Vitebsk State Order of Friendship of Peoples Medical University took part in the discussion of the draft Code of the Republic of Belarus on Healthcare.

Following the discussion, the university staff made proposals to the draft code concerning educational and clinical diagnostic activities, including internship and clinical residency.

On November 19, 2024, online negotiations were held between VSMU and the North-West State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov on cooperation issues.

On November 19, 2024, the representatives of VSMU, chaired by the Vice-Rector for International Relations, Organizational and Legal Work Denis Lits, held online talks with the leadership of the Shandong Higher University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (People's Republic of China), which houses the faculties for training specialists in the fields of pharmacy, nursing, rehabilitation, and traditional Chinese medicine. Denis Lits gave a presentation about VSMU and told the representative of the Chinese institute about the university's capabilities.

On November 16, 2024, the 6th-year student of the FOST Dilini Nimasa Rajasekara took part from VSMU and presented a report "Cognitive deficits in patients with various pathogenetic subtypes of ischemic stroke" at the International scientific and practical conference "Modern Neurology. New approaches and relevant research", dedicated to the 14th anniversary of the "School of Young Neurologists". The conference was held by the Tashkent Medical Academy together with Bashkir State Medical University.

The library's Art Gallery is changing its exhibition. For the International Students' Day, we present the work of a talented young man, a sensitive and deeply thinking Pavel Sleptsov, a 5th-year student of the Faculty of Medicine. Pavel presents his graphic works made with charcoal. Portraits of a small child and a venerable old man, a young girl and a young woman, a couple in love convey a variety of human emotions from sadness, despondency and compassion to awe, fascination and admiration. The whole palette of feelings that accompany people throughout their lives.

Varganova Irina Nikolaevna, first category librarian, library service department.