The Department of Internal Medicine No. 3 (up to 2008 – the Department of Hospital Therapy No. 2) was established in September 1973. It was one of the first medical schools of Ukraine as chair subordinators of therapy. Creating such a department was motivated by the need to improve training of subordinator therapists. One of the main objectives of the department is organizational guidance training of physicians under a single educational thematic plan.

Major role in the organization and establishment of the Department of Hospital therapy No. 2 belongs thanks to academic work of the professor Borys A. Zelinsky (1932-2001) who became the first head of the department. For 4 years his management of the department made a significant contribution to the organization of teaching, clinical work of the department. Scientific direction of the department was mainly aimed at problems of cardiology.

Prof. Zelinsky conducted extensive scientific work. During the leadership of the Department, he prepared three PhD, implemented modern methods of training doctors and created the conditions for teaching and research.

Originally databases department were therapeutic and gastroenterology department city clinical hospital No. 1, therapy department railway hospital, hematology department of the regional hospital named after. N. I. Pirogov and therapy department regional endocrinology clinic.

Department faculty have always been well-equipped. In city clinical hospital No. 1 and endocrinology clinics clinical laboratories were organized, in the railway hospital — functional diagnostics.

The first academic department staff consisted of 13 members: prof. Zelinsky B., prof. Shklyar M., associates of professor Lipnytskiy, Symbirtseva, assistants Fesenko, Koshevskoy, Shokur, Kogut, Melashchenko, Bogdanova, Petrashov, Zelinsky, Slobodyanik.

In 1977, on the basis of the institute the first department of endocrinology in the former Soviet Union was established which was headed by Prof. Zelinsky, and as head of the Department of Hospital Therapy number 2 Professor M. Sheverda (1921-2003) was chosen, who headed it for 14 years.

The latter produced three PhDs, has published about 90 scientific papers and received a certificate for 15 rationalization offers.

During the leadership of the Department, Prof. Sheverda paid much attention to educational and methodical work, improvement of the educational process and the formation of students’ science-based clinical thinking.

The staff of the department issued guidelines for emergency care and therapy, methodological development of the workshops with outpatient work that helped improve the training subordinator.

Prof. Sheverda was a good lecturer. His classes were thought out and insightful, and they were often attended by students from other courses, as well as city doctors.

In 1981, the clinical base of the department was added, and the teaching staff of the therapeutic cardiology department city clinical hospital No. 3 included assistants Bondarenko, Zhabina, Pyehterev, Doroshenko, Otkalenkom, Derhun, Lavrov.

From 1991 the department was headed by Professor Vitalii Denesiuk who from 1970 to 1980 worked as a first assistant and from 1981 — as an Associate Professor of propaedeutic care of the university and conducted workshops with students of the 6th year. In 1986 he defended his doctoral dissertation and was promoted to the position of assistant professor of hospital treatment number 2, later was elected as a professor, and from 1991 to the present day is the head of the department of internal medicine number 3.

Over the years, as the head of the department professor Denesiuk significantly improved scientific work and clearly defined the main research activities of the group – current problems of cardiology.

Prof. Denesiuk became the organizer of national and inter-regional scientific conferences on topical issues of internal medicine which from 1997 were held annually (for 16 consecutive years) with the participation of leading scientists and physicians in Ukraine who share their scientific developments. Conference had considerable popularity in practitioners of the city, local and other regions.

The Department improved educational and methodical work by the Bologna Declaration. Particular attention is given to practical training of students and medical interns, an ability to examine patients, an interpretation of research findings, diagnosis according to the modern classification and treatment on the basis of evidence-based medicine advances. Significant amount of time is given to training and technical work.

For the first time in Ukraine since 2008, the Department contests are held by students of the 6th year for the better preparation of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic algorithms in internal medicine and contests for the best student logical thinking of following their performance at student conferences of the department.

Professor Denesiuk has published about 400 scientific papers, 27 monographs, textbooks and manuals. He has trained 22 candidates and doctors of medical sciences and now under his direction candidate and doctoral dissertations are performed. During his work, all lecturers were candidates and doctors of medical sciences.

In 1995 professor V. Denesiuk became Academician of the Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences of Ukraine, in 1998 — Academician of the New York Academy of Sciences (USA), in 1999 — Academician of the Ukrainian Ecological Academy of Sciences, 1999 — Academician of Economic Cybernetics of Ukraine, in 2008 — Academician of higher education in Ukraine. In 1999 he was made an honorary leader of the Scientific Medical and Technical Society of Ukraine, and in 2008 — awarded the Medal of MD Strazhesko and two diplomas, onf of the Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine and the other — the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. He is the chairman of Vinnytsia Regional Branch of higher education in Ukraine.

