University Writing Program

Yuliia Lysanets is an Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages with Latin and Medical Terminology, Poltava State Medical University (Ukraine). She received her Ph.D. from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine) in 2013.

Since 2011, Lysanets has been performing in various capacities at Poltava State Medical University, encompassing academia, project management, and international collaboration. She teaches English for Academic Purposes and Advanced English to PhD students and English for Specific Purposes to undergraduate medical and dental students. Her expertise also includes curriculum design and development of teaching materials. In addition, Lysanets manages Erasmus+ projects at her home institution, organizes and moderates annual international conferences at her department, and represents PSMU at global networking events.

Her record of scholarship includes the Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, granted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2016-2018), Erasmus+ mobility for staff training at Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France (2017), participation in Erasmus+ International Staff Week at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2019), Erasmus+ mobility for teaching English for Specific Purposes at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2019), Erasmus+ mobility for staff training at the University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain (2022), and Fernandes Fellowship at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom (2022).

In 2024-2025, she is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at UWP, conducting a research project titled “The Features of U.S. Academic English: Comprehensive Guidelines for Ukrainian Healthcare Students and Researchers”.

Textbooks and study guides

Lysanets Yu, Bieliaieva O, Slipchenko L. English for Health Care Purposes: Textbook. Kyiv: AUS Medicine Publishing; 2022. 352 p. https://www.medpublish.com.ua/english-for-health-care-purposes-textbook-yuv-lysanets-om-bieliaieva-lb-slipchenko/p-1007.html

Slipchenko L, Bieliaieva O, Lysanets Yu. English Vocabulary in Practice: Study Guide. Lviv: Magnolia Publishing; 2021. 187 p.

Lysanets Yu, Bieliaieva O, Melaschenko M. Medical English for Academic Purposes: Textbook. Kyiv: AUS Medicine Publishing; 2018. 312 p. https://www.medpublish.com.ua/medical-english-for-academic-purposes-textbook-iv-a-l-yuv-lysanets-om-bieliaieva-mp-melaschenko/p-865.html

Peer-reviewed articles in journals

Lysanets Yu, Bieliaieva O. The Use of Eponyms in Medical Case Reports: Etymological, Quantitative, and Structural Analysis. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023;17(151). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-03895-0

Lysanets Yu, Mihăilă R, Botezat O, Bieliaieva O. A Stylistic Analysis of Medical Article Titles Focused on the War in Ukraine. The Medical and Ecological Problems. 2023;27(5-6):19-25. https://doi.org/10.31718/mep.2023.27.5-6.03

Lysanets Yu, Bieliaieva O. Idiomatic Potential of Anatomical Terminology and its Role in Developing English Language Proficiency. The Medical and Ecological Problems. 2023;27(1-2):29-34. https://doi.org/10.31718/mep.2023.27.1-2.06

Lysanets Yu et al. The Feasibility of Conversation Analysis Tool in the Formative Assessment of Medical and Dental Students’ Achievements in English for Specific Purposes. Wiadomości Lekarskie. 2021;Vol.74(12): 3199-3203. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35058390/

Kokhan R, Matsevko-Bekerska L, Lysanets Yu. Conversation Analysis Tool as an Effective Means for Teaching the University Courses of English and World Literature. Arab World English Journal. 2020;Vol.11(4):307-318. https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol11no4.20

Lysanets Yu, Bieliaieva O. The Use of Latin Terminology in Medical Case Reports: Quantitative, Structural, and Thematic Analysis. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2018;12(45). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1562-x

Lysanets Yu et al. Medicalization in the Modern British and American English: Structural and Narrative Analysis. Wiadomości Lekarskie. 2018;Vol.71(6):1250-1253. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30267509/

Lysanets Yu et al. Stylistic Features of Case Reports as a Genre of Medical Discourse. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017;11(83). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1247-x

Book chapter

Lysanets Yu. The Literary Identity of the Physician in the American Prose (the 19th-21st Centuries). Mapping Cultural Identities and Intersections. Newcastle upon Tyne (UK). 2019: 106-119. https://cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-3995-2

• Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes (Healthcare)
• Second language acquisition
• Development of professional communication skills
• Intercultural communication
• Medical and dental terminology
• Digital tools and resources in language education

NGO “TESOL-Ukraine” (http://www.tesol-ukraine.com)