Medical students from Belarus and Kyrgyzstan are undergoing an internship at the Novopolotsk hospital as part of the "Medicus" project.
The Republican Medical Labor Project "Medicus" has been implemented at the Novopolotsk Central City Hospital for the third year. This summer, its participants included students from medical universities, students from medical colleges of Belarus, as well as students from the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B. Yeltsin.
59 young men and women, forming 9 linear student teams, arrived in the oil city to become part of the friendly healthcare team of the region for almost two months. Future medical professionals worked at the Novopolotsk Central City Hospital and Polotsk Regional Central Hospital as nurses, male nurses, and orderlies. Their primary goal was to gain invaluable experience, consolidate practical skills, and learn about the organization of work.
“The staff of our institutions, where the student team members joined, are very pleased that such responsible and caring individuals are entering the medical field. Everyone without exception worked with dedication, clearly fulfilling all their assigned duties. Even though it was sometimes difficult for them, they coped with everything,” noted Igor Muzhichenko, Deputy Chief Physician of the Novopolotsk Central City Hospital.
“For us, this was a completely new direction in the student team movement. We took our first steps with excitement. If in 2023, just over 30 young people came to Novopolotsk, this year there are 60. It is great that our Belarusian student teams are joined by young
– I am a graduate of the Gomel State Medical College. This year I received a diploma in the specialty of "paramedic-midwife, physician assistant" and decided to spend the summer right here. I worked as a nurse in the procedure room of a children's clinic. This is invaluable experience, as finding common ground with children is worth a lot. The project taught me a lot and even toughened me up, so I will start my duties at my first workplace without fear or anxiety.
Violetta Tashmetova, commissioner of the student medical detachment "Lazurite" (Kyrgyz Republic):
– I am a student at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B. Yeltsin. I worked as a procedural nurse in the general therapy department. I performed many different injections, catheter insertions, and blood transfusions. This is a unique experience. We also had a great time in our free time. We participated in competitions, off-site events, and went on excursions.
It's amazing here: new culture, flavor, food, and the people are very friendly.
Artem Mandik, commander of the medical detachment "Synapse" named after Hero of the Soviet Union L. Kravets (Grodno Medical University):
– I am a fourth-year student at the Faculty of General Medicine. Here we gained everything that we lacked in our student detachment life in previous years: healthy competition with other students and new acquaintances. During the project, I worked as a ward nurse in the cardiology department. Of course, it wasn't always easy, I had to adapt, but it was worth it.