After closing the urban cardiology clinic database of the Department there are:

• rheumatological department of the City Clinical Hospital number 1;
• cardiology department for patient with heart arrhythmias in the communal institute “Vinnytsia Regional Clinical and Diagnostic center of Cardiovascular Diseases”;
• 3 therapeutic department of the regional clinical hospital of invalids of the Great Patriotic War;
• two branches of the Clinical Hospital No. 3 of the Vinnytsia Regional Hospital.

Currently the Department is located at 5 clinical sites with 460 therapeutic beds. The Department has 18 teachers: 3 professors, 11 associate professors, 6 assistant professors and 3 laboratory technicians. All lecturers have academic rank candidates and medical doctors.

The title of Professor was conferred to B.G. Storozhuk in 2003 and V. P. Ivanov in 2012. The title associate of professor was awarded to Oliinyk Olena in 1992, Galina Kotsuta and Osyadla Emilia – in 2000, Valerii Ivanov and Oleh Kolesnik — in 2005, Bilokonna Nataliia — in 2007, and Shmaliy Valentin — in 2012, O. I. Afanasyuk and O. F. Bilonko — in 2013, V. Y. Maslovsky — in 2015, T. Y. Nushko and O. V. Kovalchuk — in 2016. In recent years the Department has added new assistant candidates of medical sciences: Pentiuk Larisa, Y. Y. Shushkovskaya, N. O. Muzika, O. P. Khapitska, M. O. Kolesnik, N. V. Storozhuk, I. A. Mezievskaya.

In 2011, for the first time in Ukraine, Vitalii and Olena Denesiuk published a booklet called “Evidence-based Internal Medicine” which was awarded the Second Prize of higher education in Ukraine. In 2011, edited by V. Denesiuk and other authors the second textbook “Internal Medicine and Anxiety-depressive Disorder” was published which was awarded the Academy Award of Higher Education in Ukraine. Members of the department created bank tests for training students of 6th year and medical interns equipped computer labs.

The Research Department has more than 950 scientific papers, including more than 40 monographs and textbooks, received more than 30 inventor’s certificates (Borys Storozhuk professors — 22, Valerii Ivanov — 12, Vitalii Denesiuk — 11 and others).

Over the years within the department about 10,000 students and 1,000 medical interns, 47 medical residents, graduate and undergraduate students have been enrolled who work in different parts of the country and abroad.

For 40 years the Department of Internal Medicine No. 3 of the university has been responsible for preparing domestic students of the 6th year, as well as medical interns of internal medicine. Staff of the Department of Internal Medicine No. 3 is very much faithfully and fruitfully working in the field of health and strives for education and training of young qualified doctors.

