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Kharkiv is the second largest city of Ukraine by its size and population. It is the biggest industrial, scientific and cultural center of the country. This city was founded in the 17th century (1654-1656). Till the turn of 1930s it was the capital of Ukraine. Population of the city numbers over 2 million people. There are about 500 architectural monuments, museums, theatres, and exhibition halls in Kharkiv. The underground railway (subway), whose architectural beauty yields; only to the Moscow one, is a peculiar thing among the sights of the city. Kharkiv is the biggest students city, as there are over 20, higher educational institutions in it. The Kharkiv National Medical University (KNMU) is one of the oldest higher educational establishments of Ukraine. It was founded in 1805 as the Medical Faculty of the Kharkiv University. At present, over 600 teachers work at the departments of the Kharkiv National Medical University (KNMU). Among them,122 professors and 236 Associate Professors, academic title of doctors and candidate of medical sciences are respectively 110 and 445 people. In the Kharkiv National Medical University (KNMU) is a member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and two corresponding members of AMS of Ukraine,4 laureates of State Prize of Ukraine,18 distinguished scientists and engineers,8 distinguished doctors,2 Honored worker of Education of Ukraine,37 full members of international and departmental academies science. Since 1951, the Kharkiv National Medical University (KNMU) has been training medical personnel for countries of the Eastern Europe, China and Mongolia, and since 1961 it has been training students from other countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. At present, there are about 1850 foreign students in the Kharkiv National Medical University (KNMU) who study at the Preparatory Department, Medical and Dental Faculties, undergo postgraduate and clinical post-graduate (residency) courses as well as professional probation at departments of the University in dentistry, therapy, orthopedics and traumatology, oncology, urology, psychiatry, ophthalmology, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, as well as other medical specialities. The Kharkiv National Medical University (KNMU) has trained over 5,000 specialists for 86 states of Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East countries. Among them there are 3 Doctors and 70 Candidates of Medical Science, about 200 clinical post-graduates (residents).The Diploma of the Kharkiv National Medical University (KNMU) is prestigious and recognized in many countries of the world. Among former graduates of the University there are ministers and members of parliaments in various countries, outstanding scientists and famous specialists who founded their own clinics abroad. Within the period of their studies the students undergo academic training in main medical specialities. They take part in examinations of patients, giving urgent aid, work at X-ray rooms, clinical and biochemical laboratories. Particular attention is paid to clinical rounds of patients, their management, filling in and arrangement of case histories with their subsequent analysis. 

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