The Beginning of Childhood Diseases Teaching at Imperial Kazan University

Abstract

The article is devoted to topical issues of establishment and development of pedagogical and scientific traditions in the history of Kazan pediatric school. The authors determine the retrospective of the pediatrics implementation and variants of infrastructure changes (via representative archival materials, moreover, some of them are used for scientific use for the first time) during the establishment of the childhood diseases department of medical sciences department in Imperial Kazan University. The vector of the “childhood diseases” discipline teaching development in Kazan is presented and compared with such in capitals. It is determined that the course of childhood diseases was implemented at the medical faculty of Imperial Kazan University in the fall of 1823 or 1823/1824 academic year. Moreover, the aspects of Alexander Egorovich Lentovsky assuming the position of the first professor of this course were revealed, described, and analyzed. He was one of the first medical graduates of Kazan University. Furthermore, this article shows the role of Kazan University teaching staff in the process of discussions implementation for further improvement of medical and pedagogical activities.

Keywords

• history of kazan pediatric school
• a.e. lentovsky