Department of Internal Medicine No. 3
The Department of Internal Medicine No. 3 (up to 2008 – the Department of Hospital Therapy No. 2) was established in September 1973. It was one of the first medical schools of Ukraine as chair subordinators of therapy. Creating such a department was motivated by the need to improve training of subordinator therapists. One of the main objectives of the department is organizational guidance training of physicians under a single educational thematic plan.
Major role in the organization and establishment of the Department of Hospital therapy No. 2 belongs thanks to academic work of the professor Borys A. Zelinsky (1932-2001) who became the first head of the department. For 4 years his management of the department made a significant contribution to the organization of teaching, clinical work of the department. Scientific direction of the department was mainly aimed at problems of cardiology.
Prof. Zelinsky conducted extensive scientific work. During the leadership of the Department, he prepared three PhD, implemented modern methods of training doctors and created the conditions for teaching and research.
Originally databases department were therapeutic and gastroenterology department city clinical hospital No. 1, therapy department railway hospital, hematology department of the regional hospital named after. N. I. Pirogov and therapy department regional endocrinology clinic.
Department faculty have always been well-equipped. In city clinical hospital No. 1 and endocrinology clinics clinical laboratories were organized, in the railway hospital — functional diagnostics.
The first academic department staff consisted of 13 members: prof. Zelinsky B., prof. Shklyar M., associates of professor Lipnytskiy, Symbirtseva, assistants Fesenko, Koshevskoy, Shokur, Kogut, Melashchenko, Bogdanova, Petrashov, Zelinsky, Slobodyanik.
In 1977, on the basis of the institute the first department of endocrinology in the former Soviet Union was established which was headed by Prof. Zelinsky, and as head of the Department of Hospital Therapy number 2 Professor M. Sheverda (1921-2003) was chosen, who headed it for 14 years.
The latter produced three PhDs, has published about 90 scientific papers and received a certificate for 15 rationalization offers.
During the leadership of the Department, Prof. Sheverda paid much attention to educational and methodical work, improvement of the educational process and the formation of students’ science-based clinical thinking.
The staff of the department issued guidelines for emergency care and therapy, methodological development of the workshops with outpatient work that helped improve the training subordinator.
Prof. Sheverda was a good lecturer. His classes were thought out and insightful, and they were often attended by students from other courses, as well as city doctors.
In 1981, the clinical base of the department was added, and the teaching staff of the therapeutic cardiology department city clinical hospital No. 3 included assistants Bondarenko, Zhabina, Pyehterev, Doroshenko, Otkalenkom, Derhun, Lavrov.
From 1991 the department was headed by Professor Vitalii Denesiuk who from 1970 to 1980 worked as a first assistant and from 1981 — as an Associate Professor of propaedeutic care of the university and conducted workshops with students of the 6th year. In 1986 he defended his doctoral dissertation and was promoted to the position of assistant professor of hospital treatment number 2, later was elected as a professor, and from 1991 to the present day is the head of the department of internal medicine number 3.
Over the years, as the head of the department professor Denesiuk significantly improved scientific work and clearly defined the main research activities of the group – current problems of cardiology.
Prof. Denesiuk became the organizer of national and inter-regional scientific conferences on topical issues of internal medicine which from 1997 were held annually (for 16 consecutive years) with the participation of leading scientists and physicians in Ukraine who share their scientific developments. Conference had considerable popularity in practitioners of the city, local and other regions.
The Department improved educational and methodical work by the Bologna Declaration. Particular attention is given to practical training of students and medical interns, an ability to examine patients, an interpretation of research findings, diagnosis according to the modern classification and treatment on the basis of evidence-based medicine advances. Significant amount of time is given to training and technical work.
For the first time in Ukraine since 2008, the Department contests are held by students of the 6th year for the better preparation of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic algorithms in internal medicine and contests for the best student logical thinking of following their performance at student conferences of the department.
Professor Denesiuk has published about 400 scientific papers, 27 monographs, textbooks and manuals. He has trained 22 candidates and doctors of medical sciences and now under his direction candidate and doctoral dissertations are performed. During his work, all lecturers were candidates and doctors of medical sciences.
In 1995 professor V. Denesiuk became Academician of the Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences of Ukraine, in 1998 — Academician of the New York Academy of Sciences (USA), in 1999 — Academician of the Ukrainian Ecological Academy of Sciences, 1999 — Academician of Economic Cybernetics of Ukraine, in 2008 — Academician of higher education in Ukraine. In 1999 he was made an honorary leader of the Scientific Medical and Technical Society of Ukraine, and in 2008 — awarded the Medal of MD Strazhesko and two diplomas, onf of the Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine and the other — the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. He is the chairman of Vinnytsia Regional Branch of higher education in Ukraine.
After closing the urban cardiology clinic database of the Department there are:
rheumatological department of the City Clinical Hospital number 1;
cardiology department for patient with heart arrhythmias in the communal institute “Vinnytsia Regional Clinical and Diagnostic center of Cardiovascular Diseases”;
3 therapeutic department of the regional clinical hospital of invalids of the Great Patriotic War;
two branches of the Clinical Hospital No. 3 of the Vinnytsia Regional Hospital.
Currently the Department is located at 5 clinical sites with 460 therapeutic beds. The Department has 18 teachers: 3 professors, 11 associate professors, 6 assistant professors and 3 laboratory technicians. All lecturers have academic rank candidates and medical doctors.
The title of Professor was conferred to B.G. Storozhuk in 2003 and V. P. Ivanov in 2012. The title associate of professor was awarded to Oliinyk Olena in 1992, Galina Kotsuta and Osyadla Emilia – in 2000, Valerii Ivanov and Oleh Kolesnik — in 2005, Bilokonna Nataliia — in 2007, and Shmaliy Valentin — in 2012, O. I. Afanasyuk and O. F. Bilonko — in 2013, V. Y. Maslovsky — in 2015, T. Y. Nushko and O. V. Kovalchuk — in 2016. In recent years the Department has added new assistant candidates of medical sciences: Pentiuk Larisa, Y. Y. Shushkovskaya, N. O. Muzika, O. P. Khapitska, M. O. Kolesnik, N. V. Storozhuk, I. A. Mezievskaya.
In 2011, for the first time in Ukraine, Vitalii and Olena Denesiuk published a booklet called “Evidence-based Internal Medicine” which was awarded the Second Prize of higher education in Ukraine. In 2011, edited by V. Denesiuk and other authors the second textbook “Internal Medicine and Anxiety-depressive Disorder” was published which was awarded the Academy Award of Higher Education in Ukraine. Members of the department created bank tests for training students of 6th year and medical interns equipped computer labs.
The Research Department has more than 950 scientific papers, including more than 40 monographs and textbooks, received more than 30 inventor’s certificates (Borys Storozhuk professors — 22, Valerii Ivanov — 12, Vitalii Denesiuk — 11 and others).
Over the years within the department about 10,000 students and 1,000 medical interns, 47 medical residents, graduate and undergraduate students have been enrolled who work in different parts of the country and abroad.
For 40 years the Department of Internal Medicine No. 3 of the university has been responsible for preparing domestic students of the 6th year, as well as medical interns of internal medicine. Staff of the Department of Internal Medicine No. 3 is very much faithfully and fruitfully working in the field of health and strives for education and training of young qualified doctors.