Medicine is not just science and not just art. It is a daily feat based on profound knowledge, high responsibility, mercy and fidelity to professional duty. These are the qualities for which our large university family has been famous for decades.
Today we are rightfully proud that Pirogov University unites the strongest medical and scientific schools, clinical and educational departments, which are staffed by true masters of their craft. The most important role in strengthening the authority of national healthcare and the development of medical science is played by our key clinical bases, where knowledge, experience and dedication to the profession serve people every day.
The Russian Children's Clinical Hospital is the flagship of pediatric care in the country. Here, the lives of children with the most serious and rare diseases are saved, the latest medical technologies are implemented and unique clinical and scientific projects are realized. Thanks to the talent, perseverance and professionalism of the hospital's doctors, thousands of young patients annually get a chance for a full and happy life.
The Federal Children's Rehabilitation Center Korablik is a space of care, recovery and hope. The medical staff of the center helps children and their families overcome the consequences of serious illnesses, bringing back the joy of movement, communication and development. Each restored childhood is the result of highly organized, heartfelt and responsible work of the center's staff.
The Russian Gerontological Research and Clinical Center is an advanced platform for comprehensive medical care for the elderly. Here, the health of the older generation is carefully preserved, and scientific research in the field of longevity, aging and active life is conducted, which is of strategic importance for society and the healthcare system as a whole.
The Scientific Research Clinical Institute of Pediatrics and Children's Surgery named after Academician Y.E. Veltischev is a unique center where innovative approaches to diagnostics and treatment of children's diseases are born at the intersection of science and clinic. The highest qualification of specialists and deep scientific base of the Institute make it a reference point for the development of pediatric medicine in the country.
It is on such examples of real professionalism, dedication and care for the patient that our students — future doctors — are brought up. The traditions of mercy, medical honor and scientific research, established by great scientists and practitioners of the past, live and develop within the walls of the University, passed from generation to generation, forming a new generation of Russian doctors, ready to carry out their mission with dignity.
On this festive day let each of you feel pride for your work, warmth of gratitude from patients, colleagues and relatives. I wish you good health, professional longevity, inspiration, prosperity and new achievements for the benefit of people and medicine!
With sincere respect and gratitude for your work,
Rector of N.I. Pirogov RNIMU of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences S.A. Lukyanov