The Faculty of Pre-University Training of the educational establishment “Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University” invites students in grades 10-11 to take part in the event “I Know Medicine!”, which will take place on January 4, 2023, at 10.00.

As part of this event, students will be able to participate in the intellectual game “I know medicine!” The number of participants is limited.

Applications are accepted from December 26, 2023 to December 29, 2023 by phone: 8 (0212) 64-81-50. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dear VSMU staff and students! We invite you to take part in the Republican Botkin Readings.

“Botkin Readings” will be held in the format of an open discussion on the topic “Problematic Issues of Medicine and Pastoral Practice” with the participation of Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsky Veniamin, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Head of the Main Directorate for Health of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Mikhail Vishnevetsky, Archbishop of Vitebsk and Orsha Dimitri, the rector of the educational institution "Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University" Alexey Chukanov, the Chief Rabbi of the religious association of communities of progressive Judaism in Belarus Grigory Abramovich, representatives of the practical healthcare system of the Republic of Belarus, teachers and students of the university.

On December 19, 2023, a meeting of the University Council was held, in which the head of the Main Health Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Mikhail Vishnevetsky, took part.

The Council reviewed the results of a survey of teachers and students on the topic “On the implementation of coursework and diploma theses, master’s theses”, an analysis of the effectiveness of students’ internships, a report on the activities of the military department; the results of work with appeals from citizens and legal entities in 2023 were summed up, as well as the results of work and implementation of decisions of the University Council. It was decided to award university employees the honorary title “Veteran of Labor of VSMU” and award them .

At the meeting of the Council, Natalya Konevalova, Tatyana Ryabova, Denis Afanasyev were awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Main Health Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. The regional committee of the Vitebsk regional organization of the Belarusian Trade Union of Health Workers expressed gratitude to Elena Asiryan. Mikhail Vishnevetsky, Angelina Kuzmenkova, Maya Bobkova were awarded the VSMU Certificate of Honor; the “Veteran of Labor of VSMU” badge was awarded to Alina Shchupakova, Natalya Boltrushevich, Oleg Vasiliev, Alexander Budritsky, Vladimir Kozlovsky, Valery Semenov, Tatyana Dmitrachenko, Alla Grizhevskaya, Natalya Dubina, Eleonora Yakusheva.

On December 18, 2023, the university staff and students gathered on the VSMU square to take part in the festive event “Let’s light the VSMU Christmas tree together.”

The Vice-Rector for Educational Work Natalya Boltrushevich, on behalf of the University Rector Alexei Chukanov, congratulated those gathered on the upcoming holidays and wished them good health, prosperity, peace, goodness and a New Year's miracle.

On December 15, 2023, the XI International Student Olympiad in the discipline “Human Anatomy” was held at the Belarusian State Medical University.

Vitebsk State Medical University was represented by a team consisting of: Sergei Yupatov, Kristina Chicherova, Alexey Kochetygin, led by the assistant of the Department of Human Anatomy Gorodko Svetalika.

The team adequately completed the tasks of the Olympiad, taking 2nd place (2nd degree diploma).