HISTORY OF MILITARY TRAINING IN CRIMEAN MEDICAL ACADEMY NAMED AFTER S. I. GEORGIEVSKY

The present paper represents main periods of military and medical training in the Crimean Medical University named after S. I. Georgievsky from 1945 to 2010. The first period (1945–1970). Training of army medical officers for Army Forces was carried out at the Military Arts Division. In 1960, due to reduction in Army Forces by 1200000 servants the division was dissolved. From 1960 to 1968, training in Crimean Medical Institute was not conducted. In 1968, the Military Arts Division was restored and to 1970, the training of army medical officers for Army Forces was continued. The second period (1970–1991). In 1970, the Naval Division was found and training of surgeons for the Navy was started. The third period (1991–2010). The Naval Division was renamed in the Military Arts Division where training of army medical officers for Army Forces was started. The division was further changed its name twice to the Division of Extreme and Military Medicine and the Division of Disaster Medicine. In 2010, the government of Ukraine made a decision regarding cutbacks of the Division of Disaster and Military Medicine in the Crimean Medical University. In the same year, the last graduation of army medical officers was held. Throughout the military training period, of the more than 7000 graduates of the Crimean Medical Institute (University) were certified as reserve officers of Medical Service for the Navy and of the more than 8000 graduates — as reserve officers of Medical Service for the Armed Forces.