Vitebsk State Medical University launches an online forum dedicated to the clinic, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of COVID-19 from the standpoint of evidence-based medicine. Login link is https://do2.vsmu.by/course/view.php?id=2763. 

The resource is intended both to provide methodological assistance to practical specialists (including students who provide assistance to the health care of the region), and to satisfy the curiosity of students and staff of VSMU, eliminate doubts, refute harmful myths, increase our professionalism, strengthen self-confidence and joint victory over pandemic COVID-19.

The forum is expected to contain the following sections:

Please accept my sincere congratulations on a wonderful and touching holiday – Mother's Day. For every person there is no one in the world closer and dearer than the woman who gave them life. Mother is the embodiment of boundless love, all-consuming tenderness and relentless care. The warmth of mother's love makes us stronger, helps us to overcome life's hardships and believe in ourselves. Motherhood is great happiness, great responsibility and tireless work. 

Dear mothers! Thank you for your sincere generosity and patience. Let the daily care of your loved ones always surround you. Let your children delight you with success, warmth and attention. I sincerely wish you all good health, family well-being, love, tenderness, peace and kindness!

Rector of the university, A.T. Shchastniy

On September 29, 2021, representatives of the university met with the Vice Chancellor for International Students Programme and International Relations of Volgograd State Medical University Natalia Aleksandrovna Alshuk. 

During the visit to the university, N.A. Alshuk got acquainted with the organization of the educational process of VSMU, the material and technical base, visited the departments of clinical microbiology, topographic anatomy and operative surgery, as well as the anatomical museum and electronic library.

On September 28, 2021 Alok Ranjan Jha, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Republic of Belarus visited Vitebsk State Medical University in order to get acquainted with the educational and scientific potential of the university. 

On September 30, 2021, a solemn ceremony of presenting state awards to the educational system employees was held at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Roman Golovchenko congratulated the guests on the upcoming professional holiday, Teacher's Day, and presented awards. 

Professor Kozlovsky Vladimir Iosifovich, Head of the Department of Therapy and Cardiology with the course of the Faculty of Advanced Training and Staff Retraining was awarded a Medal “For Labour Merits”.