The VIII International Surgery Olympiad was held in Novosibirsk, gathering representatives from 12 leading medical universities from Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Lugansk.

VSMU students showcased their skills and competencies across various competitive stages:

• Intestinal anastomosis on an experimental animal
• Inter-loop anastomosis according to Brown
• Microsurgery
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Thoracic surgery
• Vessel seam
• Herniotomy
• Plaster cast application
• Billroth I gastric resection
• Primary surgical treatment of wounds

As a result of their performance, the team from Vitebsk State Medical University demonstrated the highest level of training, professional skills, and cohesive team spirit, earning recognition as one of the competition’s leaders.

Final results of the VSMU team:

1st Degree:

• Vessel seam: Denis Dashko (cameraman), Roman Filippenko, Andrey Izmer

2nd Degree:

• Plastic surgery: Bogushevich Slavyana (operator), Artem Grishchenko
• Plaster cast: Nikita Skaskevich (cameraman), Mikhail Voloshanyuk
• Herniation repair: Anastasia Semenova (operator), Roman Filippenko, Slavyana Bogushevich

3rd Degree:

• Primary surgical treatment of wounds: Nikita Skaskevich (cameraman), Mikhail Voloshanyuk, Denis Dashko
• Coronary artery bypass surgery: Roman Filippenko (operator), Andrey Izmer, Denis Dashko
• Billroth I gastric resection: Bogushevich Slavyana (operator), Polina Vashina, Alexander Brel

The most significant achievement was that the VSMU team secured FIRST PLACE overall among all participating international teams.

Congratulations to the students and their mentors on this outstanding result!