Lviv, 3 June 2002

Cornmissione Etica International Scientifica- Medica - Farmaceutica Via dell' Epomeo 463 - 80 126 - Italy

Dear Sirs:
First of all we very grateful for your invitation to belong to the "Scientific Medical Pharmaceutical Intemational Ethical Cornmittee".
We all are interested to represent the C.E.I.S.M. in Ukraine.
We would like to write you about our medical institution.
Our medical college the center "Medic" was founded in 1991. The center "Medic" medical school is the very first private school in Ukraine that is given the right to give out the state model diplomas. According to the Education Ministry of Ukraine college resolution the school is put into the state list of educational institutions, it is given the right to realize schooling with the status of the institution of higher education of the first accreditation level. We had some difficulties and problems because our college was the first one in private medical education and paid training.
The former Soviet Union left by inheritance the system of education which didn't justify itself in new conditions and failed. On the secondary school base the center specialists in such professions; the nurse's matter, stomatological orthopedics, rnidwifery .
lt is important that besides the main speciality the students get supplementary lines owing to special courses on phytotherapy, cosmetology and metaloceramics. The staffof our college worked hard and introduced the new principles and methods of private education with great success and also was able to prove all the advantages of new techniques.
There are many higWy skilled specialist sand young instructors in our college.
They are engaged in interesting and useful work.
Nowada-ys they prepare a project of pr-ogrammed which is directed on the preserving of reproductive health of the youth.
This programme is actual nowadays not only in Ukraine but in all world- However , the present - day teenagers grow in such conditions, which differ very much from those times when their parents had grown. This is an intensive development of AIDS, different oncological diseases, pollution of environmental protection, social - econornic instability.
A11 this caused the change of drugs usage between teenagers increased, sexual activity and teenagers crirninality also increased.
That's why it was very important for us to work out the programme directed on the propagandizing of the healthy way of living, preserving of reproductive health and moral values. If these problems bother you, we would be able to come to you with the aim of Exchange Prograrnme, training and realization of friendly discussion. We are also interested in peculiarities of organization of private medicaI education, excursion tours with the aim of acquaintance with culture, traditions and history of your country - 

The most favourable months for trip are September - October. We have possibility to send and to receive in the Exchange Program - 7 - 9 persons.
We would be sincerely grateful for financial help concerning organization of the trip I the payment of traveling expenses, because our teachers get low-paid salary - 40 - 50 dqllars for one month.

Please, write us your wishes and suggestions concerning Exchange Program.
With best wishes.

Yours sincerely, Deputy ofthe Director General

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Natalia Korpan