The department of practical training is a structural subdivision of KhIMU, which is subordinated to the vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work and the rector.

The function of the department of practical training includes the organization of practical training of students of all courses studied at the university, to consolidate the knowledge and practical skills acquired in the study of basic clinical and fundamental disciplines and their further deepening and improvement while working in security and medical-prophylactic institutions of Kharkiv and Kharkiv region.

The department of practical training conducts preparatory work on the organization and educational and methodological support of practical training of students; controls the development of working programs of practical training by profile departments of the university; distributes teachers and students on the basis of practice; provides all organizational measures of practical training: briefings on the procedure for practical training, providing students-interns and heads of practices with the necessary documentation. Upon completion of practical training of students, the department of industrial practice accepts reporting documentation; ensures the completion of evaluation documentation; monitors the results, analyzes the state of quality indicators of education, compiles analytical reports on improving the practical training of students.