The number of Russian medical educational institutions a special place for more than 125 years takes the St. Petersburg Mechnikov Academy, which is the alma mater of many prominent doctors and scientists.Today, this famous Russian university enrolls more than 4,000 students, 700 medical interns and medical residents and a half thousand.At the same time, within the framework of postgraduate programs, 460 graduate students, doctoral candidates and academic degrees perform doctoral research.
Mechnikov Academy: where and how to get
institution Legal address: St. Petersburg, Kirochnaya street, d. 41. However, the very Mechnikov Medical Academy is located at Piskarevskiy pr., D. 47. To get there, you canuse the subway and get off at the station "Ploshchad Lenina".This is followed by transfer to a bus or a taxi number 107 and get off at the stop "Hospital Mechnikov".
Mechnikov Academy history
first institutions involved in the preparation of medical professionals appeared in the mid-18th century Russia.A century later, there was a need for a special institute where doctors might improve their knowledge and to be able to put into practice the latest achievements of medical science.This idea was voiced by Nikolai Pirogov and E. Eichwald and found enthusiastic support from the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna Romanova.This "scientists of our family," as it is called in-law - Emperor Paul I, procured for the new school a piece of land, located on the parade ground of the Transfiguration, and together with other philanthropists funded the construction of the hospital building.
Another important milestone in the history of the Academy - opening in 1907, neuropsychiatric institute, one of the founders of which was Academician Vladimir Bekhterev.In 1920 the medical faculty of the university was transformed into the Institute of medical knowledge, and after repeated reorganizations and renamed in June 1994. The Institute was renamed the St. Petersburg Medical Academy.Mechnikov.In parallel, developed and Institute for Advanced Studies (GIDUV), where the Soviet doctors from time to time have been required to undergo retraining.In the period from 1985 to 2011 in the educational activities of both universities have been major changes, and in 2011, Mechnikov Academy was merged with St. Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Education in Northwestern State Medical University.Ilya Mechnikov.
Academy Structure: departments, research institutes and laboratories
State Medical Academy named after II Mechnikov is a major center for the training of highly qualified scientific and teaching staff.As part SZGMU operates a number of research institutes and laboratories, including the Institute of Medical Mycology, endocrinology, cell technologies, innovative technologies, and others. There are 8 faculties: medical, preventive medical, pediatric, dental, surgical, therapeutic, biomedical and the Faculty of Nursing Education.In the Mechnikov Medical Academy are also 4 dissertation councils which assign degrees in specialties such as epidemiology, hygiene, infectious diseases, microbiology, internal medicine, Public Health.Since 1947, the university foreign students.In just the past few years the Academy graduated about two thousand doctors from 60 countries located in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America.Currently on the faculty for foreign citizens enrolled more than 900 students from 42 countries, which undoubtedly indicates the high quality of teaching in SZGMU.
clinical activity
clinical base SZGMU is famous Hospital of Peter the Great.Today in the university hospitals treated nearly 1,300 patients, which serves more than 1,500 medical workers.Among the employees of the two member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 111 doctors and professors, and more than two hundred candidates of medical sciences.Moreover, much of the medical staff has repeatedly passed retraining in certain institutions in Europe and the United States.The clinics Mechnikov Academy successfully cope with pathologies of the circulatory, respiratory and digestive, endocrine and urinary systems, as well as disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
Publishing
St. Petersburg Mechnikov Academy has its own publishing house.Each month are published the newspaper "Herald SZGMU" and a number of scientific journals, such as "Russian family doctor", "Therapy efferent" et al., The majority of which are included in the list of HAC.
Notable alumni and professors
includefamous graduates and professors over the years taught in the considered medical academy, a few hundred well-known physicians and medical luminaries of Russian science. Among them, N. Sklifosovsky and G. Teeling, Lenin Prize winner P. Anokhin, academician S. Mardashov, MAGlazunov, K. Kashkin, LA Orbeli, Vladimir Ilyin, SV Anichkov, Vvedenskii. Ukhtomskii, P. Lesgaft and many others.
architectural complex
The St. Petersburg Medical AcademyMechnikov in a beautiful building surrounded by a large park area of 35 thousand sq. m, which is considered one of the landmarks of the city on the Neva River. The main structures that are part of the architectural complex of the University, including the hospital of Peter the Great, built in the early 20th century, beforeFirst World War.Their design was attended by such famous Russian architects as LA Ilyin, A. Rosenberg and A. Klein.In addition, in the institution are monuments Mechnikov, busts of Grand Duchess Elena Romanova and the first director of the university - E. Eichwald.Also in the garden you can see the Academy established in 1985, the monument SZGMU staff and students who died during the Great Patriotic War.Suffice it to say that on the first day of the war went to the front 746 health professionals from the staff of the University Hospital on June 24, 560 graduates were mobilized, and prior to 1942, called for the army in 1370 undergraduates and 246 teachers.
Student Life
Honey.Academy.Mechnikov - is not only a place where young people get a first-class education.SZGMU - a bilingual home for students, where they can communicate, exchange views on various issues and to participate in interesting cultural events.Back in the 20s of the 20th century was organized by the Academy of Scientific Student Society, whose members have been actively involved in research.The high level of young scientists demonstrated by the fact that a number of students SZGMU were awarded scholarships of the President and the mayor of St. Petersburg.At the Academy.Mechnikov acts as a student trade union, which in recent years successfully implementing several interesting projects.Among them are "The school trade-union activists", "Pati Navvies" as well as the prize "Recognition" and "Forget-Me."Regularly organizes parties, excursions and hiking.In addition, students SZGMU take an active part in the social life of the northern capital and the country.
