Sechenov Institute: alma mater of medicine

1 Sechenov Medical Institute is the oldest Russian university. This year marks the 256th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Medicine at the Imperial University of Moscow, which became the progenitor of the now existing Academy of Medicine named after I. Sechenov. The faculty was opened at the suggestion of the Russian scientist Lomonosov with the favor of Empress Elizabeth. The project was significantly supported by Count Shuvalov, known for his progressive views.

History

The newly organized faculty of medicine did not need a long period of formation, classes began almost immediately, in November 1758. Teachers were invited from among medical scientists: the first professors became Veniaminov Peter and Semyon Zybelin, later they were joined by Ivan the Siberian and Fyodor Politkovskiy. The faculty flourished and developed, in 1804 its structure already had six independent departments and three institutes. All expenses were paid from the state treasury. Russia annually received hundreds of well-trained high-level medical personnel, who were distributed throughout the country. The level of medical care of the population in the early 19 th century has grown significantly.

Structure

Currently, the Sechenov Academy of Medicine, also known as the Sechenov Institute. It is the largest scientific organization for the training and subsequent certification of young doctors. Those who have received the diploma and those who have already started work periodically return to the walls of their home university, where they take advanced training courses. The Sechenov Institute is the main unifying link in all Russian universities, both medical and pharmaceutical. Under the auspices of the Sechenov Academy there are the Clinical Center with 18 clinics for various purposes with 3 thousand stationary beds.

Students

Diagnosis and all the necessary studies are conducted in 12 main laboratories and 16 inter-clinical ones. The Sechenov Medical Institute includes a research center consisting of five research institutes, the Research Institute of Pharmaceuticals, Molecular Medicine, Parasitology, Phthisiopulmonology and the Public Health Research Institute. Annually in the Moscow Medical Academy. Sechenov is trained by more than 9,000 students, both from Russia and from other countries. The most popular Institute Sechenov enjoys from the entrants from the south-eastern regions, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea. Entering the first year, Asian students are ready to learn day and night, their diligence and perseverance can serve as an example for Russian colleagues.

Science Library

A special place in the extensive structure of the Academy is occupied by a scientific library with a three-million book collection on domestic and foreign medicine. Its reading rooms number 400 seats, and the issuance of books reaches 500,000 a year. Here there is an information Internet portal focused on the publication "Russian medicine". Currently, work is underway to introduce the Russian-English version of the indexation of publications. To this end, the Sechenov Institute cooperates with the National Library of the United States.