SAVOKHINA Maryna (10.07.1965, city of Tiachiv, Zakarpattia region, Ukraine) – PhD of Medical Sciences (2010), Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacotherapy (2011), Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy (since 2020).
Education: Kharkiv Medical Institute (1990, major “General Medicine,” qualification: physician). National Pharmaceutical University (2018, Master’s degree, major – Education Sciences, educational program – Pedagogy of Higher Education, professional qualification).
Experience: intern at the Road Clinical Hospital (RCH) (1991), physician at the outpatient department of RCH (1992-1996), clinical resident at the Department of Gastroenterology of the Kharkiv Institute for Advanced Medical Training (1996-1998), head of the therapeutic department at the outpatient clinic of City Clinical Hospital No. 13 (1998-2003), chief specialist of the department of medical and preventive care for the adult population at the Health Department of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration (2003), head of the prevention department at the outpatient department No. 2 of City Clinical Hospital No. 1 (2004), assistant (2004-2011), associate professor (since 2011) at the Department of Pharmacotherapy of NUPh, physician at the admission department of the inpatient unit of the “Municipal student hospital of Kharkiv” (since 2021). Senior category physician.
Scientific-methodical work. Conducts lectures and practical classes on the following disciplines: “First Aid with Introductory Medical Practice”, “Pharmacotherapy with Pharmacokinetics,” “Military Training,” “Military Training and Organization of Medical Support for the Armed Forces,” “Fundamentals of Cardiology and Pulmonology (for professional orientation),” “General Information on Common Human Diseases,” “Sports Medicine,” “Traumatology (for professional orientation).” Co-author of the textbook “Pharmacotherapy with Pharmacokinetics,” 8 educational manuals, 4 workshops, over 50 methodical recommendations for doctors and students, holds 25 author’s certificates, developer and tutor of the distance course “Pharmacotherapy with Pharmacokinetics,” supervised the preparation for the defense of master’s theses for 7 students.
Scientific research work. Directions of scientific research: pharmacological and pharmacotherapeutic studies of anti-inflammatory, diuretic, cardioprotective drugs, development of rational and safe pharmacotherapy schemes for bronchial asthma and COPD. Defended a candidate dissertation on the topic: “Pharmacological activity of salts of substituted acridinyl-9-thiooctanoic acids.” Author and co-author of 44 articles (including 30 in specialized publications; 1 in Scopus), co-author of 25 patent certificates.
Public activity. Member of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization “Association of Pharmacologists of Ukraine,” “All-Ukrainian Association of Blood Donation and Transfusion Assistance,” Association of Preventive and Anti-Aging Therapy, and a member of the Public Organization “International Foundation of Scientists and Educators” (International Educators and Scholars Foundation, IESF), Lublin, Republic of Poland.
Actively involved in career guidance. Conducts educational work among students and researchers at NUPh. Responsible at the department for the work of the Student Scientific Society (SSS).
Awards. Honored with the Gratitude of the National University of Pharmacy for a caring attitude toward gifted youth and the quality training of future specialists (2019). Acknowledgment from the rector to the authoring team (co-author) of the educational manual “Pharmacotherapy with Pharmacokinetics,” which secured third place in the “Best Educational Manual of the Year” category (2020).
