The History of the Department

The Department of Physical Rehabilitation was established in August 2001 as a structural unit of the Faculty of Health, Physical Education and Sport in order to ensure the proper level of future specialists of physical rehabilitation. The Head of the Physical Rehabilitation Department became Professor Potashniuk Raisa Zakharivna (2001-2012). She was a well-known scientist with many years of experience in scientific-medical work in high school. She is the author of 190 scientific works, including: 12 monographs and textbooks, 8 of them are recommended by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine. Under the guidance of R. Z. Potashniuk 8 PhD Theses were defended. She was the Head of Research at the School of Health Promotion within the framework of the international project “European Network of Schools of Health Promotion”. She was a member of the Specialized Scientific Council for PhD Theses at Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University.

PhD, Associate Professor Potashniuk I. V. has been appointed the head of the department since September 2012. Potashniuk I. V. defended her Doctoral Thesis in November 2012.

The Department of Physical Rehabilitation has been renamed as the Department of Human Health and Physical Therapy since September 2017.