The_Sechenov_Moscow_Medical_Academy

The Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, one of the oldest and biggest medical schools in Russia, was formerly the Medical Faculty of the Moscow University, founded by the great Russian scientist M.V. Lomonosov in 1758. The University had three faculties: Philosophical, Law and Medical and only thirty students studied at these faculties. The students were taught by three professors of natural history, anatomy and chemistry. At that time the majority of the staff were foreign professors.

By the 19th century there were six departments at the Medical Faculty: the departments of anatomy, physiology, pathology, surgery, internal medicine and midwifery. The first clinical hospitals were opened in 1805.. By the end of the 19th century 26 departments and 12 clinical hospitals had been founded and new departments added: the departments of hygiene and anatomic pathology.

The professors and students of the Medical Faculty took an active part in the political and social life of the time. The ideas of Herzen and Belinsky were very popular among the staff and students. At that time many outstanding doctors worked at the Faculty. They were: A.A. Ostroumov, a physician; N.V. Sklifosovsky, A.A. Bobrov, P.I. Dyakonov, surgeons; A.U. Kozhevnikov, a neurologist; S.S. Korsakov, a psychiatrist; B.F. Snegirev, an obstetrician-gynecologist; N.F. Filatov, a pediatrician; I.M. Sechenov, a physiologist; F.F. Erisman, a hygienist, and others.

At present there are many more faculties at the Academy: the Medical Faculty, the Faculty of Preventive Medicine, the Pharmaceutical Faculty , the Nursing Faculty, the Stomatological Faculty, the Military Medicine Faculty, as well as the postgraduate Health Care Management Faculty and the Faculty for Advanced Training of doctors and pharmacists. The head of each faculty is the Dean.

The course of training at the Academy is divided into junior and senior levels. There is a six-year course of study at the Medical, Preventive Medicine, Stomatological and Military Medicine Faculties. At the Pharmaceutical Faculty the students are trained for five years. The course of training in the Nursing Faculty is four years. Over 9,000 students study at these faculties.

The Academy has more than eighty departments in various theoretical and clinical specialties. The curriculum includes all the basic and clinical subjects that are necessary for the training of highly qualified specialists . At the end of each term students take examinations. The students have all the facilities to carry on their research under the supervision of their professors. The students' scientific society plays an important role in the training of would-be health care specialists.

The students of our Academy have various facilities for sports and recreation. Students from other towns are given hostel accommodations».

Those who were admitted to the Academy took the First-Year Student's Oath.

During the graduation ceremony young doctors, graduates of the Academy, take The Oath of the Russian Doctor. Young doctors solemnly swear that they will use all their knowledge and abilities to improve the people's health.

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