On January 4, 2024, at the educational establishment “Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University”, the faculty of pre-university preparation held an intellectual and educational career guidance event “I know medicine!”, in which the students of grades 10-11 and students of the faculty of pre-university preparation took part. The hosts of the event were Maxim Budnitsky (the 4th year student of the Faculty of Pharmacy at VSMU) and Evelina Stryukova (the 3rd year student at the Faculty of Pediatrics), who not only conducted the event well, but also answered all the students’ questions about student life and learning conditions at VSMU.

As part of the Republican charity event for the elderly “With all my heart”, on January 4, 2024, on the eve of Christmas, the trade union organizations of employees and students of Vitebsk State Medical University together with the administration, the primary organization “Belarusian Women's Union” of VSMU and the Veterans Council with words of gratitude for many years of creative work, congratulations on the New Year, Christmas holidays and New Year's gifts visited young prisoners of the Great Patriotic War and a veteran of trade union work, former treasurer of the trade union organization of VSMU employees Natalya Afanasyevna Morozova.

The legal act is aimed at further improving the quality of life of the Belarusian people, ensuring the competitiveness of the national economy on the world stage, stimulating initiative, creating in society responsibility for the results of their work and a sense of belonging to the future of the country.

As part of the Year of Quality, emphasis will be placed on increasing the competitiveness of Belarus through a careful and thoughtful approach to resources, the implementation of high-tech and energy-intensive projects, and the priority of qualitative indicators over quantitative ones. Efforts will be focused on ensuring quality indicators by stimulating initiative, introducing innovative ideas, strengthening social optimism in society, and the desire to create for the common good. Priority attention is planned to be given to the formation of personal responsibility among citizens for achieving a high quality of life.

Dear colleagues and university students!

I sincerely congratulate everyone on the most joyful and magical holidays - New Year and Merry Christmas!

The outgoing year 2023 was filled with our joint fruitful work, solving complex problems and achieving our goals. We have achieved a lot. I express my gratitude to each of you for your creative work, hard study, dedication to your chosen cause and contribution to the development of the university and our entire country.

New Year is a time of new beginnings, new opportunities and new achievements. It has been declared the Year of Quality in our country, which will require even more intense and highly professional work at all levels. I'm sure we can do it! May 2024 bring many breakthrough ideas, bright discoveries and unforgettable impressions!

I wish you and your loved ones good health, happiness and prosperity! Let love, peace and harmony reign in your families! Happy New Year!

Rector of the University A.N.Chukanov

A solemn event “Initiation into the Profession” was held at Vitebsk State Medical University for young specialists of the university.

The event was attended by the rector of VSMU Alexey Chukanov, the chairman of the regional trade union organization of healthcare workers Vladimir Plytkevich, the vice-rector for educational work Natalya Boltrushevich, the vice-rector for scientific work Elena Asiryan, the vice-rector for security regime and personnel Nikolai Dorofeev, trade union activists and employees of VSMU.