialists. In his student years, a member of the corresponding member of the NAS and AMS of Ukraine, Professor Trynus F.P., who was the director of the specialized Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology for many years, was an active member of the Department of Pharmacology, and Professor Chebotareva V.D. was the dean of the pediatric faculty for many years. Many graduates of the department defended doctoral and candidate dissertations and work fruitfully at the department (Gorchakova N.O., Babak V.V., Bondur V.V., Dyachenko V.Yu., Klymenko O.V., Savchenko N.V., Shumeyko O.V., Doroshenko A.I.), as well as in research institutes (Duhak V.G., Viktorov O.P., Shatilo V.B., Bulda V.I., Svishchenko E.P., Mankivskyi B.M., Burchynskyi S.P., Kushch V.M.).
The club’s work is focused on:
Improving the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of students.
Familiarizing students with new pharmacological research and innovations among medicinal products.
Organizing research in the department’s laboratory and familiarizing students with its equipment.
Unlocking the scientific potential of students and preparing research papers.
Developing scientific thinking and analytical abilities in club members.
Regular meetings of the student scientific club take place at the Department of Pharmacology of the Bogomolets National Medical University. Any interested student can prepare a presentation on the theme of the meeting with the help of department teachers.
Collaboration with other clubs:
With the SSC of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Institute of Postgraduate Education.
With the SSC of the Department of Oncology.
With the SSC of the Department of Microbiology.
With the SSC of Sexology and Andrology.
With the SSC of the Department of Biochemistry.
With the SSC of Clinical Immunology and Allergology with a section on medical genetics.
With the SSC of the Department of Ophthalmology.
With the SSC of the Department of Pediatrics.
With the SSC of the Department of Neurosurgery.
Meeting schedule for the 2023-2024 academic year:
“To Treat or Rejuvenate. What Can Botulinum Toxin Medications Do? Present and Future” 03.10.2023
Interdisciplinary meeting of the Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Ophthalmology of the NMU: “Dry Eye Syndrome. From Diagnosis to Pharmacological Correction” 23.11.2023
Interdisciplinary meeting of the Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Neurosurgery: “Pharmacological Support for Neurosurgical Interventions” 18.12.2023
Interdisciplinary meeting of the Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Pediatrics: “Modern Treatment of Cough in Children. Pediatricians’ and Pharmacologists’ View on the Problem” January 2024
Joint meeting with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology: “Contraceptives: When Are Multiple Effects Better Than One?” February 2024
“Antiviral Drugs: New Trends and Perspectives” March 2024
Interdisciplinary meeting of the Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Allergology and Immunology, and the Department of Pathophysiology of NMU: “Antiallergic Drugs. What’s New for Doctors and Pharmacists” April 2024
Meeting dates are approximate and subject to change. For detailed information, visit the Facebook page of the department at https://www.facebook.com/nmu.pharma/ or contact the club captain.
