On August 8-9, 2024, the administration of Vitebsk State Medical University, headed by the Rector of the University Alexey Chukanov, visited healthcare institutions in Brest, which are internship bases for VSMU graduates: Brest Regional Clinical Hospital, Brest Central City Hospital, Brest City Polyclinic No. 6, Brest Central Polyclinic, Brest Regional Maternity Hospital, Brest City Emergency Hospital, Brest Dental Polyclinic, Brest Central District Pharmacy No. 2.

A meeting was held with the administration of the above-mentioned institutions, mentors and interns.

During the meeting, much attention was paid to the labor, social and legal aspects of the internship of graduates, issues of adaptation in the team, as well as the emotional and psychological state of interns.

VSMU administration got acquainted with the conditions for organizing the first workplace for interns, thanked the teams of medical institutions for mentoring and supporting young staff.

To improve the quality of training in internship, such trips will become permanent.

In order to support interns and young specialists comprehensively, a specialized hotline is operating at VSMU and a sector for working with interns and young specialists has been created, which will begin its work on August 12, 2024.