History of Medicine

History

An Open Access Journal

Vol.1. No.1. 2014

250th anniversary of the academic department of human anatomy of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (1764–2014)

M.R. Sapin,I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University,The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation The article presents a brief history of one of the oldest academic departments of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University – the department of human anatomy.Keywords: the department of human anatomy, medical university, medical education, anatomy Open the …

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Scientific and practical educational aspects of modern epidemiology: a view through the prism of history

N.I. BrikoI. M. Sechenov First Moscow Medical University, Тhe Ministry of Health, Russian Federation This article presents the stages of development of epidemiology and off ers their brief characteristics. We discuss the key issues pertaining to the defi nition of the object, subject and methods of epidemiology at each stage. A defi – nition and …

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Religio-philosophical systems and their impact on the history of medicine

D.A. Balalykin The author offers a “religio-philosophical system” as an important factor, which played a determining role in the development of natural science and medicine in the pre-historic period (prior to the beginning of the Scientific Revolution of the XVII century). This approach allows us to analyze the history of medicine in the general context …

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Main stages in the development of pediatrics in Russia

G.L. Mikirtichan The paper offers a new perspective for studying the history of pediatrics. A comprehensive, systematic and consistent analysis of the history of pediatric science and practice suggests an interdisciplinary approach and the use of sources describing not merely medical problems, but also legal status of children including those experiencing life’s hardships, as well …

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Initiating the Global health at the time of the Crimean War (1853-1856), and the projects of sanitary reform of the Ottoman Empire

A.M. Moulin The Crimean War has been considered as one of the first World Wars because of the number of great empires and the diversity of the troops involved. Each empire, such as the Russians, the Ottomans, the British and the French, mobilized soldiers from various ethnic groups. Unfortunately also famous for the number of …

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Pirogov’s Spiritual Legacy

Yu.L. Shevchenko, M.N. Kozovenko This article reviews and gives brief characteristics to the three stages of progression of the religio-philosophical heritage of Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov. The return of the famous Russian surgeon to the Orthodox faith after rejecting his materialistic convictions is directly tied to his most significant practical and scientific achievements. His worldview is …

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A Doctor from Russia in Belgian Congo: Yakov Schwetz

V.K. Ronin University of Leuven, Antwerp Campus, Belgium In the years of 1908−1909 the newly founded Belgian colony in Africa was in desperate need of physicians and other specialists. A significant contribution into the development of medical aid in Congo and the battle against Human African Trypanosomiasis (also known as sleeping sickness) was made by …

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“Future Pirogov”: about the student years of the scholar M.I. Perelman in Yaroslavl

N.T. Eregina This article is dedicated to the student years of the scholar M.I. Perelman. Based on the archival materials we analyze the biographical facts of the future renowned scientist and also observe the specificities of the educational process in medical universities during the years of the Great Patriotic War. Keywords: M.I. Perelman, the Great …

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The forming of the first scientific medical society in the Moscow University

T.I. Surovtseva The forming of the “Society of competition of medical and physics sciences” (1804) – the first scientific medical society, became an important step in the development of natural science in the Medical Faculty of the Moscow University. The articles of association, confirmed in 1804, gave the Moscow University a status of a highest …

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