Формування стратегії іспиту для фізичних терапевтів
According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 354, dated May 10, 2018, on the certification of masters in the Physical Therapy, Ergotherapy specialty is carried out in the form of the Unified State Qualification Exam (USQE). The procedure for the USQE in the specialties of the subject area 22 Health Care is approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 334, dated March 28, 2018, according to which the obligatory component of the USQE in the Physical Therapy, Ergotherapy specialty is the Step 2 examination, which will be held starting January 1, 2021.
In order to get ready for the implementation of the USQE with the assistance of the European Union project ERASMUS+ REHAB (Innovative Rehabilitation Education Program – Introduction of new master degree programs in Ukraine) the Centre for Testing the Professional Competence of Professionals with University Degrees in Medicine and Pharmacy at the Ministry of Health Ukraine, a working group is created to develop the concept of the Step 2 examination for the Physical Therapy, Ergotherapy specialty, which consists of the representatives of universities, employers, specialized non-governmental organizations, members of the Scientific and Methodological Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, assessment experts, etc. The first meeting was held on November 20-21, 2019; the representatives of TNMU: Assistant Professor of the Department of Physical Therapy, Ergotherapy and Physical Education Vaida O.V. and Assistant Professor of the Department of Medical Rehabilitation Yu.V. Zavidniuk took part in it.
The working group has defined the goals, general principles, program (content) and structure of the Step 2 examination for the Physical Therapy, Ergotherapy specialty. Thus, one more step was taken towards improvement of physical therapists training and its alteration regarding the European requirements.