Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine

The mission of the Institute is to carry out research, educational, innovative activities and medical practice to meet the needs of society and the country, preserve public health, improve the quality of medical care, create a high-quality innovative scientific product with further implementation, train qualified competitive scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel.

Vision is a scientific institution within the system of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine that deals with the problems of injuries, their consequences and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, spine and joint pathology, performs relevant coordination work on research and organisational activities in this area and rationally combines:

• Research activities at the level of world standards;
• The educational function of training highly qualified medical specialists capable of solving complex problems of traumatology and Orthopaedics, conducting original independent scientific research and carrying out scientific and pedagogical activities;
• Medical and social function: a leading medical and preventive institution for patients with orthopaedic and traumatological profile;
  scientific and innovative activity;
• Integration into the international scientific and educational space.

• Conducting fundamental and applied research on topical issues of medical science in the field of orthopaedics and traumatology, including spinal pathology, orthopaedic arthrology and oncology;
• Conducting educational activities in the field of higher education to train specialists at various qualification levels in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education”, including through internships, postgraduate and doctoral studies, taking measures to improve the skills of researchers, promoting the development of the scientific component in the field of education and attracting talented young people to scientific activities;
• Medical and social direction — carrying out medical practice activities, providing highly specialised profile medical and diagnostic care to the population of Ukraine on the basis of clinical units.