On December 16, 2024, a meeting was held between the Vice-Rector for Security, Regime and Personnel Nikolai Dorofeev, the Deputy Dean for Ideological and Educational Work of the Faculty of Pharmacy Evgeny Shabunin with first-year students of the Faculty of Pharmacy on the prevention of extremism and terrorism.

On December 18, 2024, the IV Republican scientific and practical conference "Current problems of social policy and ideology" has been held in Minsk at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus.

On December 17, 2024, within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between Vitebsk State Medical University and Orenburg State Medical University, an online lecture on pediatrics was held for the 4th-year students of the pediatric faculty, the 4-6th years of the medical faculty and the VSMU FOST.

40 years ago, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for great merits in training personnel for practical healthcare, as well as training personnel for foreign countries and in connection with the 50th anniversary, Vitebsk State Medical University was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples.

On December 16, 2024, the administration, staff and students of the university gathered in the foyer of the main academic building of VSMU to solemnly celebrate this anniversary date.

On December 15, 2024, the primary trade union organizations of VSMU employees and students organized a fascinating tourist and excursion trip.