Karazin REHAB: A Modern University Rehabilitation Center Opened in Kharkiv

The scientific, educational, and practical space will become a platform for the development of a comprehensive rehabilitation care system in Ukraine and a practical training site for students and learners of all levels of education.

The opening ceremony of the center was attended by the Rector of Karazin University, Tetyana Kaganovska. She emphasized the importance of establishing such a hub in Kharkiv: “It is highly symbolic that today we are opening a university rehabilitation center in Kharkiv. This is a sign of strength that is characteristic precisely of Kharkiv residents. We understand that today the Karazin REHAB rehabilitation center is essential for our students, as it is practically impossible to train doctors online. We want the doctors graduating from Karazin University and obtaining medical education to become top-level specialists. We made every effort to establish this REHAB center as quickly as possible for the practical training of our students, interns, and continuous professional development. In this way, the University responds to the demands of society. A large number of people who are currently experiencing physical and psychological trauma require rehabilitation. That is exactly why we are creating such centers.”

During the event, guests were introduced to the center’s functional capabilities, modern equipment, and the key areas of its work. The Dean of the Second Medical School, Oleksandr Kozlov, together with heads of departments, presented the concept behind Karazin REHAB, while Mariia Brynza, Head of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine, outlined the center’s development strategy and prospects for its integration into Ukraine’s rehabilitation care system.

Karazin REHAB was created as an interdisciplinary university space that will combine scientific research, clinical practice, educational activities, and the implementation of international rehabilitation protocols adapted to Ukrainian realities. The center will work on the development and testing of comprehensive rehabilitation programs for military personnel, veterans, their family members, and civilians.

Specialists from the Second Medical School, the School of Psychology, the School of Biology, the Education and Research Institute of Sociology and Media Communications, the Education and Research Institute of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, and other structural units of the University will contribute to shaping new approaches to rehabilitation care.

The opening of the center was also attended by Ukrainian serviceman, veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and Director of the municipal institution “Veterans’ Space ‘Plich-o-Plich’” of the Kharkiv Regional Council, Ihor Shyshko, as well as veterans, academic staff of the Second Medical School, representatives of the university community, and project partners.

The establishment of Karazin REHAB is the University’s response to current social challenges and the need to build a national system of comprehensive rehabilitation. The University aims to become one of the centers for the development and implementation of innovative solutions in the fields of physical therapy, rehabilitation, and mental health support, bringing together science, education, medicine, and social responsibility.