standards, safety requirements, and existing labor protection standards. workplaces of scientific, pedagogical and support staff are equipped with modern furniture, computers, office equipment and other necessary equipment. in the educational premises there is a significant amount of equipment to ensure clarity of teaching disciplines, including anatomical models, wet drugs, dummies, simulators, simulators, medical and diagnostic equipment (microscopes, biochemical analyzers, devices for ultrasound diagnostics, x-ray diagnostics, ecg and echocardiography, functional diagnostics, endoscopy, etc.). in order to provide high-quality practical training for applicants for higher education in the field of knowledge 22 healthcare, the university has created a training center for simulation medicine with a total area of 800 m2, which is equipped with modern training dummies and simulation robots. in order to improve the training of future dentists, a modern dental phantom class has been created, which is equipped with 14 doctor's workplaces, which are equipped with a micromotor, micromotor and turbine tips, a photopolymer lamp, a clean water system, a dental lamp, an ergonomic chair and a monitor. the university has about 300 pieces of multimedia equipment, including about 130 multimedia projectors and 80 liquid crystal televisions, 7 interactive whiteboards. the availability of multimedia equipment for simultaneous use in classrooms is more than 63.6%. computer technology is widely used in the educational process at departments. the university has 17 computer classes that are used for teaching disciplines, conducting practical classes, testing, studying electronic textbooks and manuals, broadcasting surgical interventions on-line, etc. the university has almost 1,100 computers. the university has an academic palace with 700 seats, which provides excellent conditions for holding diverse student evenings, art events, creative meetings, and classes in amateur art circles. the university has a historical and medical museum, which is located in the building of the academic palace. bsmu has created all conditions for sports and recreation of students. the bsmu sports complex includes 9 specialized sports halls with a total area of more than 1000 m2. there are sports and recreation sections for students, teachers and staff in volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess, tourism, athletics, athleticism, judo, wrestling, sambo, calanetics, aerobics. in summer, students have a rest in the summer sports and recreation camp of repuzhintsy village, zastavnivsky district, chernivtsi region, where entertainment and sports competitions and themed holidays are held. the university has 8 dormitories, which are designed for 2,812 beds. they are equipped with necessary furniture, soft equipment, showers, laundries, hygiene rooms, etc. student self-government student self-government bodies are created and operate at the university in the form of student course bureaus, student deans ' offices of faculties, student councils of dormitories, and the student council of the university. decisions of student self-government bodies are advisory in nature. the highest body of student self-government in bsmu is the conference of university students. one delegate from 12 students is selected for the conference. student conference: adopts regulations on student self-government; elects the executive body — the student council of the university and hears a report on its activities; determines the structure, powers and procedure for electing the student council of the university, its term of office. in its activities, the student council of the university is guided by the legislation, decisions of the ministry of education and science and the ministry of health of ukraine, the charter of bsmu. student self-government in bsmu is carried out at the level of the student group, course, faculty, hostel, university. the main tasks of student self-government bodies are: ensuring and protecting the rights and interests of students, in particular, in relation to the organization of the educational process; ensuring that students fulfill their duties; promotion of students ' academic, scientific and creative activities; promoting the creation of appropriate living and recreation conditions for students; promotion of the activities of student circles, societies, associations, interest clubs; organization of cooperation with students of other higher educational institutions and youth organizations; promotion of employment of graduates; participation in international student exchange issues; promotion of sociological research among students. students' scientific society students' scientific society students' scientific society (sss) was created more than 60 years ago, several years after the foundation of chernivtsi medical institute (now bukovinian state medical university). from the very beginning the students' scientific society was an organization on voluntary basis, which plans and carries out its work under the guidance of the university scientific. the students' scientific society since its foundation has conducted its work in the following directions: • promotion of students' scientific clubs; • comprehensive support of students' scientific work and providing improvement of the level of research work; • involving students to direct participation in research work at the departments of the university; • participation in the organization and conducting of scientific forums and meetings, scientific conferences and symposia, students' olympiads and competitions on various subjects, as well as seminars and exhibitions; • establishing international contacts, cooperation with educational and research institutions, public and governmental organizations in ukraine and other countries. during its activity the sss of bsmu adequately represented the university in the field of research not only in ukraine but also beyond its limits. the result of the organizational activities of the sss and daily hard work of students is the final conference. it has taken a long way from the usual annual forum for students and young scientists of the university to the ukrainian student conference with international participation, and subsequently (from 2004) conferences on international level. in 2009 the conference was included to the register of scientific congresses, symposia and scientific conferences for the first time. not only the geography of the conference including now seven countries ukraine, russia, belarus, uzbekistan, kyrgyzstan, lithuania and italy expanded, but also its topics: a medical conference developed into medical and pharmaceutical one. the conference involves the work of 18 units in theoretical and clinical directions, which discusses the results of studies of young scientists, and examines current and future problems of modern medicine. the results of the conferences are discussed at the plenary session, which traditionally takes place in the hall of the palace "academichny." students scientific society (sss) the student scientific society (sss) was established more than 60 years ago, a few years after the creation of the chernivtsi medical institute (now bukovinian state medical university). from the very beginning, the society was a voluntary organization that plans and carries out its work under the leadership of the scientific department of the university. since its foundation, the scientific society has been working in the following areas: assistance in organizing student research circles; comprehensive support of students ' scientific activities and ensuring an increase in the level of research; involvement of students in direct participation in research work at the university departments; participation in organizing and holding scientific forums and congresses, scientific and practical conferences and symposia, student subject olympiads and competitions, as well as seminars and exhibitions; establishing international relations and cooperation with educational and research institutions, public and state organizations of ukraine and other countries. the second flourishing of the scientific society occurs in the nineties, and is due to the development of democracy in the country. the society's activities have always been coordinated by the best university teachers. from 1995 to 2001, the council of young scientists and the work of the sss was headed by candidate of medical sciences, associate professor of the department of medical biology and genetics taras boychuk. during 2001-2008, igor ivanovich zamorsky, doctor of medical sciences, professor, head of the department of pharmacology, was the chairman of the council of young scientists and scientific director of the sss. in 2008, doctor of medical sciences, professor of the department of cardiology, rehabilitation, physical therapy and sports medicine tatyana a. ilashchuk also performed the sss duties. since 2009, the work of the sss and young scientists has been coordinated by candidate of medical sciences, associate professor of the department of medical biology, genetics and histology larisa fedonyuk. during its activity, the sss of bsmu has adequately represented the university at scientific events not only in ukraine, but also far beyond its borders. the culmination of the organizational activity of the sss council and the daily hard work of students-circle members is the final scientific conference. it has come a long way from the usual annual forum of students and young scientists of the university, first to the all-ukrainian student conference with international participation, and then (since 2004) to an international conference. in 2009, the conference was first included in the register of scientific congresses, congresses, symposia and scientific and practical conferences. not only the geography of the conference, which currently has 23 countries, has expanded, but also its theme: the conference has grown from a medical conference to a medical and pharmaceutical one. the event involves the work of 37 sections of theoretical and clinical areas, where the results of research by young scientists are heard, current and promising problems of modern medicine are considered. the results of the conference are summed up at the plenary session, which, traditionally, takes place in the elegant hall of the academic palace. the most active participants of the sss and the council of young scientists of bsmu are the organizers of the bimco scientific forum (bukovinian international medical conference, since 2013 — bukovinian international medical congress). in 2018, 1,556 participants from 75 educational institutions from 23 countries participated in bimco. 37 clinical masterclasses and workshops were held. the sss of bukovinian state medical university looks to the future with confidence, we believe that what we have done will help students and young scientists realize their potential, help them achieve their goals, and lay a good foundation for future achievements. sport, leisure, recreation physical education and the formation of a healthy lifestyle is carried out at the university in accordance with the target comprehensive program "physical education — health of the nation". in order to form a healthy lifestyle in 2006, the measures of bukovinian state medical university for the prevention of drug addiction and substance abuse were approved, which defined the terms of introduction into the educational process of the program for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and the prevention of drug addiction and substance abuse; mentors of academic groups of the first year systematically highlight issues related to the prevention of drug use and their harmful impact on the mental and somatic state of a person.during the academic year, sports competitions in the main sports dedicated to the day of the physical culture student of ukraine, traditional sports contests of courses, inter-course competitions, championships among faculties and dormitories are held. the university's sports base hosts the city and regional competitions of various levels — the city and regional volleyball and basketball championships. pe teachers conduct training work with the university's national teams in basketball, volleyball, table tennis, wrestling, and track and field events. the university has created conditions for recreation, rehabilitation and professional-applied classes during the working day, preventive physical culture and sports classes, including the organization of sports and recreation tourism. on the basis of the department of disaster medicine and military medicine, there are sports and recreation sections for students, teachers and staff in volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess, tourism, athletics, athleticism, judo, wrestling, sambo, calisthenics, aerobics. in summer, students have a rest in the summer sports and recreation camp of repuzhintsy village, zastavnivsky district, chernivtsi region, where entertainment and sports competitions and themed holidays are held. chernivtsi, shiller str., 11 palace of culture and recreation "academichnyi" the building, which was transferred by the local authorities for bsmu, houses the 700-seat academic palace, which provides excellent conditions for holding diverse student evenings, art events, creative meetings, and classes in amateur art circles. the university has a wonderful historical and medical museum, which is located in the building of the academic palace. historical and medical museum the museum was founded in 1968. he started its work with a small exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the chernivtsi state medical institute in bukovina. the exhibition was located in the small conference hall of the administrative and educational building (teatralnaya square, 2). the museum-room worked on a voluntary basis under the supervision of associate professor of the department of health organization boris yakovlevich drobnis until 1982. in 1987, the museum resumed its work as a full-time division of the medical institute and worked under the