The newest history of department of pathophysiology of i.m. Sechenov first moscow state medical university (sechenov university): at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries (in honor 170th anniversary of department)

Abstract

It is characterized stages of formation and development of substantive department of pathological physiology (general pathology) in chronology of activity of heads of department in the period of XX-XXI centuries. Information about the founder of department – professor A.I. Polunin and about the creator of experimental base and also clinical-experimental approach of its scientific and pedagogical activity – professor A.B. Fokht is presented in individual publications. Professor G.P. Sakharov (1914-1929) developed methodological problems of theoretical medicine; he introduced in course of teaching of general pathology a number of new sections (nosology, immunopathology, endocrinopathology); he offered to conduct demonstrative experiments in lessons with students; he organized seminars and later practical lessons about inflammation, allergy and pathology of digestion with students. Professor S.S. Khalatov (1929-1947) considered pathophysiology like main theoretical subject forming natural science base for understanding clinical pathology and practice of doctors. Professor S.M. Pavlenko (1947-1976) contributed the preparation of the new generation of scientific personnel in medical high schools including student scientific society. It was decided major methodological scientific problems under his direction. It was given a great attention of optimization of content and methods of teaching in medical high schools in the period of chairing of professor N.I. Losev (1976-1991). The main directions of employees of the department under chairing of corresponding member of RAS, professor P.F. Litvitskiy (1991-present) are integration of the results of modern scientific studies of socially significant diseases; teaching of students by solving of real medical tasks with using pathophysiological analysis of patient data; synthesis of pathophysiological and clinical approaches to the analysis of the patient’s condition.