Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Toxicology
Academic methodological activity
Responsible person: Olena Kuznetsova, Associate Professor.
e-mail: olena.kuznetsova@nmu.ua
2023-2024 s.y.
COURSE PROGRAM of the discipline ”Drug quality control practical training” 2023-2024
Regulations for the conduction and assessment of the exam 3
Teaching guidelines for practical classes in the discipline ”Biological Chemistry”
REGULATIONS FOR THE TRAINING
Higher Education Standard in the specialty 226 Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy of Knowledge 22 health care for the second (master’s) level of higher education (approved by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on November 04, 2022):
Educational and professional program “Pharmacy” of the second (Master’s) level of higher education in the specialty 226 “Pharmacy, industrial pharmacy” (approved by the Academic Council of the Bogomolets National Medical University (Protocol No. 11 from 30. 05. 2023)):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lNSRD0gIma7uBVPbA08BW3-J18v3-chn/view
The main task of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Toxicology is essential improvement of the quality of teaching and learning through the usage of innovative methods and technologies for the implementation of scientific research in the fields of analysis of medicines, biochemical research methods, toxicological chemistry and pedagogy, and the formation of an effective system of control and assessment of student knowledge.
The Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Medicinal is graduative, therefore the educational process is professionally oriented, which means, in particular, the planning and teaching of all disciplines based on practical skills and the rejection of abstract exercises detached from the discipline which is studied, the widespread usage of professionally directed learning technologies that are able to activate the students to think, to increase their autonomy in solving problems. These methods provide active emotional state of reproduction of knowledge, facilitate assimilation of educational material, especially practical skills, create a favorable learning mood, encourage to academic work.
In order to intensify and improve the educational process there are regular teaching sessions.
Compulsory academic disciplines are taught at the Department for students of the Faculty of Pharmacy:
- 2nd year – Organic Chemistry (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor O.I. Holovchenko)
- 2nd and 3rd year – Biological Chemistry (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor O.V. Kuznetsova)
- 3rd year – Pharmaceutical Chemistry (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor O.O. Glushachenko)
- 4th year – Pharmaceutical Chemistry (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor O.V. Afanasenko)
- 4th year – Medicinal Toxicology (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor K.V. Matskevych)
- 5th year – Standardization of medicines (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Professor O.V. Welchinska)
- 5th year – Drug Quality Control Practical Training (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor O.V. Afanasenko).
Disciplines of choice:
- 3rd year – Pharmaceutical aspects of substance dependence and drug addiction (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor V.P. Narokha)
- 3rd year – Functional Biochemistry (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor O.V. Kuznetsova)
- 4th year – Toxicological and Forensic Chemistry (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is professor O.V. Welchinska)
- 5th year – Pharmaceutical chemistry and standardization of medicines practical training (responsible for the course of the academic discipline is Associate Professor O.O. Glushachenko).
The lectures are prelected by high qualified Professors and leading Associated Professors of the Department – Professor I.V. Nizhenkovska, Professor O.V. Welchinska, Associated Professor O.O. Glushachenko, Associated Professor O.V. Afanasenko, Associated Professor O. V. Kuznetsova, Associated Professor V.P. Narokha, Associated Professor K.V. Matskevych. The lectures and practical lessons are held in English for foreign students.
Professor Iryna V. Nizhenkovska lectures on “Medicinal Toxicology”
Professor O.V. Welchinska lectures on Toxicological Chemistry for students of the 5th course of the Faculty of Pharmacy
Associated Professor O.V. Kuznetsova lectures on Biological Chemistry for students of the 3rd course of the Faculty of Pharmacy
Much attention is given to the intensification of educational process, individualization of learning and finding innovative approaches. The need in innovation appears as a goal in the modern conditions of intensive development of all sectors of society. And it is not only the purpose of education, but also an aim to promote students to innovative thinking and to approaches in professional business.
That is why the purpose of the Department is not only to provide students with a greater volume of theoretical load, but to direct them into the mainstream innovative thinking and creativity to make a personal contribution to the sphere of professional activity.
In the photo the Associated Professor O.V. Kuznetsova in a practical lesson in Biological Chemistry
In the photo the Associated Professor O.I. Holovchenko with students in a practical lesson in Organic Сhemistry
There are the students in practical classes
The active learning techniques and technologies of teaching are used by the lecturers in full volume or partly and included in the educational and training manuals, that are developed or prepared by the Department.
The main directions of the educational and methodological work of the Department:
- improvement of the teaching of disciplines, that are taught in the Department with European norms and standards for pharmaceutical education;
- improvement of the programs and other learning materials of disciplines, that are taught in the Department;
- improvement of the system of current and final control and assessment of students’ knowledge;
- preparation and holding of International scientific and methodological conferences for students, young scientists and teachers;
- preparation and holding of scientific conferences for students in foreign languages;
- implementation of innovative methods and teaching technologies in educational process;
- prepress and publishing of textbooks and study guide.
The educational process at the Department is carried out according to the latest textbooks created by author teams with the participation of the Department’s teachers:
The formation of students’ practical skills in the usage and interpretation of the results of laboratory research methods, the composition and mechanism of action of medicinal products is facilitated by the educational and methodological manuals prepared by the teachers of the Department:
For the self-preparation of students for the Licensing Integrated Exam “Krok 1 Pharmacy” and “Krok 2 Pharmacy” the Department has developed educational and methodological manuals with test tasks with an explanation of the correct answer of the disciplines which are included in Krok 1 “Pharmacy” and Krok 2 “Pharmacy”:
In order to organize mixed (auditory-distance) education for students 142 educational videos are posted on the YouTube page of the Department: https://www.youtube.com/@user-yj2fn5mz3x.
In order to deepen theoretical knowledge, practical skills and abilities in Organic, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, the Department organized the work of a Students’ scientific club (look at the section “Students‘ scientific club“).
Students of the 5th year of the Faculty of Pharmacy, under the guidance of scientific and pedagogical staff of the Department, perform qualifying Master’s theses on the basis of:
- Pharmaceutical analysis laboratories of the State Enterprise “State Expert Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine”
- SI “Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology NAMS of Ukraine”;
- State Enterprise “Central laboratory for the analysis of the quality of medicines and medical products”;
- SI “O.M. Marzieiev Institute for Bublic Health” NAMSU
- International United Laboratory Group-PHARM.
