Ukraine is considered as one of the cheapest destinations to pursue your MBBS career. Ukraine is a country in the Eastern Europe. It shares its boarders to the east and north-east with Russia; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west; and Romania, Moldova and the Black Sea to the south. Including Crimea, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq. mi), and is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia.
History
Ukraine officially declared itself an independent state on August 24, 1991 when the communist Supreme Soviet of Ukraine proclaimed that Ukraine would no longer follow the laws of the USSR and only follow the laws of the Ukrainian declaring Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union. On December 1, Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum formalizing independence from the Soviet Union. Over 90% of Ukrainian citizens voted for independence, with majorities in every region, including 56% in Crimea, which had a 75% ethnic Russian population.
What are the Disadvantages of Studying MBBS in Ukraine
- Climate
- Medical Exposure
- Quality of Education
- Language of Communication
- Corruption
Climate
Climate also plays a major role in the quality of life of the students studying MBBS in any country. Ukraine being one of the largest countries in Europe is also one of the coldest countries. The average temperature in Ukraine ranges from about (-3C to 22C).
Most of the consultancies ignore to inform you about the temperature in Ukraine. Students will face many hardships adjusting to the temperature.
Medical Exposure
Many colleges which are recommended by top consultancies in Ukraine provide very less hospital exposure. Students who choose these colleges will face many problems in their clinical practice in their future. Due to the cheap education in Ukraine the colleges work less in providing clinical exposure to their pupils.
If you choose colleges situated in the city then you may get a little exposure. Colleges situated outside the city will have a very less population of civilians and may reduce your chance to get medical exposure.
Quality of Education
The quality of education in that country is a big factor. While doing several researches and interviews with many former medical students many factors about the quality of education were revealed. Do proper research about the college and ask a few students about the courses and the education quality before committing to a college. There are many new colleges in the country which have less experience in the medical industry and will surely provide with low quality education.
Language of Communication
Most of the locals in Ukraine don’t know English. So students who want to practice their clinical sessions must first learn the Ukrainian language. Ukrainian language is the only way for a student to communicate with the public. Most of the students need a translator or help of the seniors or the teachers to get a basic understanding of the illness of the public.
Studying a new unpopular language is really a bad aspect when choosing to study MBBS in Ukraine. Students must put extra hard work to study a foreign language that they are not going to use ever.
Corruption
Corruption is also a major problem. It is confirmed from our sources that many universities in Ukraine would pass you in a subject with a bribe. Some students even reported that there were several cases of blackmailing done to get some amount of bribe to make a particular candidate pass.
Many professors in the Ukrainian colleges back these activities. This is a big factor which could spoil a students education and reduce the quality of the MBBS studies in that country.
In Summary
There are many other factors which could spoil a student’s education when studying MBBS in Ukraine but these are some of the prime factors which could seriously damage the psychological factors of a student studying MBBS in Ukraine. Student must do proper research before approaching a consultancy.
Many consultancies ignore to give you this information about the disadvantages so self research is the best to overcome these prime factors which may affect a students educational career.
I hope this blog provides a small but quality resource for your big research in doing MBBS in Ukraine, please register your reviews and thoughts in the comment section below.
