The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in August 1958. Throughout its history, the department has been headed by various individuals including I. Redchenko, M. Ovchinnikova, L. Tychinsky, M. Barkova, V. Kapustina, E. Nepochatova, V. Hermanov, P. Leshchinsky, and V. Simrok.
Throughout its entire 65-year history, all heads of the department have set themselves and their team the singular goal of providing high-quality training for medical professionals.
During the period from 1972 to 1974, Professor I. Rembez, a brilliant surgeon, worked at the department. He authored numerous monographs and surgical gynecology guides, which remain a kind of "alphabet" for novice obstetrician-gynecologist-surgeons up to this day.
Since February 2015, the department has been headed by Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Nellia Korniets. Under her leadership, the department has carried out significant scientific research focused on a contemporary issue – miscarriage prevention during pregnancy. The obtained results have been implemented into the practice of healthcare institutions in several regions of Ukraine. From 2015 to 2020, in collaboration with the leading State Institution “Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology named after O.M. Lukyanova of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, two dissertations for the degree of PhD were successfully defended. Based on materials of the conducted research, 44 scientific papers and 5 patents have been published. At the present stage, scientific research is being conducted on the prevention of obstetric and perinatal complications in pregnant women at high risk.
The research areas of the scientific and pedagogical staff at the department cover a wide range and are aimed at preserving the reproductive health of the female population of Ukraine, starting from the neonatal period. In total, during the years of the department's existence, 51 dissertation works have been completed, and the research results have been implemented in the activities of many healthcare institutions in Ukraine. In just the last 10 years, over 65 proposals have been implemented, leading to improvements in childbirth outcomes for mothers and newborns, prognosis regarding the quality of life for gynecological patients, the effectiveness of treatment, and the prevention of gynecological diseases in children and adolescents.
In November 2014, due to the ongoing anti-terrorist operation in the east of Ukraine and the relocation of the SE “Lugansk State Medical University” to the city of Rubizhne, the department began operating under evacuation conditions. The premises of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology were located at the maternity wards and women's clinics in the cities of Severodonetsk and Rubizhne. Since 2015, innovative forms of continuous professional development for obstetricians and gynecologists in the Luhansk region have been reinstated at the department, including training for medical interns and thematic courses in obstetrics and gynecology.
With the beginning of the full-scaled russian aggression against Ukraine, the staff of the department, as part of the SE “Lugansk State Medical University”, relocated to the city of Rivne. Currently, they operate at the Perinatal Center of the Rivne Regional Council, where they continue their work in all areas, the main of which is the training of the Masters of Medicine in accordance with the needs of wartime. The department has resumed its activities in continuous professional development of obstetricians and gynecologists in the Luhansk and Rivne regions.
One of the main and significant areas of the department's work is the theoretical and practical training of young specialists. Every year, domestic and foreign students of the 4th-6th years of study train at the department. The educational process aimed at acquiring theoretical knowledge and practical skills, is carried out using innovative computer and simulation technologies, which contributes to the integration of the university into European educational systems. In 2020, during the pandemic and ongoing russian aggression against Ukraine, the department has developed and continues to improve teaching methodologies for distance and blended learning for undergraduate students and blended learning for medical interns. Since the establishment of the department, there has been ongoing work by researchers and doctors to encourage students to pursue careers in obstetrics and gynecology. For this purpose, a scientific student club operates where students gain competence in analyzing primary medical documentation, conducting clinical research, and presenting and presentation and publication of the obtained results.