Vitebsk and Argentinian medical universities will develop cooperation in all aspects of medicine

November 3, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. The Vitebsk State Medical University and the Argentine University of Medicine Maimonides intend to actively develop mutual contacts in all areas of medical activity. This was announced today to journalists, answering a question from a BELTA correspondent, by the rector of the Vitebsk university, Valery Deykalo, before the opening of the V International Scientific and Practical Conference "Medical Education of the XXI Century," which is being held in Vitebsk. A delegation from one of the largest and most prestigious medical universities in Argentina is taking part in the traditional scientific forum in Vitebsk for the first time. The partnership between the two universities reached a qualitatively new level after the signing of a cooperation agreement in the summer of 2009. "We and our Argentine colleagues show significant interest in interaction on various aspects of medicine, including the exchange of experience on developments in the organization of the educational process and the establishment of information exchange on scientific developments," said Valery Deykalo. In addition, the Vitebsk and Argentine medical universities intend to organize internships for students and teachers at the universities of the two countries. More than 100 scientists and specialists from scientific and educational institutions of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Georgia, Argentina, as well as leading educational institutions of Belarus are taking part in the jubilee conference "Medical Education of the XXI Century." During the two-day scientific forum, problematic issues and prospects for the development of medical and pharmaceutical education at the present stage, and the improvement of technological competencies of medical specialists will be discussed. Leading specialists will present their views on innovative activities in medical education, quality management of the educational process, and the humanization and humanitarization of education. In addition, today, two more scientific forums have started working in parallel at the Vitebsk Medical University - the scientific and practical conference of heads of anatomical departments and institutes of universities of the CIS countries and Eastern Europe "Scientific organization of the activities of anatomical departments in modern conditions" and the XI Republican scientific and practical conference on the history of medicine and pharmacy. All events are dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Vitebsk university. The first day of the conferences will conclude with a solemn meeting of the university council, to which numerous foreign delegations are invited. The organizers of the scientific and practical conferences are the Ministry of Health of Belarus and the Vitebsk State Medical University.-0-