Over 200 high school students participated in biology and chemistry lessons, held by medical students

Chisinau, April 7 /MOLDPRES/- Over 200 students from 44 high schools and 20 gymnasiums benefited from training provided by students from "Nicolae Testemițanu" State University of Medicine and Pharmacy. The lessons were held online and aimed at preparing high school students for the biology and chemistry Olympiads.

According to the press service of the above-mentioned University, the training took place within the OlimpHelp project carried out at the initiative of the Association of Medical Students and Residents of Moldova (ASRM).

During the project, 28 meetings were held, attended by over 200 students from 44 high schools and 20 gymnasiums from Cahul, Hâncești, Edineț, Străseni, Anenii Noi, Orhei, Cimișlia, Nisporeni, Dondușeni, Soldănești, Dondușeni, Ialoveni, Criuleni, Sângerei districts, as well as from Balti and Chisinau municipalities. 

During the training the following topics were tackled: chromosomal mutations, the isomerism of chemical compounds, the chemical composition of natural minerals, basic concepts in analytical chemistry, the basics of anatomy, carbon and its compounds, the structure and physiology of the nervous system, etc. Also, tests for Grade 10 of the 2022 Municipal Chemistry Olympiad were solved.

Daniel Cristea, coordinator of OlimpHelp project, first-year student at Faculty of Medicine No. 1, has mentioned that the idea of the project comes from his own experience, when during the preparations for the municipal and republican level Olympiads, he faced a lack of information sources. "There are young people with potential in the districts, but it is difficult for them to prepare because of insufficient information support.  They cannot get the desired results at the Olympiads, especially in biology and chemistry, which have many complicated aspects for a high school student," he said. 

"OlimpHelp project is an extraordinary opportunity for developing skills in the field of biology and chemistry: the lessons are interactive, the explanations are clear, and the project team has awakened our interest in these subjects. I suggest you participate in these activities with confidence," said Valeria Banu, a student at Mihai Eminescu Theoretical High School in the town of Dondușeni.

Twenty students enrolled in the first edition of the OlimpHelp project obtained first place, 25 - second place, 30 - third place and 25 – an honorable mention at the district and municipal biology and chemistry Olympiads. First place holders represented their institutions at the highest level at the Republican Olympiads.

Photo: USMF "Nicolae Testemițanu"