To the 90th anniversary of the Department of Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine of the Sechenov University: from history to the present

ABSTRACT

The article is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Department of Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine of the of F.F. Erisman Public Health Institute of the Sechenov University. The main milestones of the Department development are described. It is shown that throughout its history, the Department played a leading role in defining the methodology of teaching epidemiology, and the formation of epidemiology as a science, its structure, and content. In recent years the work of the Department has undergone several major transformations aimed at introducing new technologies and the latest advances in the teaching of epidemiology into the educational process. Today, the Department staff uses the latest evidence-based data and teaches the discipline based on current standards. Training of students, specialists in residency, and scientific personnel in postgraduate study is conduct-ed following the approved working program, using state-of-the-art teaching materials and interactive technologies. The pandemic of a new coronavirus infection contributed to the rapid development of telecommunication and online education. The student research group and school of excellence «Epidemiologist of the Future» are working, and the student volunteer project «Prophylaxis Forefront» is being implemented, aimed at training specialists with current technologies of preventive medicine. The Department staff is actively involved in scientific projects of F. F. Erisman Public Health Institute. The research results are published in national and foreign publications.